RELATED EXPERIENCE

Brand New School (Aug 09, pitch)
Designer
Designed four storyboards for 7up endtag

Shilo (Aug 09, pitch)
Designer
Created three storyboards for endtag to Brutal Legend videogame commercial

Maya Fast Track Program (July 09, 1 week)
Took a course to get an overview of 3-D modeling in maya

Motion Theory (June 08, June 09)
Designer, Animator
Designed storyboards for pitches
Composited for commercials and music videos

Fisheggs (May 08, 3.5 weeks)
Designer, Animator
Finished American Gladiators Season 2 show package
Work included: show open, stats animations,
and scoreboard / clock updates

Viewpoint Creative (July 07–Apr 08)
Junior staff designer
Producing storyboards for broadcast and internal videos
Animating in After Effects and Cinema 4d

Picture Mill (June 07, 1.5 weeks)
Designed movie logo and opening title sequences for
Fool's Gold, This Christmas, and Kids In America

Aramark Campus Dining (Dec 06–Apr 07)
Project experience includes:
Gameboard design and video ipod animations
Inhouse poster and brochure design

Blissium Motion Graphics Internship (Jun 06–Aug 06)
Project experience includes:
Working with project directors on storyboards,
logo animations, and commercial graphics
Collaborating with other designers on animations and storyboards
for AMD, Cartoon Network, Platex, and Direct TV
Proposed a rebrand for Blissium Studio website and slate animation

University Promotions (Jan 04-Jun 06)
Project experience included:
Brochures for student organizations and campus departments
Posters, web ads, banners, and pluggers made for campus events
Communicating with commercial printers on price quotes,
pantone and paper choice, and printing proofs

HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Gates Millennium Scholar
Top 6 in Grand Valley State University Art Program (Aug 04)
Calder Art Scholarship (Aug 02–Aug 04)
Out-of-State Award for Excellence
Bert Price Diversity Scholarship
Sharon Berhalter Memorial Scholarship
Olive B. Cole Scholarship