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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
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Main Focus:
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Layout and Background Art
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Additional Skills:
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Prop Design
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Character Design
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Traditional Sculpting
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Storyboarding
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SOFTWARE
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Adobe:
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Photoshop
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Illustrator
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Flash/Animation
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InDesign
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Toonboom Harmony
Industry Experience - Animated Shorts
Thanatopsis
Lead Background Artist
Independent Team
February 2018 - January 2019
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Received animatic from story artist and spoke with the director to dictate background style, pulling references and creating a look.
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Used style references to created fully colored backgrounds.
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Responded to critique over email and weekly meetings, revising accordingly.
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Software Used: Photoshop CC 2018
Nomad of Nowhere
Background artist
Rooster Teeth
February 2018 - April 2018
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Received layouts from story artists over Google drive and used existing backgrounds as color and style reference to created fully colored backgrounds.
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Responded to critique over EMail, revising accordingly.
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Software Used: Photoshop CC 2018
UFC - Ultimate Fairy Combat
Background artist
Art Institute of Portland Student Project
August 2017 - January 2018
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Designing layouts from storyboards and taking them to completion as fully colored backgrounds.
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Software Used: Photoshop CC 2017
Robotic Assistance
Background Artist, Clean-up Animator
Art Institute of Portland Student Project
March 2016 – September 2017
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Assisted with visual development, designing layouts and taking them to completion as fully colored backgrounds.
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Cleaned up rough animation.
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Responded to direction positively and revised accordingly.
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Software Used: Photoshop CC 2016, Toonboom Pencil Check
Experience Entries
University of Portland
Dispatcher
August 2019 - Current
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Dispatching personnel to Medical Situations, Security issues and Admits.
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Recording all calls during shift, taking note of times for each incident and the resolution.
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Processing paperwork and payment which includes parking permits, citations, ect.
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Monitoring CCTV.
Rose Quarter
Security Agent/Dispatcher
October 2016 – August 2019
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Dispatching personnel to Housekeeping issues, Medical Situations, and Security issues.
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Recording all calls during an event, taking note of times for each incident and the resolution.
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Patrolling campus and speaking with the Public, informing individuals of campus policy.
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Monitoring CCTV.
Education
Art Institute of Portland
2014 - December 2017
Media Arts and Animation
Dean's Honor Roll