Objective
To obtain employment in the Graphic Design, Illustration or Storyboarding field.
Experience
Puppetown/Puppet Design Studio
Puppet Designer/Fabricator/Puppeteer – Feb 2008 to present
Create concept art for approval based in client feedback. Fabricate on an as-needed basis, creating patterns for foam and fleece construction. Perform puppets on an as-needed basis. Clients included 20th Century Fox, Toyota Online and music video producers.
ThINK Marketing
Comic Book Artist — June–July 2015
Created caricatures of executive staff based on photos provided by client. Hand-drew and digitally colored , lettered and laid out five-page comic book from client script.
Mili Pictures
Storyboard Artist — June–Aug 2014
Hand-drew storyboard drawings for feature-length animated movie. Duties included writing gags and pitching ideas to the director and writers for approval to flesh out story.
DIRECTV, Inc
Sr. Production Artist / Digital Asset Manager / Illustrator / Storyboard Artist — May 2001 to Aug 2012
Prepped files for print as part of in-house Creative Services department. Worked on an as-needed basis drawing illustrations and storyboards for Print and On-Air departments. Managed digital assets such as phots and logos, including distribution of assets company-wide and removed expired assets from circulation.
Legacy Effects
Freelance Puppet Designer — Nov 2009 to Feb 2011
Created concept art for clients approval before puppet fabrication began, honing final designs based on client input. Clients included Nike, Boost Mobile and Intel, among others.
Imperial Woodpecker
Costume Concept Artist — Nov 2009
Worked alongside costume designers to develop signature looks for 8 Nike television commercials. Illustrations were used to finalized over 100 costumes for over a dozen puppets, based on client feedback and script needs.
InColor
Letterer / Colorist / Night Manager — June 1994 to June 1996
Digital colorist, letterer and comic book layout artist for Image and Darkhorse Comics. During the two years at InColor, duties expanded to overseeing crew of 5-7 colorists during the night shift.
Programs/Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
• PhotoShop
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Flash
• Dreamweaver
MicroSoft Office
• Word
• Outlook
• Powerpoint
Roxio Toast
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
Internet Related
• WordPress
• Fetch
• Some CSS styling
Illustration Techniques
• Brush and Ink
• Technical Pens
• Digital Art
• WACOM Tablet
• Comics