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July-August 2008  -  Short Film Lights Out - Project Twenty1 / PegBar Productions  -  Freelance

Character Animator

·       Responsible for completing character-based animation shots for 21-day film competition.

·       Duties included: Thumbnails, Blocking, Refining, and Polishing character and prop animation, as-well-as rough and final Layout, using pre-built models.

·       Worked with a team of 7 animators and collaborated to ensure good hook-ups between shots and a consistent performance.

·       12-seconds of physicality-intensive footage completed under a two-week deadline.

·       Final film won “Best Animation” award at the Project Twenty1 Film Festival – October 2008

October 2005–Present  -  Global Digital Media Xchange / Warner Bros.  -  Los Angeles, CA

Video Compressionist – Video-On-Demand

·         Responsible for compression / encoding of feature films and television series from Warner Bros. and other studios for Video-on-Demand, Streaming Internet video, and download-to-own “Electronic Sell-Through” applications.

·         Provide technical assistance as needed to other departments (DVD Compression, Authoring, QC, Blu-Ray compression), as well as troubleshooting of problems with computers, decks, routing.

·         Research-and-Development of new and alternative production workflows for the department.

Feb. 2002–Sep. 2005  -  Birdling Brains, LLC  -  Royal Oak, MI

Freelance Film / Video Production and Post – Self-Employed

·       Performed many Freelance production duties for television shows, films, and commercials, such as camera operator, location sound, grip, gaffer, as well as producing and directing short films and television segments.

·      Created over 150 2D digital effects shots for independent features, television, and short films, including such skills as compositing, rotoscoping, motion tracking, digital paint and rig removal.

·       Produced Corporate / Industrial video programs for a wide variety of clients in the Detroit area.

Jul. 2007– Dec. 2008  -  AnimationMentor.com

·       Diploma - Advanced Studies in Character Animation.

Mentored By:

·       Sean McLaughlin - Ringling College of Art & Design (Formerly Dreamworks Animation)
·       Brian Mendenhall - Tippet Studios
·       Mark Behm - Valve (Formerly PDI / Dreamworks)
·       Dave Burgess - Dreamworks Animation
·       Kenny Roy - Arconyx Animation Studios
·       Greg Whittaker - Dreamworks Animation

Sept. 1998 – Dec. 2000 - Wayne State University - Detroit, MI

·       Major in Film Studies

·    Films (both watching and creating)
·    Drawing
·    Learning
·    Writing
·    Music
·    Pool (Billiards)