EDUCATION HISTORY

University of California Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television
Master of Fine Arts in Animation

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Video Editor / Designer at UCLA Life Science Core,
November 2017 to July 2019

Worked full time as video editor, designer, and animator for the UCLA Life Science Core Media department. Created rich multimedia for high-enrollment online and hybrid undergraduate courses. Used Final Cut Pro X to edit 30+ hours of video lectures as lead editor, and used Photoshop and Animate to illustrate detailed academic diagrams. Completed UCLA courses include Biology, Genetics, Linguistics, Ancient Women in Power, and History of the Holocaust.

Freelance 2D Animator, September 2009 to present

Worked with Animate and After Effects on freelance 2D animation jobs for a range of high profile clients, including Microsoft / Skype, California NanoSystems Institute, Relationship One, Quosity, Appcelerator, Ritz Carlton, and AskVideo.com. Worked as VFX animator for music videos with Spaceout Productions. Worked with actor Allen Maldonado’s company Everybody Digital to create animations and title sequences for various short films.

Lead Animator at Graverobber Productions,
January 2015 to May 2018

Worked as the lead animator for a small production team on several 2D animated TV show pilots, including a 3 minute teaser episode and 12 minute pilot episode for the show “Beef Sumo,” which screened at SeriesFest 2017 in Denver, and a 3 minute teaser episode for the children’s show “Chicken Big,” which screened at Cartoon Forum 2018 in Toulouse, France.

Freelance Web Designer, June 2011 to November 2017

Worked with Adobe Dreamweaver to design and code mobile adaptive websites and apps for various small and large businesses. Created the interactive tour for the “Guided Choice” website using Javascript animations. Designed websites for numerous clients, including Allen Maldonado, “Hailin Tattoo” in West Hollywood, and “Events by Adam Afara” in Beverly Hills.

AE Animator at UCLA Online, May 2012 to April 2014

Worked as After Effects Animator at UCLA Online, helping a team of animators create graphics and animations for courses in Biology and Linguistics.

T.A. at UCLA, September 2011 to April 2012

Worked as the Teaching Assistant for the Interactive Animation class at University of California Los Angeles.

RELEVANT SKILLS

Expert Skill Level:

Adobe Animate
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Final Cut Pro X

Intermediate Skill Level:

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Premiere
HTML5, CSS3, Javascript

Beginner Skill Level:

Autodesk Maya


AWARDS AND HONORS

"Chicken Big" Teaser Episode
Featured at Cartoon Forum 2018
"Beef Sumo" Pilot Episode
Screened at SeriesFest Denver 2017
Kickstarter Staff Pick, fully funded
"Etch" Short Film
Grand Prize Winner,
Etch-a-Sketch v. Slinky Festival

REFERENCES

Available on request

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