Origami Dollar Studio - April 2022
- Created 3D character animation for a well known IP, project to be announced when I am permitted
Ghostbot - Oct 2021 - Dec 2021
- Created 2D Flash animation for NFT animated show, Stoner Cats, episode 2 and holiday special
Animator, 2D/3D
Agora vfx
February 2025 - October 2025
Animator
Agora.studio
February 2024 - February 2025
Senior 3D Animator
Concept Art House
August 2022 - March 2023
San Francisco, California, United States
- Led and supervised three outsource animation vendors, overseeing the creation of over seventy 3D in-game animations for the web3 gaming company Azra's RPG Legions and Legends vertical slice.
- Created draw-overs and bespoke 2D animation examples using Syncsketch to provide clear and actionable animation direction to internal animators and external vendors for web3 projects.
- Optimized company 3D animation production by implementing project template conventions, naming conventions, and an animation tiering system. The latter allowed for more accurate estimation of effort and time required for animation tasks.
- Created hand-keyed animation for various web3 projects. Skills: 3D Animation · Project Management · Character Animation · Animation · Traditional Animation
Lead Animator
Kinoo
October 2020 - October 2021
San Francisco Bay Area
Helped lead the animation effort in all things 2D and 3D, with some of my responsibilities being:
- Animation direction and supervising, prototyping, and individual contribution.
- Animation documentation and pipeline building
- Creating How-To videos for training
- Time estimation for animation tasks, their effort, and scheduling
- Developed a system of ranking animation based on time/effort/style for easier discussion, planning and implementation for internal and external teams.
- Kinoo is a new kind of video chat created by early childhood learning experts to inspire meaningful, virtual communication between children and older family members. Skills: Leadership · 3D Animation · Project Management · Traditional Animation
3D Animator
Anamon Studios
February 2019 - April 2019
San Francisco Bay Area
3D Animator for Anamon Studios Short Film, Let’s Eat - 2019.
3D animation Student
The Animation Collaborative
January 2018 - December 2018
Attended 3D character animation classes to enhance my skills.
Lead Animator
Jam City
February 2016 - February 2018
San Francisco Bay Area
- Led animation efforts for iOS game Snoopy Pop, taking charge of the animation style, rigging, naming conventions, and animation production pipeline. Developed the initial mockup animations for Unity, collaborating with developers to optimize performance.
- Directed internal animators to create in-game animations and visual effects, ensuring high-quality results and maintaining consistency with the established style.
- Contributed hand-keyed animation to enhance the overall animation quality and bring key moments to life.
- Mentored animators and artists, providing guidance and support to nurture their skills and foster growth within the team.
Freelance Unity 2D Animator
FunPlus
November 2015 - January 2016
San Francisco
Created Flash and Unity effects animation, rigged characters, and animated world maps, UI elements, characters and effects within the Unity timeline for an iOS mobile game due to release later in 2016, title unannounced.
Freelance Animator
DreamWorks Animation
September 2015 - December 2015
San Francisco Bay Area
Created ToonBoom Harmony character animations for a series of shorts that Dreamworks was creating for IKEA's World of Lattjo campaign. These shorts would be shown online and in stores as part of a children's play place store revamp. Made the animations under animation direction of Scott Graham and Joe Vance
Freelance Animator
DUCK
July 2015 - August 2015
San Francisco Bay Area
Created Flash Character Animation for EPCOT's 2015 Food and Wine Festival television commercials, under the direction of Eric Goldberg and producer Mark Medernach.
Freelance Animator
Pocket Gems
April 2015 - June 2015
San Francisco Bay Area
Created character animations in Spine for Pocket Gem's mobile Episode game Demi Lovato and Mean Girls releases.
Freelance Animator - Patchmania mobile game
Little Details
November 2014 - May 2015
San Francisco Bay Area
Created flash animations for the mobile game Patchmania (Launched worldwide in iTunes App Store on March 19th, 2015) for a brand new character, Farmer Lester, as well as various idle, UI and environment animations for the main characters. Also created the iTunes App Store/Youtube trailer.
Lead Animator
Disney Interactive
September 2010 - November 2014
san francisco bay area
- Leads animation effort on mobile and social games at Disney Interactive Palo Alto office.
