SUMMARY

Skilled CG character animator with nine years of professional experience in games. Strong understanding of animation principles. Proficient with animation blueprints and tools in Unreal Engine. Experience building and maintaining state machines. Able to work both independently and collaboratively with strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills. Eager to learn and excited to share.

SOFTWARE

Maya | Motion Builder | Unreal Engine 5 | Blender

EXPERIENCE

Senior Animator, Bit Reactor

Hunt Valley, MD— April 2022 - Present

Star Wars Zero Company

  • Created animation for characters using hand-key and motion capture.

  • Collaborated with lead to establish and maintain animation quality standards.

  • Owned animation features from concept through completion.

  • Prototyped new gameplay systems with a cross-disciplinary team.

  • Created and maintained animation blueprints.

Animator, Firaxis Games

Sparks-Glencoe, MD—  August 2017 - Present

Civilization 6: Gathering Storm and Marvel Midnight Suns.

  • Created gameplay and cinematic animation that matches the visual style of the game.

  • Implemented animation assets into game engine and iterated as appropriate.

  • Collaborated with other artists and programmers to establish, test and refine the animation pipeline.

Character Animator, Encyclopedia Pictura

Los Angeles, CA—  March 2017 - June 2017

Animator for DIY Show a pilot for Cartoon Network.

  • Animated shots that matched the visual style of the show.

  • Addressed notes quickly and communicated with directors to anticipate needs of specific shots.

Previs Shot Creator, The Third Floor

Los Angeles, CA— May 2016 - June 2016

Previs Artist for Spiderman Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, and an unreleased project.

  • Animated shots using a combination of motion capture and keyframing while maintaining a tight production schedule.

  • Animated camera in shots according to storyboards and animatics.

 

EDUCATION

The Animation Collaborative

Online  —  Workshop in Character Animation— 2014, 2020                                                                     

Animation Mentor

Online  —  Character Animation Course— March 2018 - October 2019                                                                  

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, CA  — Bachelor of Fine Arts in Character Animation — 2009 -2013