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RESUME



EXPERIENCE
Omnipulse Entertainment
October 2009 - Present - VFX Artist/Animator - Houston, TX

Rice University's Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning
August 2009 - September 2009- 2D Graphic Artist(Project Uncommon Scents)- Houston, TX

Smith International
November 2008 - June 2009 - Multimedia Production Specialist - Houston, TX

Rice University's Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning
August 2008 - November 2008 - 2D Graphic Artist(Project N-Squad 3)- Houston, TX

Medical Instruction Unlimited
November 2007 - July 2008 - Lead Animator/Product Manager - Houston, TX

TimeGate Studios
April 2007 - October 2007 - Production Artist - Sugarland, TX

Texas Great Barrier Reef
March 2007 - June 2007 - Producer/Animator - Houston, TX

Natanation
December 2006 - March 2007 - 3D Interactives - Houston, TX

Digital Witness
May 2005 - November 2006 - Graphic Designer/Painter - Houston, TX


EDUCATION
The Art Institute of Houston
Graduation Date: September 2007
Bachelor of Fine Arts Media Arts & Animation Houston, TX
  • Placed third in Animation Scholarship competition
  • 3.9 Accumulative GPA
  • Perfect attendance
  • Received Quarterly Scholarship, June 2007

SKILLS
- Highly proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects and 3DS Max
- Familiar with Flash, Maya, Painter, Unreal 3: Cascade, Final Cut Pro, Dreamweaver, Cinema 4D, and Rhino
- Skilled with traditional media such as acrylics, watercolors, markers, pencils, pen, ink & pastels
- Strengths in high poly modeling, procedural textures, unwraps, matte paintings, 2D design and compositing
- Strong ability to both lead the group and take direction
- 6 years of stage experience; strong speaking skills and presence
- Intermediate understanding and basic speaking skills in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese


AWARDS
- Three time winner of the Detroit Motor City Comic Competition
- Won Honorable Mention at state-wide art show accompanying work being displayed in gallery in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Chosen to represent The Art Institute of Houston in magazine advertisements
- President's List, 2004, 2005
- Dean's List, 2006, 2007
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