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RESUME - HTML VERSION:
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Animation, 2006
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Study Abroad semester, 2004
Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, IRELAND
Master of Fine Arts, Experimental Animation, 2011
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
EXPERIENCE
Animator, 2008
MAKE Visual, Minneapolis, MN
Completing keyframe and breakdown animation for two Blue Cross/Blue Shield
commercial spots. Additionally, I assisted with in-between and clean-up animation.
Responsibilities involved with long-distance freelance work include frequent contact
with employers and meeting a tight deadline.
Animation supervisor, 2007-present
X Design Studios, Inc, Los Angeles, CA
Designing and completing Flash animation for original games and animation.
Responsibilities include storyboarding, character and set design, animation,
knowledge of action script, and supervising work delegated to other animators.
Animator, 2006
Rubber Chicken Cards, Santa Monica, CA
Completing Flash animation for 30-second to 2-minute online cards.
Additionally, I also provide traditionally animated Sonnet pieces.
Responsibilities include storyboard, animation, and some Web design.
Animator, 2005
Nickelodeon Network, New York, NY
Animating a commercial bumper for the Nickelodeon Network. Responsibilities
include storyboard, character design, animatic, pencil animation, clean-up work,
coloring, and editing.
Illustrator, Mechademia 2005
University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN
Providing four inked double-paged insert illustrations for the academic journal
Mechademia headed by Frenchy Lunning. Responsibilities include conceptual design,
pencil, and inks.
Comic Artist, 2005
AHA! Process, Highlands, TX
Providing 44 pages of pencil art for an educational comic script.
Responsibilities include layout and rough pencil art.
Animation Director, 2005
Minnesota Planetarium Society, Minneapolis, MN
Providing three minutes of animation for a short documentary film funded by a
grant from NASA. Responsibilities include presenting storyboard, character design,
animatic, key-frame animation, in-between animation, clean-up, coloring,
and backgrounds to the film’s director, Robert Bonadurer.
Animation Assistant, 2004
Humdinger! Productions, Crystal, MN
Assisting Animation Director Mike Owens and Production Manager Wendie Price
with production of traditionally animated short film “Lemmings.” Responsibilities include
clean-up work, in-betweening breakdown drawings, and breaking down key shots.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Video, Film and Sound Equipment
Digital Video cameras, Digital Audio Tape systems, minidisk recorders,
16mm film equipment
Macintosh Computers and Programs
Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premier, InDesign, Maya, Flash,
Dreamweaver, ProTools, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut
Related Skills
Figure drawing, Illustration, Comic art, Motion Picture Film,
35mm Black and White Photography, Graphic Design, HTML
EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS
2006 WINNER - Best Animated Short -
LA Femme Film Festval, Beverly Hills, CA
2006 WINNER - Cartoon of the Month -
Channel Frederator, Burbank, CA
2006 WINNER -
Solstice Film and Music Festival, Stillwater, MN
2006 FINALIST - Best College-Produced Short
KIDS FIRST! Film and Video Festival, Santa Fe, NM
2006 Official Selection -
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, Palm Springs, CA
2006 Official Selection -
Hawaii International Film Festival , Honolulu, HI
2006 Official Selection -
YoungCuts Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
2006 Official Selection -
Austin Film Festival, Austin, TX
2004 Official Selection -
First Annual Animation Show, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
2004 Burren College of Art Spring Exhibition -
Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
HONORS
2006 Van Derlip Traveling Scholarship -
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, $2,500
2004 Tom Larson Animation Scholarship -
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, $1,000
2002-2006 Friends of MCAD Renewable Scholarship -
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, $25,000
2002-2006 Dean’s List -
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
2009 CalArts Scholarship -
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, $7000
