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DESIGN STATEMENT

Making everything from small ideas to large ones feel real and tangible with the help of humor, passion and persistence.

SKILLS

Main Focus:
- Layout and Background Art
Additional Skills:
- Prop Design
- Character Design
- Traditional Sculpting
- Storyboarding

SOFTWARE

Industry Experience - Animated Shorts

Thanatopsis

Lead Background Artist

Independent Team

February 2018 - January 2019

Received animatic from story artist and spoke with the director to dictate background style, pulling references and creating a look.
Used style references to created fully colored backgrounds.
Responded to critique over email and weekly meetings, revising accordingly.
Software Used: Photoshop CC 2018

Nomad of Nowhere

Background artist

Rooster Teeth

February 2018 - April 2018

Received layouts from story artists over Google drive and used existing backgrounds as color and style reference to created fully colored backgrounds.
Responded to critique over EMail, revising accordingly.
Software Used: Photoshop CC 2018

UFC - Ultimate Fairy Combat

Background artist

Art Institute of Portland Student Project

August 2017 - January 2018

Designing layouts from storyboards and taking them to completion as fully colored backgrounds.
Software Used: Photoshop CC 2017

Robotic Assistance

Background Artist, Clean-up Animator

Art Institute of Portland Student Project

March 2016 – September 2017

Assisted with visual development, designing layouts and taking them to completion as fully colored backgrounds.
Cleaned up rough animation.
Responded to direction positively and revised accordingly.
Software Used: Photoshop CC 2016, Toonboom Pencil Check

Experience Entries

University of Portland

Dispatcher

August 2019 - Current

Dispatching personnel to Medical Situations, Security issues and Admits.
Recording all calls during shift, taking note of times for each incident and the resolution.
Processing paperwork and payment which includes parking permits, citations, ect.
Monitoring CCTV.

Rose Quarter

Security Agent/Dispatcher

October 2016 – August 2019

Dispatching personnel to Housekeeping issues, Medical Situations, and Security issues.
Recording all calls during an event, taking note of times for each incident and the resolution.
Patrolling campus and speaking with the Public, informing individuals of campus policy.
Monitoring CCTV.

Education

Art Institute of Portland

2014 - December 2017

Media Arts and Animation

Dean's Honor Roll