Digimon Ghost Game, Sailor Moon Crystal, Ya Boi Kong Ming!
Responsible for cleaning up rough key frame animation to character model with tight deadlines.
Storyboard Artist
Oddbot Inc.
November 2022 - September 2023
Storyboard Revisionist
DreamWorks Animation
December 2020 - November 2022
Dragons: The Nine Realms (CG Cinematic Action Adventure)
Responsible for assisting director with re-staging, plussing acting, using Blender for FBX shots (using lenses) and occasional re-boarding.
Storyboard Artist
DreamWorks Animation
November 2021 - September 2022
Dragons: The Nine Realms (CG Cinematic Action Adventure)
Responsible for translating script to boards using Blender and Storyboard Pro. Worked on sections ranging from dialogue (naturalistic acting), horror and action.
Animation Curriculum Contractor
Biola University
January 2022 - June 2022
Reviewed and gave notes on the new animation curriculum at Biola. Also reviewed their work space and gave notes how to best build the infrastructure for the animation major.
Adjunct Professor
Huntington University
August 2021 - December 2021
Adjunct Professor for "Storyboard and Concept"
Responsible for creating curriculum, assignments and redlining/critiquing student work. Guided 13 students in their first experience into storyboarding. Students ended class with one portfolio piece and knowledge of storyboarding for TV Animation.
Storyboard Revisionist
Warner Bros. Animation
July 2020 - December 2020
Storyboard revisionist on "Little Ellen" (2D Preschool). Responsible for assisting directors in plussing acting and animation adjustments for animatic.
Storyboard Artist
Wild Canary Animation
October 2019 - June 2020
The Chicken Squad (CG Preschool)
Responsible for boarding episode and doing first pass of animatic timing. Episodes included song.
Storyboard Revisionist
Wild Canary Animation
February 2019 - October 2019
The Rocketeer (CG Preschool)
Responsible for executing director's redline adjustments for the episode and helping board artists with clean-up for episode.
Storyboard Revisionist
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
August 2016 - January 2019
Shimmer and Shine (CG Preschool)
-Assist directors with story revisions for animatics (acting, staging, adding FBXs, adding gags to sequences etc)
-Responsible for re-boarding sections of Shimmer and Shine episodes
-Create Episodic BG Maps for Shipping
Freelance Illustrator
Nickelodeon
April 2017 - May 2017
Illustrated an iconic sports image with Hey Arnold characters for NickSports instagram
Freelance Storyboard Revisionist
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
March 2016 - August 2016
Freelance storyboard revisions for Shimmer and Shine Season 2.
Production Assistant
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
December 2015 - August 2016
Shimmer and Shine (CG Preschool)
-Prepare materials and take notes during story and animation meetings
-Help prepare and ship episodic materials
-Conform storyboards for animatics using Storyboard Pro
-Thorough understanding of CG Television production pipeline and how an episode develops from script to post-production
Production Assistant
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
June 2015 - December 2015
Wallykazam! (CG Preschool)
-Prepare materials for story, design meetings and animation meetings and take notes during meetings
-Help prepare and ship episodic materials
-Responsible for bringing in/sending out shipments from overseas and distributing to the Wally crew
-Thorough understanding of CG Television production pipeline and how an episode develops from script to post-production
-In charge of gathering and submitting awards materials for Annies and Daytime Emmys
Teacher's Assistant-Charles Solomon
UCLA
April 2014 - June 2015
-Expanded knowledge of animation history
-Handled undergraduate student questions both in person and via e-mail for a class of 150 students
-Responsible for creating/maintaining class website
-Graded papers and tests
Classes: "History of Animation" and "Disney Then/Now"
Production Intern on "Wallykazam!"
Nickelodeon
February 2015 - May 2015
Burbank, CA
-Prepared episodes for shipping in FileMakerPro
-Created model packs and prop maps for the Asset Team
-Organized and labeled design assets in Portfolio
-Sat in during story, design and animation meetings
-Gained understanding of CG Production Pipeline
Production Intern on "China, IL"
Titmouse
September 2013 - November 2013
Hollywood, CA
-Assisted with clean-up and color animation in Flash CS3
-Created gifs for tumblr
Traditional Animation Intern on "The Awesomes"
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
June 2013 - August 2013
Bento Box-Burbank, CA
-Created design and story archive for Season 1 of "The Awesomes"
-Storyboard commercial tags for Season 1 of "The Awesomes"
-Helped with background and color fixes in ToonBoom Harmony
-Sat in on retake, comp and sound mix meetings
-Gained understanding of ToonBoom Harmony Production Pipeline
Game Design Intern
Machine Perception Laboratory-UCSD
June 2010 - May 2011
San Diego, CA
-Designed and animated characters for an interactive facial recognition game for kids with autism
-Gained understanding of Adobe Flash
-Collaborated with neuroscientists and programmer to create game interface
Teacher's Assistant-Art History
Northwestern College
August 2009 - May 2011
-Created Art History image database
-Created weekly quizzes
-Responsible for creating/maintaining class website
-Graded Tests
-Expanded understanding of art history
Freelance Caricature Artist
Happy Faces
May 2009 - June 2010
Freelance caricature artist for high school graduation parties.
Caricature Artist
Valleyfair Family Amusement Park
May 2008 - August 2008
Drew caricatures 40-60 hr/week at local amusement park. Trained by Tom Richmond.
