Resume

Education:
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY;
Computer Arts;
M.F.A, expected graduation May, 2007

University of North Carolina/Shizuoka Sangyo University, Fujieda, Japan;
Three-week cultural studies program in Shizuoka Japan
June, 2001

University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA;
Animation Major; Figurative Illustration Minor;
B.F.A, May, 2000

Work Experience:
Freelance Illustrator/Animator:
2004 - Present
Commissioned to design brochures and illustrate original novel characters. Storyboard advisor on various independent animation projects.

Digital Animation Instructor:
Mastery Charter School (HTH) Philadelphia, PA; 2003
Designed and implemented a course curriculum focused on story telling through the use of digital animation, storyboarding, and sound. Software used: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, and Sound Forge.

Senior Customer Service Representative/Company Web Master and I.T. Assistant:
MarketingWorks INC, Yardley, PA; 2000 - 2003
Responsibilities included: Maintained training schedules and coordinated trainings between client and trainers. Oversaw registrations for various workshops, conferences and presentations offered to educators. Assisted in the management of shipping and billing. Worked with the Vice President of Marketing designing websites for clients, up-dating the company website, and redesigning the company intranet. Designed an Ecommerce site for one of the company's top clients.
Company clients include: Educational Testing Service (ETS), Turner Learning, US News, LeapFrog School House, and Public Broadcasting System (PBS)

Animation Intern:
The Art and Animation Station, Philadelphia, PA; 1999 - 2000
Responsibilities included: Storyboarding, puppet maintenance, and animating. Storyboard, designed, and animated a short segment of a half hour TV special aired on Nickelodeon in 2000

Skills:
·Able to communicate effectively with various organizations and firms
· Receive and carry out instructions at various levels
· Effectively prioritize
· Coordinate and complete tasks on time
· Have basic data entry skills
· Good communication skills
· Able to proof pages
· Good verbal and written skills
· A TEAM player and works well under pressure.

Software:
Proficient in:
MAC/PC, Photoshop, After Effects, MS Word, Dream Weaver, Sound Forge

Working Knowledge in:
Maya, Pro-Tools, DVD Studio-Pro, Publisher, Premiere, Excel

Familiar with:
Linx, Flash, SoftImage 3D, Illustrator, FrontPage, Shake, Working with Wacom Tablet

Basic Programming Skills in:
HTML, Unix, and C++

Production Experience:
The Art and Animation Station
What Sparks You?, 2000
Storyboard, designed, and animated a short segment of a 30 second commercial for the Noggin Company, which aired on Nickelodeon as a half hour special hosted by Bill Nye The Science Guy

The Art and Animation Station
Why the Sky, 2000
Animated scene using Adobe Aftereffects and reworked stop-motion puppets

The Art and Animation Station
Lil Pig, 2000
Reworked stop-motion puppets and props, assited in filming