Technical Skills
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Adobe Photoshop CC, TVPaint, After Effects, Flash, Final Cut Pro, Toonboom, Illustrator, Premiere, Clip Studio Paint, File Managing, Microsoft Office
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Wacom Tablet, Cintiq
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Graphite, Color Pencil, Conte, Graphic Marker, Watercolor, Acrylic
University Coursework
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Traditional Animation, Flash Animation, Motion Graphics
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Character Design
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Preproduction
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Storyboarding
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Color, Layout, Background Design
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Figure and Animal Drawing
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Scientific Illustration, Natural Illustration, Fashion Illustration
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Anatomy and Physiology, Evolutionary Mammalogy, Animal
Behavior, Abnormal Psychology
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History of Animation, Japanese Art History, Chinese Art History,
19th Century Art History, World Music and Cultures, Survey of Classical Operas
Education
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2012-2017 Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
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MFA, Majoring in 2D Character Animation
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2007-2012 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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BFA, Emphasis on Drawing & 2D Animation
Merit Scholarship Recipient
Freelance Projects:
2022 - Clean Up Animator, Assistant Animator, Background Painter - "Cartoon Nightmares: City of Venom" - Mashed (Channel 4 Youtube Channel)
2022 - Clean Up Animator
[Unreleased Commercial] - Bien Motion Design Studio
2021 - Children’s Book Illustrator
"Your're Ewes"
By Rod Galindo
2020 - Clean Up Animator, Assistant Animator, Color Design, Concept Artist, Background Painter - "Storm" - Alampa
2019 - Children’s Book Illustrator
"Grammarlocks and the Three Theiyr'res"
By Rod Galindo
2019 - Clean Up Animator
"Little Fishes" By The Claypool Lennon Delirium
2019 - Assistant Animator, Character Designer, Production Artist
"Secret Season" By Ecstatic Union
2018 - Assistant Animator, Lip Sync Animator
"Back In '74" By Endless Boogie
2018 - Assistant Animator & Production Artist
"Camo" By JJUUJJUU