SKILLS

Traditional Effects Animation
Illustration
Graphic Design
Previs/Layout
Character Design
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
After Effects
Maya 3D Modeling
ToonBoom Harmony
3D Stereo Conversion
OS X Platform
Windows Platform
Linux Platform


EDUCATION

San Jose State University
B.S. Graphic Design/Animation
1993 - 1998

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Paramount, Burbank, CA October 2022 - current
Director, Design - Creative Marketing
Managing designers and Art Directing creative and marketing campaigns for Paramount+

• Paramount, Burbank, CA January 2018 - September 2022
Senior Manager/Design
Managing designers and Art Directing creative and marketing campaigns for Paramount+

• ViacomCBS, Burbank, CA January 2017 - 2018
Senior Interactive Designer

• THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK, Los Angeles, CA September 2015 - January 2017
Art Director/Off Air Print Department

• SPRITE ANIMATION, Los Angeles, California May 2015 - September 2015
RUDOLPH AND IPPIATTENA - Layout Artist
Sequence and Character Blocking. Camera animation.

• PRANA STUDIOS, Los Angeles, CA March - May 2015
DISNEY’S ’DESCENDANTS WICKED WORLD - Previs Artist
Sequence/Character Blocking. Camera animation. Set Schematic/Asset Creation.

• MPC, Los Angeles, CA December 2014
THE JUNGLE BOOK - Previs Artist
Sequence and Character Blocking. Camera animation. Asset Creation.

• SPRITE ANIMATION, Los Angeles, CA July 2014 - October 2014
PAC-MAN AND THE GHOSTLY ADVENTURES - Layout Artist
Sequence and Character Blocking. Camera animation.

• GOOGLE, Sunnyvale, CA March - May 2014
EFX Animation for Glen Keane's DUET, installment of Google Spotlight Stories
Google's ATAP division (Advanced Technologies and Projects).

• DISNEY TOON STUDIOS, Burbank, CA 2012 - 2014
Previs-Schematic Artist/Modeler
LEGEND OF THE NEVERBEAST - Set Schematics and Layout
PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE - Set Schematics and Layout

• WARNER BROS. TELEVISION AND CREATIVE SERVICES, Burbank, CA 2011 - 2012
Art Director/Design Consultant - Key Art + Graphic design for the entertainment industry.
Designing Keyart for Television/Entertainment/Internal Projects

• WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS, Burbank, CA 2008 - 2011
Special Effects Animation for the following productions
THE LION KING - STEREO - EFX Artist/Compositor
WINNIE THE POOH - EFX Animator
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - STEREO - EFX Artist/Compositor
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG - EFX Animator

• 30SIXTY DESIGN + ADVERTISING, Studio City, CA 2008
Graphic Designer - Key Art + Graphic design for the entertainment industry.

• BEDESIGN LLC, Hollywood, CA 2005 - 2008
Art Director - Key Art + Graphic design for the entertainment industry.
Theatrical and Home Entertainment. Clients included Warner Bros Pictures, Sony Pictures,
Lionsgate Home Entertainment, New Line Cinema Home Entertainment

• PETROL ADVERTISING, Los Angeles, CA 2003 - 2005
Production Manager/Jr. Designer - position that included character illustration,
conceptual product design, graphic design, photography, packaging, mechanicals,
project presentation, setup and maintenance of system server and IT, print production

• DREAMWORKS PICTURES SKG, Glendale, CA 2002 - 2003
Special Effects Animation for the following production
SINBAD - EFX Assistant Animator

• COLUMBIA / TRI- STAR PICTURES, Culver City, CA 2001 - 2002
Special Effects Animation for the following productions
ADAM SANDLER'S EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS - EFX Assistant Animator

• DISNEY TELEVISION ANIMATION, Burbank, CA 2000
THE TIGGER MOVIE - EFX Assistant Animation and Character Cleanup

• WARNER BROS. FEATURE ANIMATION, Glendale/Sherman Oaks, CA 1998 - 2001
Special Effects Animation for following productions
OSMOSIS JONES - EFX Assistant Animator
THE IRON GIANT - EFX Inbetweener