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OBJECTIVE
       A challenging position utilizing my diverse knowledge and years of experience in the field of 3D Animation.

EDUCATION
       RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, Sarasota, Fl
       Bachelor of Fine Art/Computer Animation
       May 2006, G.P.A. 3.55/4.0

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Hargant Entertainment.
       10/09-Present- Character Animator. Animated all characters, objects, and cameras within shots for
       upcoming feature film. Part of a 5 animator team producing an entire feature film at a high quality while        meeting strict deadlines of 7-9 secs/day.

Mixamo Inc. (Mixamo.com)
       2/08-Present- Sr. Animator/Co-Founder. Main responsibilities: general art direction and department        coordination. Managed to build an efficient production pipeline that enabled us to capture and clean over 3        hours of motion data in 4 weeks to meet our Alpha deadline. Created high quality animation visuals for        marketing to increase company’s revenue and exposure. Obtained important professional user/animator        feedback to guide the company’s direction within the industry.

Humanature Studios.
       1/07-4/08- 3D Animator/Artist. Animated 70% of total motion assets and modeled/rigged almost 30        characters for an original Nintendo DS title. Published by Konami.

Project Firefly Animation.
       7/06-9/06- 3D Art/Animation Intern. Animated, modeled, and rigged for “The Simpsons Ride” at Universal        Studios.

Electronic Arts.
       5/05-8/05- 3D Art/Animation Intern. Created visuals for Madden 2007 on current generation game systems,        including: animating, modeling, texturing, and lighting scene files.

Coreaudiovisual.
       6/04-7/04- 3D Art/Animation Intern. Modeled, textured, and animated for commercial production.        Commercial spots include: Panoz Automotive Division, Visine, and Energizer.

CONTRACT PROJECTS
       The Wish Factory- Created original animated greeting cards for Facebook
       Silverlign- Produced animations for “cook or be cooked” website.
       Firethatlandlord.com- 30 second animated television commercial.

COMPUTER SKILLS
       Maya(6+yrs)
| Adobe CS3 | Motionbulider (1 yr) | Shake | Nuke | Renderman | Microsoft Office

AWARDS
       Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival 2008
       Best of Ringling end of year show 2004, 2005
       International Educational Media Video Contest Winner – 1st Place-2002
       Educational Telecommunication Consortium Video Contest - Grand Prize-2002
       Iowa Educational Media Video Contest – 1st Place-2002, 2nd and 3rd Place-2000