OBJECTIVE:___________________________________________________________________________________

To produce 3D models with character, imagination and style of the highest quality in a production environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:___________________________________________________________________

Donnerwood Media�� 2007-Present

�� Artist ��San Francisco, CA

� Create, modify, manage, and export 3D art assets for use in the proprietary Meez.com real-time 3D engine

� Designed, animated, and coded Flash advertisements resulting in monthly high click-through rates

iD Gaming Academy�� 2006-Present

�� Curriculum Developer��UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

� Developing 2007 Curriculum for a 3 week intensive game development course, covering modeling, animation, world design, dynamics, and scripting

Instructor��

� Developed and implemented an intensive, 1 week character modeling course for pre-college students

� Worked cooperatively in a team environment to teach the fundamentals of animation, texturing, and level design

� Successfully guided 14-17 year old students with no prior 3D knowledge through the development of original, animated 3D characters, implemented in the Torque Game Engine

Island Dreamer Interactive�� 2006

�� Character Artist �� Los Angeles, CA

� Modeled, UV'd, and textured game-ready assets within a set polygon budget

� Accurately reproduced characters from model sheets and concept art

Blend Films�� 2005-2006

�� Assistant Animator ��New York, NY

� Modeled, animated and rendered 3D scenes for reference in 2D-animated TV spots
for the Donors Choose Organization

� Worked from director�s model sheets and storyboards to effectively emulate a hand-drawn style

Scraggy Hill Elementary School�� 2000

�� Instructor�� Port Jefferson, NY

� Taught Visual Basic programming to gifted and talented 6^th graders.

� Designed and implemented a curriculum that was both challenging and age-appropriate.

EDUCATION:________________________________________________________________________________

Pratt Institute�� 2002-2006

Brooklyn, NY

�� Bachelors Degree in Computer Graphics and Interactive Media

�� Focus: 3D Character Animation

Skills:

Character Design�� Character and Environment Modeling

Character Sculpting/ Maquette Building�� Autodesk Maya

Adobe Photoshop�� Adobe Flash

Awards and Honors:

Clay-animated piece won community award on animateclay.com.

Presidential Merit Scholarship Recipient.

President�s List 2005-2006.

REFERENCES_______________________________________________________________________

Available upon request