2000-Present                                                                                      NYC/NJ/VA

Freelance Illustrator

Employed by various publishers to illustrate original and license picture books, activity books and spots.

Publishers include: Simon Scribble, Simon Spotlight, Son Schein Press, Robert Frederick, Kappa Books, Modern Publishing, Twin Sisters, Landoll, Golden Books

Approved Licenses include:

Veggie Tales, Holly Hobbie, John Deere, and Tiny Planets.

1998-2004                               Viacom/Blue’s Clues                                                 NYC

Senior Animator/Animator

Responsibilities included overseeing and completing all aspects of animation employing Adobe After Effects. Designing and completing new artwork employing Adobe Photoshop. Creating new animation when needed using traditional animation methods. Meeting weekly deadlines and following tight schedules. Attending numerous meetings with Senior Directors, Research, and Editing. Training new animators and assistant animators.

   

1996-1998                               Disney’s Jumbo Studio                                               NYC

Designer/Story Board Reviser

Revised and created new sections of story boards for 34 episodes of Brand New Spanking Doug (ABC). Duties included finding needed script revisions, flagging needed cuts and possible extensions, flagging and correcting drafting erratum, flagging and correcting directorial erratum, dealing on regular basis with the Director, Sound Supervisor, and Head Writer.

Designer/Character, Prop, and BG

Designed character, prop, and background art for Disney Jumbo’s Doug.

Designer/Development

Designed characters and environments on new show  Super Family Values

Story Board Reviser

Revised and created new sections of story boards for PB&J(ABC).

   

1994-1998                                                                                                                                     NYC

Freelance Animator/Designer

Magnet Pictures:

Animator/Assistant Animator/Designer/Layouts

Spiderman Cereal Commercial- Animator, Assistant Animator, Effects Animator, and Layout Designer.

X-men Hologram Danger Room Commercial- Animator, Assistant Animator, Effects Animator, and Layout Designer.

Egleston Children’s Health Care Fire Safety PSA Stop Drop & Roll- Animator

Spiderman/Wolverine Projector’s Commercial- Effects Animator, and Clean Up Artist.

X-men Hardie’s Commercial- Assistant Animator, Effects Animator, Model Sheet Designer.

Big Bag TV Opener- Animator

Ben Hillman & Company:

Animator

Cup O’ Abominations- Short Independent Film

Stretch Films:

Animator/Assistant Animator:

Granny’s New Hat- Cartoon Network Logo- Animator, Assistant Animator, Effects Animator

Checkered Cow- Cartoon Network Logo- Animator, Assistant Animator, Effects Animator

Ren & Stimpy Fruit Roll-UP Commercial- Assistant Animator, Effects Animator

Angry Cabaret- MTV Pilot- Animator, Assistant Animator, Effects Animator, and Assistant BG Designer.

Hoyt & Andy- Sportsbender- ESPN2- Storyboard Artist on Lacey’s Lingerie

Grunt & Punt- Assistant Storyboard Artist and Rotation Designer

Curious Pictures:

Designer/Assistant Animator

Little Curious- HBO- Bible Designs and Character Art

Tito The Frog- HBO- Assistant Animator

Grunt & Punt- 4 Episode Network TV Pilot- Assistant Animator

Scooby-Doo Wendy’s Kids Meal- Storyboard Artist

Ink Tank

Animator

Netsage- Character Animator for Internet Navigator

Education

   

1990-1994                                                                                                                      NYC

School of Visual Arts - BFA Illustration with Honors.

Attended the following NYC Film workshops:

Writing for Television Sit-Coms

Writing for Television Mystery

Post undergraduate studies with Arts Student League in NYC.