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Objective

I am a highly skilled illustrator, always interested in work where I can use my full range of artistic and computer skills to create compelling images and stories through creative use of color, composition and editing. Highly proficient in storyboarding, I also enjoy using After Effects, to create animatics, as well as for compositing and VFX work. Additionally, I am very proficient in Maya as a tool for camera blocking, previs animation and even occasionally finished animation. I'm interested in work where I can use my full range of artistic and technical skills to tell great stories through creative and effective use of cameras and design.

Work Experience

May 2010 to present: Freelance Illustrator and Storyboard Artist

March 2007 to April 2010: Senior Cinematic Artist, Sega Studios San Francisco

March 2006 to July 2007: Full time freelance storyboard artist and illustrator.

July 2004 to February 2006: Product Designer for VJ Designs, Napa, CA (Produce detailed concept drawings of products and prototypes for a wide range of markets.)

February 2003 through February 2004: Character designer for CG animated feature "The Wild", (Walt Disney Productions )

January through March 2003: Mural Project for San Francisco State University (Designed and created 11' x 28' Mural for residential dining hall at SFSU)

Prior to 2003 : Full time freelance storyboard artist and illustrator.

Clients include: Disney, Nigel Productions, Convergencies (Arthur Beren Shoes), Swirl Advertising, Agency.com, Freestyle Interactive, Odopod, Euro RSCG, AKQA, Carol H. Williams, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, McCann Erickson, Foote Cone & Belding,Arnold Communications, J. Walter Thompson, Grey Advertising, Highway One, TMP Worldwide, VJ Designs, Doremus Advertising, Publicis (Seattle), Arnold Worldwide (Boston) Commercials-While-U-Wait (Venice, CA.), Edgewood Center for Children & Families, Bureau of Jewish Education.

Education

Flash I and Flash II (Skyline Community College)

Maya I and Maya II (SFSU College of Extended Learning)

BFA degree in illustration with honors (Academy of Art University, San Francisco)

AA degree (Skyline Community College)

Computer Skills

Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, Painter 9, Maya 2009, Flash CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, Adobe After Effects CS3, Perforce, Jira, etc. I can work equally well in Mac or Windows environments.