Education

• BFA from The University of the Arts: Animation major, Illustration minor
• 3 years Putney Art Program: Summer fine arts courses
• 2 years Minneapolis College of Art and Design: Illustration classes
• Training in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro

Internships

• DreamWorks, Production Assistant, Visual Development and Story Departments at Feature Animation
• The Animation Stewdio, Teacher, ages 5 to 14, traditional, stop motion and experimental animation

Work Experience

Designer:

• Toys and showrooms for Jakks Pacific, licenses include Tron 2, Discovery Kids, Pokemon, WWE, Rocky, Neopets, Gorilla Blocks and Fancy Nancy (2004-present)

Painting and Drawing Teacher:

• Ages 4 and up at The Wizard of Art (2002-2007)

Children’s Book Illustrator:

• "Even Super Heroes Get Diabetes" published by Sue Ganz-Schmitt (2007)
• "Betty Goes To Sea" by Jennifer Marshal (2008)
• "Team Vacuum" by Jonathan Christie (2007)
• "Stone Soup," a children's book published by Picture Window Books (2004)
• "Annie Oakley," a children's book published by Picture Window Books (2004)
• "Paul Bunyan," a children's book published by Picture Window Books (2004)
• "Daniel Boone," a children's book published by Picture Window Books (2004)
• "Pecos Bill," a children's book published by Picture Window Books (2004)
• "Chosen" an illustrated book for adults by Rachel Kann (2004)

Film and Animation Director:

• “The Lifter Upper” Writer/Director/Producer, short live-action narrative (2009)
• “Micahmonkey Logo Spot” Produced and Co-Directed with Candy Floss, a Philadelphia based production house, Animation (2009)
• “Cup and Saucer” Writer/Director/Producer, short live-action narrative (2008)
• "Lost Cause" Director/Producer, narrative music video featuring In-Q (2007)
• "Brain Juice" Writer/Director/Producer/Animator, Senior thesis Film (2002) Funded by The Barbara Blondeau Memorial Grant. Features voices by Charles Fleischer of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," and violin by Barbara Gavatos of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Won Annie E Sinnott Award for Best of Show in the Senior Screening, also shown at: IFilm.com, Melbourne International Film Festival, First Glance, Ojai - Film Festival, Toronto Giggleshorts International - Comedy Film Festival, Victoria Independent Film Festival, East Lansing Film Festival and Durango Film Festival
• "The Monk & The Tiger" Writer/Director/Producer/Animator, Junior Film (2001) Shown in The Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema

Animator:

• Opening title sequence for broadcast "The Avenue" at DUTV (2001)
• Promotional video for Jeremy Railton (2002)

Development Artist:

• Character design for Maurice Lamont (2009)
• An untitled HBO short for Don Scott (2007)
• "Freestyle" an animated feature for Gene Jimenez (2006)
• "The International Supernaturals" for Joshua Silverstein (2005)
• Diagram drawings for TV special for Fred Jordan (2003)

Storyboard Artist:

• “Barbershop 3” for Don Scott (2008)
• “Untitled” for Julie Ann Robinson (2008)
• "Friday Night Bank Robbers" for Joe Robert Cole (2005)
• "The Man Who Has Never Been Kissed" for Joe Robert Cole (2004)

Character Designer:

• Maurice Lamont (2009)

Prop Designer:

• "Androgynous" a Joan Jett music video directed by Morgan Night (2007)

Co-owner/Designer:

• “Monkey & Chicken” a T-shirt Line (2006-2009)

Illustrator:

• "Brainwashed Fashion" T-shirt Line (2007-2009)
• CD cover art for daKAH, a hip-hop orchestra (2006)
• CD art for Nadine Zarr (2006)
• CD art for Omar Faruk at Sirius Star Entertainment (2005)
• CD art for "Hidden Hits," a CD published by Hidden Beach Recordings (2004)
• Club flyers, for Jewel's Catch One (2003-2006)

Logo Designer:

• The Matterhorn Growth Fund, Ecogreen, Sorman-Nystrom, In-Q, Devil’s Night, Sean Douglas, Jewel’s Catch One

Muralist:

• Morgan Higby Night (2007)
• Jewel's Catch One (2005)
• Paws Music (2004)

Performance Painter:

• Painting on stage with Def Comedy Jam featured, and slam champion poets such as Sekou the Misfit, Rives, In-Q, Shihan the Prototype, Steve Connel, Rachel Kann, Buddy Wakefield, Ratpack Slim, and musicians such as Ozomatli, Sage Francis, DJ Jedi, Emily Wells, Nadine Zarr and others
• Flypoet Showcase (2005-2008)
• Co-laboration (2003-2005)
• A Mic and Dim Lights (2003-2004)
• Pure Love (2003-2004)

Art Shows

• Sacred Energy Arts, one-man exhibit, (2006)
• Art Share, one-man exhibit, (2005)
• Green, one-man exhibit, June (2003)
• The Lankershim Art Gallery, 2 group shows, August, December (2003)