Design Loft Studio, Moorpark, CA (February 1999 - Present) Creative Director, Principal · Flash animation for Disney Mobile and Disney Online. · Concept art for Disney Consumer Products and Creative Asylum Agency. · Presentation art for Johnson and Murphy Advertising, PBS & The Disney Channel. · Produced style guides for startup by Paul Frank. · Flash symbol-based character animation on Warner Bros. I.P. for Grapevine Prod. · Character-based logos for Hero-Web Marketing. · Animator for symbol-based character work at Renegade Animation. · Created DVD cover art for Universal DVD division. · Created all artwork for Schoolside Press in their latest educational children’s franchise. · Conceived logo character art and point-of-purchase graphics for The Bear Mill Stores. · Designed main characters for video series at Wet Cement Productions. Warner Brothers TV Animation, Sherman Oaks, CA (April 1997 - February 1999) Storyboard Artist · Created storyboards for four hours of animated material. · Worked directly from script to pose characters in settings, implementing changes as required. · Storyboards were highly accurate and required the least amount of retakes overseas per director’s evaluation. Disney Interactive, Burbank, CA (1995 - 1997) Head Concept Development Artist/Computer Graphics Artist · Significantly contributed to the launch of a new division by visualizing key development projects including digital multimedia for Online, Feature and CD-ROM implementation. · Storyboarded computer game segments for the 1996 release of “101 Dalmatians.” · Interfaced with Producers creating games for Disney Online, preparing graphics and screen selection comps for their first two online, “Buzz Lightyear” games. · Helped generate more than $5 million dollars in development money for division. Sega Interactive, Diamond Bar, CA (1993 - 1995) Head Animator · Bolstered the animation quality at key game company by creating teaching material which translated traditional animation processes to game technology. · Created 90 percent of animation for Disney-based game before its successful release. · Worked with Programmers and Artists to create 2D animation appropriate for gameplay. Hanna-Barbera Feature Animation Division, North Hollywood, CA (1991 - 1992) Supervisor, Assistant Animation Department · Launched an assistant animation department for a new feature unit, staff of twelve. · Directed day-to-day production and schedule of art department to prepare for shipping rough animation to outside vendors. · Reviewed staff and recruited new talent for department. · Division instrumental in the successful sale of Hanna-Barbera to Turner Broadcasting. ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS/AWARDS: · Producer: “Kids Make Films, Too!” (special for the Disney Channel) · Professor: California State University at Los Angeles (film production) · Instructor: California Lutheran University, T.O., CA (TV production) · Artist-In-Residence: Iowa, North Carolina and California Arts Councils · Storyboard Supervisor: Adventures In Odyssey · Assistant Animator: Disney Feature Animation, Baer Animation · Storyboard Artist: Disney Television Animation, Klasky-Csupo · Animator: Knowledge Adventure EDUCATION: · St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN: B.A., Art Education · University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA: M.A., TV and Film Production · The American Film Institute, Beverly Hills, CA: Post-Grad Producing Fellowship PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: · Studio Arts/Friedman, Los Angeles, CA: Maya Character Animation · Gnomon School for Visual Effects, Hollywood, CA: Introduction to Maya · American Animation Institute, North Hollywood, CA: Concept Development, Animation, Storyboard FILM CREDITS: “Garfield” storyboard revisions for 3-D animated feature at Wonderworld – 2007 “Arthur” storyboard artist for 3-D animated feature at Rich Entertainment – 2006 “Caves of Qumran” – Director for Direct to Video release – 2002 “Auto-B-Good” character designs for 3-D video series at Wet Cement – 2002- 05 “Men in Black” storyboards for Sony Television Animated series – 1999 “Recess” – storyboards for Disney Television Animation series – 1999 “Baby Blues” – storyboards for Warner Bros. Television Animation - 1998 “Pinky and the Brain” – storyboards for Warner Bros. Television Animation – 1996-97 “Animaniacs” – storyboard revisions for Warner Bros. Television Animation – 1996 “101 Dalmatians” – storysketch artist for live-action/3-D animated Disney feature - 1996 “Rugrats” – storyboard artist for Klasky-Csupo television series – 1993 “The Endangered” – Supervisor of Assistant Animation for Hanna-Barbera – 1991- 92 “Rover Dangerfield” – Clean-up artist for Baer Animation feature – 1992 “Prince and the Pauper” – Clean-up artist for Baer Animation featurette – 1991 “Rescuers Down Under” – Clean-up artist for Disney Feature Animation – 1991 GAME CREDITS: “Indian Fables” – Illustrator on six 30-second movies for Disney Mobile – 2007-2008 “Disney’s Magic English” – Flash animator for Disney Online game – 2004- 05 “Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom” – concept development for Disney Interactive – 1996 (Concept continues through 2007 as a web-based game for Disney Online) Concept Development for golf, biking and volleyball games at Disney Interactive – 1994- 96 “101 Dalmatians” – layout and concept art for CD-Rom game at Disney Interactive – 1995 “Aladdin” – presentation art for fly-through CD-Rom game at Disney Interactive –1994 “Jump Start Pre-School” – animation layout for Knowledge Adventure – 1993 “Casper the Friendly Ghost” – animation layout for Knowledge Adventure 1993 “Bonkers” – animation for Sega action-based video game – 1992