1994 - 1998
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA BFA Applied/Media Arts - Concentration in Animation
Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.72 GPA, minor in Art History, member of Animation Club, member of Student Art League. Master classes taken with Chuck Jones and Disney's Bill Waldman.
Production/Work Experience
June 2000 - "The Quest for Happy Hour" starring Derf the Viking
A fifteen minute animated short produced by Animatus Studio in Rochester, NY Credits include: Animator, storyboards, character design, layouts, inker/digital painter, voice talent, in-betweening, backgrounds, promotional artwork Screenings: The Little Theater - Rochester, NY (premiere) The San Antonio Underground Film Festival - San Antonio, TX The Crested Butte Reel Fest - Crested Butte, CO B-Movie Theater Film Fest - Syracuse, NY The Dervio International Animation Festival - Dervio, Italy
May 1999 - "The Scent of Valhalla" starring Derf the Viking A seven-minute animated short produced by Animatus Studio. Credits include: Animator, character design, layouts, voice talent, in-betweening, inker/digital painter, backgrounds, pencil tests, plot ideas Screenings: New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (premiere) The San Antonio Underground Film Festival - San Antonio, TX Freaky Film Festival - Urbana, Illinois The Little Theater - Rochester, NY Awards: Certificate of Merit for Animation - Rochester International Film Festival
February 1998 - "Melting Pot Luck" Forty-five second independent animated short completed in eight hours at the World Animation Marathon in Pasadena, CA. Credits include: Animator, in-betweening, writing credits. Screenings: World Animation Celebration - Pasadena, CA - February 1998 Awards: Best Story" World Animation Marathon
Other Projects
From May of 1998 to June of 1999, worked as an animation teacher with the Animation Workshop in Rochester, New York. Taught 2-D, cutout, and clay animation to students of all ages. Other projects include: animation and character design for a Kodak Medical Imaging training video, animation and in-betweening for a promotional animated short for the Monroe County Water Authority, animation for independent documentaries, a short animated pitch for Cinemax, and model sheets for a public service announcement in Syracuse, New York.
Auxiliary Skills / Computer Skills
Experience with PC, Mac, and Amiga platforms, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, QuarkXPress, AXA Team 2D software, Amiga Video Toaster, Animation Stand, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, HTML language and web design. Microsoft Office Skills including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook Express, and Works. Relevant coursework includes six semesters of animation, photography, graphic design, 2-D design, 3-D design, drawing, printmaking, and painting.
