Story

After graduating from the University of Lethbridge with a BFA in New Media I worked in Calgary for a small design firm called Glue Solutions. I started off as an intern and then was hired on full time as a New Media Designer. After a year and a half at Glue I left to pursue my interest in 2D animation at the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (Vanarts) in Vancouver.

My first animation job was at Big Bad Boo Studios as a harmony animator on the show 1001 nights. Shortly after I worked on a brief contract with Global Mechanic as a flash animator/prop designer. Following that I was hired by Toonzone Studios and worked on 6 episodes of Action Dad and 1 episode of Yoohoo and Friends.

I always try to bring a positive attitude into everything that I do. Through my experience at school and working in the animation and design industry, I find that being humble is a very big part of being successful. There is always something to learn from everyone no matter what level of experience, and the goal is to always keep growing and learning.

Demonstrated Abilities

Dependable, Committed, Reliable.

Ability to work under a deadline and produce quality results.

Ability to work independently as a freelance animator.

Ability to learn new software under timelines.

Adapted to various occupations.

Education

Diploma in 2D Animation.

Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts).

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (New Media) University of Lethbridge.

Fall 2007 Outstanding Academic Achievement (U of L).

Experience

September 2010 – February 2011 at Toonzone Studios L.A. USA (worked remotely from Vancouver B.C).

August 2010 Animator/Designer at Global Mechanic Vancouver B.C.

April 2010 – July 2010 Animator at Big Bad Boo Studios Vancouver B.C.

October 2007 – December 2009 Flash Animator, Graphic Designer, Web Designer at Glue Solutions Calgary AB.

Technical Skills

Flash animation, Classical animation, Stop motion animation, Storyboarding, Video editing and compositing, Digital and Film Photography, Model making techniques (hand made models), Graphic Design, Web Development, Character Design.

Programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, DigiCel FlipBook, Toon Boom Opus, Dreamweaver, InDesign, After Effects.

Program Languages:

Basic CSS/HTML, Basic Action Script.

Interests

Tennis, hiking, golfing, running, camping, hockey, guitar, reading, snowboarding, history, drawing, teaching and anything to do with design.