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DESIGN WORK

CCI Digital – Motion Graphics Artist

Los Angeles, CA. 2007 to 2009

DVD menu design, commercial spot work, animation, video effects & blurs.

Spitfire Media – Creative Director

Santa Monica, CA. 2004 - 2007

DVD menu design, commercial spot work, animation, video effects & blurs.

Company identity and marketing design.

Mint & Colorado Effects

Santa Monica, CA. 2003 - 2004

DVD menu design & motion graphics.

Point 360 - Freelance

Los Angeles, CA. 2003

DVD menu design & motion graphics.

Dimension Q - Freelance

Los Angeles, CA. 2002-2003

Freelance DVD menu design & authoring.

Compass Rose Media – Senior Artist

Santa Cruz, CA. 1999 to 2002

3D Modeler, Animator & Designer.

RockabillyGirls.com

Santa Monica, CA. 2000 - 2007

Creator, developer, artist and content creator.

Thinking Tools, Inc. - Artist

Monterey, CA. 1994 to 1999

Computer Modeler, Animator and Interface Designer

SKILL SET

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe AfterEffects

DVD Studio Pro

Director MX

ElectricImage

Form•Z

EDUCATION

Post-Graduate Studies

New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.

American Photography Institutes National Graduate Seminar

New York City, NY. 1992

Master of Fine Arts

State University of New York at Buffalo, Major: Photography

Buffalo, NY. 1992

Bachelor of Fine Arts

University of Oklahoma, Major: Photography

Norman, OK. 1989

TEACHING

Drexel University Philadelphia, PA. Summer,1993

• Digital Photography

Nichols Upper School Buffalo, NY. 1993 to 1994

• Computer Art

• Computer Animation

SUNY at Buffalo Buffalo, NY. 1991 to 1992

• Computer Image Synthesis

• Introduction to Computer Art

Villa Maria College Buffalo, NY. 1992 to 1993

• Photomechanical Design

• Introduction to Photography

•Intro to Design

AWARDS

UMD Excellence Rob Zombie "Hellbilly Deluxe"

Aurora Award Platinum best of Show "Sonic Youth DVD Menu Design" 2004

Aurora Award Platinum best of Show "Cinderella – Rocked, Wired & Bluesed DVD Menu Design" 2004

Joey San Jose Film Commission Award. 1999, 2000 & 2001

Wired Magazine Animation Express Honorarium. December, 1998

The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy Norstar Bank Award, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York. July, 1992