PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Blue Sky Studios, New York 2008
role:
Character Technical Director [rig characters/props for animation]
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who
Blue Sky Studios, New York 2007
role:
Character Technical Director [rig characters/props for animation]
Happy
Feet
Rhythm + Hues Studios, Los Angeles 2006
role:
Technical Animator [apply dynamics, feathers and cloth to character animation]
Night at the Museum
Rhythm + Hues Studios, Los Angeles 2006
role:
Technical Animator [apply dynamics, fur and cloth to character animation]
Nasonex (commercial)
Rhythm + Hues Studios, Los Angeles 2006
roles:
Technical Animator [apply dynamics, fur and cloth to character animation]
Rigger
[rigged flowers and props, adjusted deformations of characters, created tools
for animation]
Garfield's A Tale of Two Kitties
Rhythm + Hues Studios, Los Angeles 2006
roles:
Technical Animator [apply dynamics, fur and cloth to character animation]
Match-mover/Tracker [animate virtual camera to match live-action camera movement]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Rhythm + Hues Studios, Los Angeles 2005
role:
Technical
Animator [apply dynamics, fur and cloth to character animation]
Blokhedz
Maverix Studios, San Francisco 2005
role: Intern
[scan storyboards and animation key frame drawings, aid presentation of storyboards]
Armonia, animated short
University of Washington, Seattle 2004
role: Technical Assistant for Computer Animation
Production Series [mentor animation students]
Murder, animated short
University of Washington, Seattle 2003
roles: Layout/Design Lead, Character Modeling and
Rigging, Character Animation, Story development and Storyboard art
EDUCATION
Rhythm + Hues Studios, 2006
Rigging Training: two week course on proprietary rigging
tools and scripting.
Tracking Training: one week course on proprietary tracking and modelling tools
University of Washington, 1999-2003
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Visual Arts
courses included: Computer Animation Production Series,
Drawing for Motion, Figure Drawing, Photography, Ceramic Handbuilding,
Plaster Casting, 2D
Design, Oil Painting, History of Japanese Film
Bachelor of Science in Zoology
courses included: Biomechanics, Human Anatomy,
Vertebrate Anatomy, Cellular Biology, Calculus
COMPUTER SKILLS
Alias Maya, Mel Scripting, Voodoo, Shave and Haircut, Adobe Photoshop,
Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro
Platforms: Mac, Unix, Linux, Windows
Literacy:
6 on
a scale of 1 as computer literate and 10 as a skilled programmer
ACHIEVEMENTS
The Chronicles of Narnia nominated for Academy Award in Visual Effects
2006
Siggraph 2005 Los Angeles, CA
Murder, an animated short, selected as part of Smithsonian Institution private
collection in 2004
Siggraph 2003 San Diego, CA
Poster included in Works on Paper & Small 3D juried exhibition, Jacob
Lawrence Gallery 2003
Dean’s List 2002-03
REFERENCES
available upon request
