Work experience

 

Motion Designer

Level Studios

2018 - Current

 

Full-time contractor onsite at a major Silicon Valley tech company. Member of the Marketing Communications Team. I can't talk about it. 

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Lead Animator, Content Labs

GuideSpark

2015 - 2018

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Member of the Content Labs Team, creating templatized employee communications videos using After Effects and Illustrator. Managed a team of animators and motion graphic designers. Involved with all stages of the pipeline from storyboards, to asset creation, to animation, to final production. Responsible for reviewing and approving animation; worked closely with the Engineering Team to implement ways to increase efficiency and automate workflows in the production pipeline; and giving training on standards, best practices, and implementing new workflows across the organization. And, developed a revolutionary hypnosis algorithm; all who watch these “HR videos” are now in my thrall. 

 

 

Design & Animation

Pantry

2015

 

Contract Position. Responsible for designing marketing and instruction materials using InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and SketchUp; as well as creating explainer videos to teach clients how to use the product, using
After Effects and Cinema 4D. 

 

 

Instructor, Animation

Academy of Art University

2009 - 2015

 

Taught classes and directed studies in 3D Character Animation, Photoshop, 

and After Effects. Also hosting a lecture series “How To Be Evil.” 

 

 

Senior After Effects Animator
Duck Duck Moose

2012 - 2013

 

Main responsibilities included animating in-game assets, rigging in-game assets, animating particle effects using Particle Designer, and creating promotional videos for children’s educational apps. Helped create pipeline for exporting animation information out of After Effects to game, which significantly increased the quality and amount of animation possible in game. Usually worked in small teams of 8-12 members. Often mentored team members on After Effects and best practices for asset creation, as well as giving frequent tips on effective meglomania.

 

Art Director

Diabolical Toy

2010 - 2012

 

Art directed online marketing campaigns, music videos, and video trailers for books. Responsible for design, editing, compositing, effects, and sound design for various diabolical projects. 

 

Instructor, Animation

Art Institute of California - San Francisco

2004 - 2012

 

Taught classes in Motion Graphics using After Effects, 3D Character Animation using Maya, Pre-Production and Production (team-based classes in which I oversaw and mentored the students in creating a short film over the course of two quarters). I have also taught Advanced Image Manipulation, demonstrating advanced techniques in Adobe Photoshop; and Digital Illustration, focusing on Adobe Illustrator. During my tenure, I cultivated a large army of minions to carry out my nefarious plans.

 

Independent Producer

Freelance

2004 - present

 

I have produced three animated shorts, managing teams of over twenty people, with a mix of both students and industry professionals (i.e., my “minions”). Two of the shorts have played at film festivals internationally, and the short "Love Letters" was accepted into the Animation Theater at SIGGRAPH in 2005.

 

Character Animator

Wild Brain

2003 - 2006

 

Held a position as a 3D Character Animator on staff, animating projects in Maya ranging from commercials, to animated shorts, to cutscenes for video games. In addition to my duties as a Character Animator, I also worked on various projects as a Motion Graphics Artist using After Effects; as a Graphic Designer using Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign; and as a temporary dictator of a small Balkan nation using my wits and a cadre of battle droids.

 

Graphic Designer

McDill Design

1996 - 1999

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*Items in italics may have been embellished. All items in non-italics are factual and verfiable.

Software

 

After Effects

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Maya

Cinema 4D

Premiere

Final Cut Pro

SketchUp

Vue

Particle Designer

 

 

Platforms

 

Windows

Linux

Macintosh

iOS