Summary

A hands-on Art Director and artist with 15 years experience creating motion graphic design & animation in sales, broadcast and film. Unswervingly focused on delivering meaning-infused, beautiful graphics that are on point and on time for each project.

Credits

2/19 – 5/19

Title Designer Light of My Life

Film (Feature-length) — Black Bear Pictures
2/19 – 5/19
12/17 – 3/18

Title Designer Alex Strangelove

Film (Feature-length) — Red Hour Films
12/17 – 3/18
10/15 – 11/16

Motion Graphics (Design and Animation) GORTIMER GIBBONS LIFE ON NORMAL STREET (Season 2)

Prime Video — TV — Amazon Studios Details
10/15 – 11/16

Conceptualized and created 8-bit video game animation for insert into live action shots. Storyboarded, designed and created 1 min long narrative animation in same 8-bit style for a flash back sequence.

1/10 – 11/15

Freelance Motion Designer

Staff Position — There We Go Films Details
1/10 – 11/15

Motion graphics animation and design for various projects ranging from corporate sales graphics to feature film title sequences. Gates Foundation, Balvenie, Lia Sophia, Food & Savour.

4/15 – 7/15

Title Designer Beasts of No Nation

Film (Feature-length) — Red Crown Productions
4/15 – 7/15
1/14 – 1/15

Art Director

Staff Position — TAG Creative Details
1/14 – 1/15

Motion graphics design and animation for high end fashion and beauty clients: L'oreal, Maybelline, Matrix and Urban decay.

1/13 – 1/15

Freelance Title Designer/Animator

Staff Position — View Film Details
1/13 – 1/15

Film title designer and animator for renowned documentarians, Joe and Harry Gantz. HBO, Crushed Planet, The Race to Save The World, American Winter.

5/02 – 10/14

Art Director and Visual Effects Editor for Ad Sales Media Production

Staff Position — Turner (formerly Turner Broadcasting System, Inc) Details
5/02 – 10/14

In-house lead creative. Translated specific marketing goals, client situation, and technical documents into strategic concepts and scripts, visual graphics and animation, and full video presentations. Directed and set the tone and creative look of every project ensuring that they remained on-brand, on time, and on the leading edge of current graphic trends. Managed the evolution of the design technology needs of the group. Campaigns were completed for all Turner brands (TNT, TBS, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and TRU) as well as external clients such as Coke, Coors, AT&T and Lincoln.

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Education

Class of '99

Northern Illinois University

BFA/time arts

Skills

  • Television
  • Broadcast
  • Creative Direction
  • Feature Films
  • GRAPHICS
  • Motion Graphics
  • 3D
  • Animation
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • compositing
  • Art Direction
  • cinema 4d
  • Typography
  • Magic Bullet
  • Element 3D
  • Trapcode
  • infographics
  • Broadcast Design
  • Title Sequences
  • Computer Graphics Design