Experience
May 2008 - Current
Character artist on an unannounced project. Responsible for high and low resolution modeling, as well as character texturing.
October 2006 - May 2008
Character artist for College Hoops 2k7 and College Hoops 2k8 for PS3, PS2 and Xbox360. Duties included high and low resolution modeling, normal maps and texturing for mascots, coaches, players and crowd. Also rigged and bound a number of mascots and coaches. Worked on lighting for players and sideline characters/crowd.
Ballistic Pixel Labs - Lake Mary, Fl
June 2005 - September 2005
Position - Freelance Artist
LOD creation, Uvs, textures. Worked on several shipped titles including Everquest2 (Sony Online Entertainment), Bond: From Russia With Love (EA) and Bulletproof (Genuine Games).
Full Sail - Orlando, Fl
April 2005 - September 2006
Position - Character modeling/rigging Lab Instructor
Teaching students polygon modeling techniques and helping them apply those methods to create their character models. Also responsible fo teaching UV mapping tools and mothods as well as texturing techniques.
Deos Animation Studio - Lawerence, Ma
October, 2002 - October, 2003
Position - CG Artist
Duties included prop and environment modeling and texturing, scene setup, compositing and character animation. Worked on A Very Wompkee Christmas which aired on PBS as a Christmas special in December 2003 as well as the demo for Ribert and Robert which will be airing on PBS this fall.
Education
Full Sail Real World Education - Orlando, Fl
November, 2003 - March 2005
Graduated in March, 2005 with an Associates Degree of Science in Computer Animation. Was the Class Valedictorian as well as the recipient of the Advanced Achiever Award.
School of the Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA
September, 2003 - May, 2004
Took various Fine Art courses including figure drawing, photography and 2D design and several technical classes in Photoshop and Lightwave.
University of the Arts - Philadelphia, PA
September, 2002 - May, 2003
Curriculum included Figure Drawing, traditional and stop motion animation, 3D design/sculpture and photography. Was on the fall 2002 Deans List.