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RESUME



EXPERIENCE

BTU Research
March 2010 - July 2010 - 3D Animation Supervisor - Houston, Texas, USA

Mahindra Tractors - Television Commercial
Locke Bryan Productions
April 2010 - 3D Generalist

Academy Sports and Outdoors - Television Commercial
Locke Bryan Productions
March 2010 - 3D Generalist

Everyday Sunshine - Documentary Film
Sneaky Little Sister Productions
January 2010 - June 2010 - Graphic Artist/Animator

Omnipulse Entertainment
October 2009 - January 2010 - VFX Artist/Animator - Houston, Texas, USA

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

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

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

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

TimeGate Studios
April 2007 - October 2007 - Production Artist - Sugar Land, Texas, USA

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

Natanation
December 2006 - March 2007 - 3D Interactives - Houston, Texas, USA

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


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 (Equivalent to a First)
  • Perfect attendance
  • Received Quarterly Scholarship, June 2007

SKILLS
- Highly proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Trapcode, Zbrush and 3DS Max
- Familiar with Flash, Maya, Painter, Unreal 3: Cascade, Final Cut Pro, Cinema 4D, MoI, Rhino, Dreamweaver
- 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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