RESUME

Work Experience

June 2021 - Present

COUNTERPUNCH, A VIRTUOS STUDIO ANIMATOR

Motion capture, processing, motion capture polish for facial and body animation, and hand-key animation.

March 2021 - May 2021

CBS INTERACTIVE 3D ANIMATOR: TO THE LETTER

A part of a team for a short film competition, creating a short that will best represent our selected

non-profit organization. Our team represented School On Wheels, Los Angeles CA.

Film Festival List:

1st place in CBS Leadership Competition
1st place in 2022 AfroAnimation Award
Oscar-qualifying LAAPFF
Oscar-qualifying Chicago Internation Children's Film Festival
Cultural Animation Film Festival
Macau International Shorts Film Festival
7th Chaniatoon Film Festival
Festival Kartog Metra Novigrat
Micheaux Film Festival

Short Film Link

My Showreel

February 2020 - May 2020

STUDIOX 3D ANIMATOR: MTA

Collaborated with compositors to matchmove and animate on a live plate.

August 2019 - May 2020

STUDIOX 3D ARTIST/ ANIMATOR/ RIGGER: OPERATION HIGHJUMP

Rigged a light FK model of an alien for a minimal and subtle animated effect. Created animations for the interior space scene of an alien physically engaging the glass outside of the spaceship.

August 2019 - May2020

STUDIOX CG LEAD: ACES TRAILER

Assist VFX and CG supervisor in managing team communications and overviewing CG processes from modeling, rigging, texture & lighting, and submission to post-production.

February 2020 - May 2020

STUDIOX CG LEAD: FINNEY

Assist VFX supervisor in managing team communications and overviewing CG processes from modeling, rigging, texture & lighting, and submission to post-production.

February 2020 - May 2020

STUDIOX RIGGER: COYOTES PLACE

Collaborated with the director to review 3D models of the 4 clouds, checking for necessary mesh cleanup. Lightweight rigs for animators to use throughout the show.

SKILLS

CG Production

Pipeline Development
Tool Development
Previs/ Layout
3D Animation
FACS Trained
Facial Motion Capture Process & Polish
Body Motion Capture Polish

Production

Organized
Expert Prioritzer
Critical Thinker
Quick Learner
Reliable & Adaptable
Collaborator
Self Starter

PROGRAMS / LANGUAGES

Maya
Dynamixyz
Faceware
Unreal Engine 5
Python
Shotgrid Flow
Microsoft Office
Windows
Linux

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation & Visual Effects

Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA

Pixar Feature Animation Training/ Character Animation

Instructor(s): Guilherme Jacinto, Stephen Wong, Nicholas Rosario, Allison Rutland

Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA

Animation Industry Blueprint/ Previs

Instructor(s): Romero Smith/ Los Angeles, CA