Resume

Work

Lead/Senior Technical Animator, Halon Entertainment, July 2022 - Present

Technical Animator, Halon Entertainment, February 2021 - July 2022

Junior Rigger, Halon Entertainment, October 2020 - February 2021

Junior CG Rigger, Framestore, December 2019 - July 2020

CG Intern, Framestore, September 2019 - December 2019

Education

Ringling College of Art + Design

B.F.A. May 2019, Major: Computer Animation, Minor: Art History

RCAD Animation Experience

Computer Animation, RCAD, 2016-2019

Developed various skills along animation pipeline through class projects: pitched and developed stories, designed characters and environments, modeled and rigged characters, animated, lit, textured, and composited animations.

Render Wrangler, Institutional Technology, RCAD, 2018-2019

Worked alongside I.T. staff to assist fellow Computer Animation students in troubleshooting render issues in addition to other technical problems they encountered. Also assisted I.T. in the creation of how-to documents for different tools and software used in the Computer Animation Major (Marvelous Designer, MASH, XGen, etc.).

Leadership Experience

Trustee Scholar of Student Life, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL, 2019

Received Trustee Scholar award as well as a $5,000 scholarship for service to Ringling College’s Department of Student Life. This service included serving as the Residential Student Association President from 2016 through 2019, working as a Peer Mentor in the Department of Computer Animation, as well as working as a Student Ambassador, Campus Activities Board Events Assistant, and Head Orientation Leader.

Co-Chairperson, Youth Advisory Council, The Trevor Project, West Hollywood, CA, 2014-2016

Was one of two chairpeople at the head of a team of 20 youths from across the US with the goal of helping to prevent LGBTQ youth suicide. Organized projects on local and national levels to help further The Trevor Project’s goals, guided other members of the group in the organization of their own projects, facilitated communication between the YAC and the Trevor Professional Staff and Executive Board, and created web content to communicate Trevor’s message.

Skills

Programs

Autodesk Maya, Unreal 4, Unreal 5, Perforce

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, ZBrush, Arnold, Pixar Renderman, Marvelous Designer, Mush3D, Nuke

Coding

Python - PyMel, Maya cmds, Unreal API