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Education

Art Institute of Tampa (AiTA) Tampa, FL
Media Arts & Animation 2007-2011

Pinellas County Center for the Arts (PCCA) St. Petersburg, FL
Visual Arts 2001-2005

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Professional Experience
Lead Animator

Zynga

July 2015 - Present

Animation and implementation of Slots and Match3 animation for mobile on IPs such as Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka, Princess Bride, and Harry Potter.
 

Artist I

Multimedia Games

October 2013 to July 2015

Created art, assets, animation, particle effects and composited video for advertising for casino slots. Machines include Fun in the Sun, Little Witches, Treasure Trove and Paris le Magnifique.

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Vis Dev Artist & Animator

Echo Bridge Pictures

November 2012 to July 2015
Created character designs, color scripts, and background designs for short 1 minute animated music video. Worked as clean-up artist & animator on Fox shows such as Axe Cop, ChoZen, Highschool USA, and Golan the Insatiable.

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Animator

MetroConventions

December 2012 to July 2013
Worked with clients to create a short 50 second animated fight sequence for 

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Game Artist

Cambium Learning Group

December 2011 to December 2012
Recreated character designs and environment designs for 2D Educational games, updating old graphics and visuals to be more whimsical, cartoony and appealing to k-8 audience.

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Game Artist

Mobius Games

August 2011 to January 2012
Worked with two game coders to make a sidescrolling Android game. Work included background environment, game tiles, and character design.

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Skills
Character concept and design
Illustration
Color Keys
Digital inking and painting for 2D animation
Inbetween and Keyframes for 2D animation

Programs
Corel Painter
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Animate
Unity
Maya