- Managed 5 animators.
- Helps define and coordinate the animation art pipeline between internal art/engineering team and external vendors.
- Prototyping and brainstorming.
- Gives animation direction, making sure art is on set style and on-model, and that timing and acting are clear, polished, and above all, in character.
- UI asset animations and mock up creation
- Storyboarding, Animatic, Video Editing and Character Design
- Mentorship and saw sharpening
- 3D Maya, 2D Unity, 2D traditional, Flash, ToonBoom experienced
- Launched Games:
- Disney Solitaire for Microsoft
- Disney Words of Wonder for iOS
- ESPN Sports Bar & Grill social game for Facebook
Was an Art Lead prior to this. As an Art lead, I provided art direction and helped set art style for games, including but not limited to character design, background design, and character and object animation. Managed a team of outsource artists and animators, as well as in house game artists. Assisted Product with the graphic representation of game features, and worked with Engineering to create technical art processes with which to Illustrate those features. In addition, aided the management of the art pipeline.
Art Lead / Flash Animator
Playdom
March 2010 - August 2010
Provides art direction and sets art style for games, including but not limited to character design, background design and character and object animation. Manages a team of outsource artists and animators, as well as in house game artists. Assists Product with the graphic representation of game features, and works with Engineering to create technical art processes with which to illustrate those features. In Addition, in charge of managing the art pipeline.
Freelance Animator/ Character and Layout Designer
Self Employed
December 2008 - April 2010
Creating and directing animated projects, involving character, motion graphics and web animation, character and background design, vehicle design, storyboarding, concept art, ink and paint, production budgeting and scheduling, all on a contract basis. Animation primarily in either Adobe Flash or traditional cell animation pipelines. Works solo or as a lead animator/ director when the projects are large enough.
Freelance Animator
Soup2Nuts
November 2009 - March 2010
Creating Flash character animation for Emmy Award winning tv show, PBS kids "Word Girl"
Freelance Animator
Allied Pixel
February 2009 - December 2009
Create character animation and file setup for a Flash interactive children's game displayed on touchscreen kiosks. 3 separate projects began in February 2009. Currently Working on the last ones.
Freelance Flash Animator
Flinch Studio
August 2009 - September 2009
Provided Flash animation as part of a team for an animated comedy for MTV called Popzilla!
Freelance Lead Animator
jump!
January 2009 - April 2009
Creating full style animation in a Flash environment for a video project, Lead Animator on a team of 4. Also, designed characters and assisted in storyboard creation.
Freelance Flash Animator
Mighty Fudge Studios
December 2008 - January 2009
Created Flash animation for a pitch project
Lead Animator - Fulltime
Radical Axis
January 2005 - December 2008
Create Full and Limited style animation in 2d Cel/ Flash, and Mirage Studio Pro for broadcast shows and commercials using leading creative software, as well as developing new ideas for film, commercial, shows. Design and research intriguing new characters, backgrounds and layouts. Storyboarding and animatic creation. Involved in all aspects of animation production, from initial sketch to final deliverables.
Lead Animator on short film - "Busted" - Fulltime
Radical Axis
November 2007 - February 2008
Lead Animator for a Flash animated short film by Adult Swim's Matt Maiellaro, supervising a team of 11 artists for an approx. 4 minute short. In charge of animation creation and quality control, assistant character design, some storyboarding, and deliverables.
Freelance Flash Animator
Rhombus Creative
2008 - 2008
Created Flash animation on a team of 4 for for a children's show pilot
Freelance Flash Animator
Hi5
2008 - 2008
Using Flash, created animation of a giftbox unwrapping itself for social networking website Hi5.com's new gifting application, in a more traditionally handrawn animation style.
Lead Animator/ Comedy Central's Freak Show
Radical Axis
March 2006 - November 2006
Responsible for overseeing and completing animation and keeping animation on model for Comedy Central's Flash animated "Freak Show", a half hour cable show in 2006. Supervised rough animated scene completion, critiques, created initial storyboards, character designed, attended client meetings, and relayed pertinent information back to my team.
Director
Savannah College of Art and Design
January 2004 - May 2004
Directed "Skoffee", a group collaborative short animated film in my senior year of college. In charge of art direction, animation, pre- and post production.
