I can take an idea and turn it into anything - a catchy slogan, dynamic script, or a video with animated graphics that catches the eye. Wearing “multiple hats” and juggling time-sensitive tasks are what I excel at and it makes work more fun. Obsessing over Gannt charts is my thing. I am an avid designer, storyteller, and educator who excels at taking stories from conceptualization to implementation. As a multimedia artist, I have a full understanding of design, motion, and story. I am an expert with the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, After Effects, and Premiere), Autodesk Maya, and many other design applications. I am expected to be on the cutting edge of industry standards, work with clients of all backgrounds to accomplish time sensitive tasks and work flexibly to accomplish everything needed. I am a driven team player who looks at the big picture, trusts my team, and leads from the front.
ANIMATION | MOTION GRAPHICS | VFX
REGION 10 ESC - HIGHLIGHTS
Acted as a bridge between print production, video production, and digital signage needs. Helped lead and create visual design standards, branding and marketing initiatives, and create content for the various service areas within Region 10 ESC, independent school districts and charter schools supported by Region 10 ESC, and their many students. Created a production pipeline for the Communications Service area utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite.
Rescue Party is an animated short created by Studio 208 Animation, a talented and creative collective of student and professionals. Rescue Party Is an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s first published short story by the same name. The animated short is inspired by, and an homage to, classic science fiction such as Star Trek, The Stars, Like Dust, 2001 A Space Odyssey, and Battlestar Galactica.
SELLUTION 360 COMMERCIAL
Worked collaboratively with the creator Scott Snyder of Sellution to create an exciting, engaging, and informative motion graphic. Worked primarily in the Adobe Creative Suite using Adobe After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Element 3D, and Autodesk Maya. Worked remotely, across time zones, and managed tasks on time. Coordinated, planned, and executed a design standard for the Sellution viral marketing campaign.
ASCENT XR VISUALIZATION
Acted as the principal 3D Animator, Rigger, and Dynamics Artist for Ascent XR augmented reality and virtual reality projects. Created this 3D animation and simulation for a virtual reality application. Used Autodesk Maya, Particle Simulations, Curve Flow, Mash, and Unity to create this scene.
THE CRYSTAL CORE - ENERGY GUARDIAN
Acted as principal 3D Animator and Rigger for the educational video game The Crystal Core by BitLoft. This character is a non-player boss character, The Energy Guardian. The character was rigged and animated for Unity Game Engine use. Used Autodesk Maya and Adobe After Effects to create appealing animations.
THE CRYSTAL CORE - PLAYER AVATAR
Acted as principal 3D Animator and Rigger for the educational video game The Crystal Core by BitLoft. This is the Female Player Avatar. The top down angle is reflective of the in-game player camera. The character was rigged and animated for Unity Game Engine use. Used Autodesk Maya and Adobe After Effects to create appealing animations.
TURBINE DECONSTRUCTION
This is a motion graphic and 3D animation of a jet turbine. This animation was created using Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, and Autodesk Maya. The motion graphics highlight the various components of a working turbine. These graphics were tracked to follow the animation turbine.
The turbine asset was acquired from CGTrader with permission.
BLUE JAY ANIMATION
This is a short animation of a blue jay flying onto a bench. This animation was completed in Autodesk Maya. Animation was completed using extensive research and reference gathering of blue jays. The Twelve Principles of Animation were used to create the appealing and realistic movements of the bird.
KEPLER - 168F VISUALIZATION
This is a motion graphic and visual effects animation of a simulation for Kepler - 168F. This animation was created using Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop. Autodesk Maya was used to create additional assets for 3D tracking and other effects.
CiviWiki COMMERCIAL
This is a compilation of motion graphics and visualizations for the St. Louis based non-profit, CiviWiki. This short video explains the basic principles of the CiviWiki website. The animation was created using Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop. This commercial was created and succeeded in creating investor and user excitement and support.
MOCSAM COMMERCIAL
This is a compilation of motion graphics and visualizations for the St. Louis based start-up, MOCSAM. The two motion graphics and app visualizations were created to convey the core mechanics and principles of the MOCSAM app. Assets were created in Adobe Illustrator and animated in Adobe After Effects. The purpose of the motion graphic was to serve as a proof of concept for investors and users.
THE TAO OF PING PONG
This is a compilation of the visual effect shots completed for Songhe (Jason) Wang's short film, The Tao of Ping Pong. Shots were created using Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, and Autodesk Maya. As Visual Effects Supervisor,