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WORK EXPERIENCE

Animator - While working for Eyevox, tasks include modeling, texturing, animating, and motion graphics for commercials and internal projects. Notable projects include animator for Between the Lions (2007-2009) and Assistant Art Director/ 3D Animator for Lomax: The Hound of Music (2008). Eyevox employee 2005 to present.

CG Modeler: LOTR: ROTK - As a member of Weta Digital's modeling department, modeling tasks included hard surface and organic modeling in both poly and subdivision surfaces. -June to November 2003-

CG Modeler: Lazytown- Briefly worked for TrueNorth on a project entitled Lazytown for Nickelodeon. Duties included modeling a digital town to be shot as a background for live action. -November 2003-

Instructor - Responsibilities include course design, critique, and primary instruction of Animation 1, 2, & 3 . Fall 2002 instructor of Animation 1 & 2 . Spring 2003 instructor of Animation 2 & 3 .

Technical Consultant - As a member of Mississippi State University's I.T.S. Department, duties included personalized software instruction, facilitating support services for MSU faculty, and other trouble shooting tasks. -Fall of 2001 through Summer of 2002-

Research Assistant - Member of a small team responsible for conceptualizing, researching, and producing a photo real simulation of hurricane landfall. Personal responsibilities included conceptual input, story boarding, modeling, texturing, and rigging. - Summer of 2001 for Mississippi State University / HPVCI -

Textile Designer - Duties included large scale carpet design from conceptual development to production. - Summers of 1997-1999 -

 
ABILITIES

Software - Maya, Mudbox, Photoshop, After Affects, Illustrator, Premiere, Dreamweaver, etc.

Graphic Design Capabilities

Conceptual Development / Illustration

 
 
 
EDUCATION

M.F.A. at Mississippi State University 2001-2004. G.P.A.: 4.0

B.F.A.
& French Minor from Mississippi State University 1996-2001 , Summa Cum Laude

 
HONORS/AWARDS

2009 Crossroads Film Festival Judge - Spring 2009

2004 Chicago Area Emmy Awards Judge - Spring 2005

Graduate Research Assistantship - Summer 2001

Graduate Teaching Assistantship - Fall 2001 through Spring 2003

Arts and Sciences Society of Scholars

Platinum Award (animation category) - The Justice Project's Artist Call for Justice 2002

2001 Best of Show Award , two Gold Awards, Silver Award ; 1999 Citation of Excellence, Gold Award - AAF Addy Awards (Graphic Design)

Artistic Achievement Award in Mississippi State University's 2001 Student Competition.

Honorable Mention in USA Today 's 1999 Collegiate Challenge

Washington County MSU Alumni Scholarship -
1996-1998

Ferreti / Karnstedt Portfolio Scholarship - 1998-2001

MSU Academic Excellence Scholarship - 1996-2001

Deanes / Johnson Scholarship - 1996-2001

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