Employment Summary:
Illustrator and animation artist, credits include feature films for Walt Disney Feature Animation, Dreamworks SKG, Universal Studios, and 20th Century Fox.
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Experience:
ESC Taiwan, Background Design/Painting for Reversed Front video game
Bento Box Entertainment, Background Design on 3rd season of Fox's Duncanville
Ellation Stuios, Freelance Background Design on Crunchy Roll's High Guardian Spice
Age of Learning/ABCmouse, Freelance Layout/BG Design and Background Painter on ABC Mouse.
Disney Interactive, Freelance Background Designer/Layout Artist on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Academy of Art University, Online Instructor for Foundations Department
AnimationHolics, Background Design/Layout
Patris Studio and Gallery, Instructor for classes/workshops in Figure and Portrait drawing
RRAnimation, Layout Artist on Guida, an animated short film directed by Rosana Urbes. In the summer of 2014, Guida screened in various film festivals throughout South America and Europe, winning a number of awards
Film Roman, “BG board” artist on King of the Hill Television Series
Rough Draft Studios, Background Layout Artist on Simpsons Movie and Futurama
direct-to-DVD movie series, plus last season of the original run of Futurama (2001-2002)
Fat Cat Animation Studios, Background Designer and Layout Artist on Rindin and Crocpond.
Animation clean-up and EFX on “Curious
George” feature film
Andiri Media, Freelance Illustration, Concept Sketch, Storyboards
Acme Filmworks, Layout artist on Drew Carey’s Green Screen Show
Stan Lee Media, Animation artist: responsibilities included
layout, animation, effects, and background design for various Internet
productions
Dreamworks SKG, Animation clean-up on El Dorado
feature film, Layout Artist on Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron feature film
Walt Disney Feature Animation, Florida, Animation Trainee and Clean-up Artist on Mulan feature film
Fathom Pictures, Freelance concept sketch artist on various CD-ROM computer games
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Education:
A.A., Fine Art, Sacramento City College, 1992, studied drawing and painting with noted instructors, Fred Dalky and Frank Zamora
B.F.A., Illustration, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, 1997, studied under many notable teachers, including Barbara Bradley, Chuck Pyle, Craig Nelson, Bill Maughan, Zhoaming Wu.
Walt Disney Feature Animation Training Program (Florida), summer 1997
American Animation Institute, (non degree) continued study in classical life drawing and anatomy under Glenn Vilppu and Karl Gnass
Associates in Art, (non-degree) continued studies in animation, illustration, life drawing and painting, under Leonard Robinson, Bill Perkins, Nathan Fowkes, Armand Baltazar and others
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art: (non degree) continued studies in life drawing and painting under Nathan Fowkes, Bill Perkins, and Ron Lemen
California Art Institute: (non degree) continued studies in life drawing and painting under Gen Orbik, Tim Gula, Mark Schwartz and Ryan Wurmser
Age of Learning/ABCmouse, Freelance Layout/BG Design and Background Painter on ABC Mouse.
Disney Interactive, Freelance Background Designer/Layout Artist on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Academy of Art University, Online Instructor for Foundations Department
AnimationHolics, Background Design/Layout
Patris Studio and Gallery, Instructor for classes/workshops in Figure and Portrait drawing
RRAnimation, Layout Artist on Guida, an animated short film directed by Rosana Urbes. In the summer of 2014, Guida screened in various film festivals throughout South America and Europe, winning a number of awards
Film Roman, “BG board” artist on King of the Hill Television Series
Acme Filmworks, Layout artist on Drew Carey’s Green Screen Show
Calabash Animation, Freelance animation clean-up on
television commercials
Walt Disney Feature Animation, Florida, Animation Trainee and Clean-up Artist on Mulan feature film
Fathom Pictures, Freelance concept sketch artist on various CD-ROM computer games
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Education:
A.A., Fine Art, Sacramento City College, 1992, studied drawing and painting with noted instructors, Fred Dalky and Frank Zamora
B.F.A., Illustration, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, 1997, studied under many notable teachers, including Barbara Bradley, Chuck Pyle, Craig Nelson, Bill Maughan, Zhoaming Wu.
Walt Disney Feature Animation Training Program (Florida), summer 1997
American Animation Institute, (non degree) continued study in classical life drawing and anatomy under Glenn Vilppu and Karl Gnass
Associates in Art, (non-degree) continued studies in animation, illustration, life drawing and painting, under Leonard Robinson, Bill Perkins, Nathan Fowkes, Armand Baltazar and others
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art: (non degree) continued studies in life drawing and painting under Nathan Fowkes, Bill Perkins, and Ron Lemen
California Art Institute: (non degree) continued studies in life drawing and painting under Gen Orbik, Tim Gula, Mark Schwartz and Ryan Wurmser
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Exhibitions and Awards:
2015 Instructor Medley Show at Patris Studio and Gallery
2014 Patris Studio and Gallery, work on display
1999 Finalist, Artist’s Magazine Annual Art Competition
1999 Film Roman Fine Arts Competition, work displayed at Rico Gallery
1998 Airbrush Excellence Competition, 2nd Place award, 2 honorable mentions
1997 New York Society of Illustrators student competition Franklin Mint Foundation for the Arts Award
1997 San Francisco Society of Illustrators, Student Bronze award, 2 honorable mentions
1997 Los Angeles Society of Illustrators, Illustration West 36, 3 certificates of merit
Exhibitions and Awards:
2015 Instructor Medley Show at Patris Studio and Gallery
2014 Patris Studio and Gallery, work on display
1999 Finalist, Artist’s Magazine Annual Art Competition
1999 Film Roman Fine Arts Competition, work displayed at Rico Gallery
1998 Airbrush Excellence Competition, 2nd Place award, 2 honorable mentions
1997 New York Society of Illustrators student competition Franklin Mint Foundation for the Arts Award
1997 San Francisco Society of Illustrators, Student Bronze award, 2 honorable mentions
1997 Los Angeles Society of Illustrators, Illustration West 36, 3 certificates of merit
1997 Academy of Art
College Student Spring Show, Awarded “Best Drawing from Life"
1997 Finalist, Artist’s Magazine Annual Art Competition
1997 Finalist, Artist’s Magazine Annual Art Competition
1996 New York Society of
Illustrators student competition, 1 piece accepted
1995 Academy of Art College Student Spring Show, Award of Merit
1994 Award of Recognition for outstanding contribution to Academy of Art College Student Mentor Program
1995 Academy of Art College Student Spring Show, Award of Merit
1994 Award of Recognition for outstanding contribution to Academy of Art College Student Mentor Program
1993 Academy of Art College Student Spring Show, 2nd Place Award for Perspective Drawing