Background

I I am an artist in every sense of the word. I am an animator, a professor, a teacher, a character designer, a storyboard artist, a martial artist and a fitness artist. I can draw and I can stay fit and I can also work hard. I would love an opportunity to use my skills near my home! I have over a decades worth of experience and I will work hard for you. Thank you for your consideration.

Job experience

• August 2020 - present
  Assistant Professor
  Laguna College of Art and Design,
  

  Work with faculty in facilitating admissions, registration of students, mentor and advise students in their focus of study and teach up to three
  classes per semester.
  Character Design for Limited Animation: Students are taught to build characters made specifically for limited animation and stop
  motion, understanding the similar yet different aspects of doing character design within strict confines of the job. In this class, they also learn to
  do turnarounds, expression sheets and a walk cycle with their designs.
  Fundamentals of Character Design: Students are taught the rigors and fundamentals of character design: variation in shapes,
  silhouette, s-curves, expression sheets, turnarounds, variation in design styles, shapes in perspective.
  Storyboarding Fundamentals: Students are taught the basics of story building and storytelling through storyboard. Students were
  asked to storyboard 4 different types of story

• January 2020 - March 2021
  Storyboard Artist
  Stoopid Buddy Studios,
  

  Responsible for storyboard and storyboard revisions on Season 11 of Robot Chicken, working closely with the director and writers on the show.

• January 2007 - February 2019
  Senior Creative Artist
  Warner Bros. Consumer Products
  

  Responsible for conceptual and production character artwork for all Warner Bros. film and TV properties, including Looney Tunes, Harry Potter,
  Justice League, and Hanna Barbera in consumer products, including toys, plush, animation, live action films and graphic design for trends and
  style guides, in which I have worked on a multitude of design styles and mediums.

Education

• CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
  BFA
  

  - present

  Animation
• ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY
  Masters
  

  - present

  Animation, Visual Development