Primary Skillset
• Character Animation
• Character Rigging
• Motion Graphics

Secondary Skillset
• Modeling / Texturing
• Videography / Post Production
• 2D Animation (Flash)
• Compositing / Special Effects

Freelance
2007 - Present

Rabbit Content: Character animation for Snapdragon commercial
Shilo Design: Broadcast character animation using Maya with a variety of clients, including KFC, Hasbro Games, EA Games and Toyota
Digital Domain: Pre-vis animation character sequences for an upcoming film, "Paradise Lost"

Disney Interative Media Group / Playdom Interactive
November 2011 - Present

Lead Character Animator
• Developed and maintained animation style for the product
• Animation of principle in-game characters and creatures
  –Animated many 2D User Interface and info graphic elements
• Rigging
• 3D modeling / UV mapping
• Created Special effects using 3Ds Max and AdobeFlash
• Established and maintained the animation tools and production pipeline, export requirements etc.

NC Soft Inc.
April 2001 – March 2009

Senior Animator / Lead animator
• Developed and maintained animation style for the product
• Animation of principle in-game characters and creatures
• Rigging
• 3D modeling / UV mapping
• Created Special effects using 3Ds Max and proprietary particle system
• Established and maintained the animation tools and production pipeline, including export requirements, database relationships, publishing, and state machine framework
• Responsible for hiring, managing, and directing a team of 3 to 5 animators and special effects artists.
• Principle director for a 6-day, 500+ asset motion capture shoot.
–Auditioned over 25 martial arts and classical actor candidates to build a top quality, 5-person talent team.
  –Directed all talent and scripted all creative content requirements.
  –Managed all binary data delivery, review, clean-up, integration, and polish for
in-game character system

Origin Systems
1996 – 2001

Lead Animator / Ultima Online 2
• Assisted in establishing the initial animation production pipeline and assets
• Responsible for hiring and managing a team of animators and special effects artists
• Managed / directed motion capture shoot

Lead Animator / Ultima Online (plus expansions: The Second Age and Third Dawn)

Education:
• Art Institute of Dallas – Associate of Applied Arts/Computer Animation and Multimedia
• Art Institute of Dallas – Associate of Applied Arts/Music and Video Business
—Awarded Full Scholarship

Software:
• Autodesk 3Dstudio Max
• Autodesk Maya
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Flash
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Premiere