Experience
Pluralsight  October 2014 - Present
fxphd.com   July 2011 - Present
Savannah College of Art and Design (Atlanta)   February 2010 - July 2013
SideFX Software   2011 - 2011
American Fidelity Assurance Company  August 2004 - January 2009
Digital Tutors  2003 - 2003

Skills
Houdini, Maya, Photoshop, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Nuke, Shake, After Effects, Film, Compositing, Lighting, Visual Effects, Computer Animation, Motion Graphics, Modeling, Rendering, UV mapping, Character Animation, Illustrator, MEL, Animation, Renderman, Storyboarding, Video, 3D, 3D Modeling, Zbrush

Education
Savannah College of Art and Design   2010 — 2013
Master of Fine Arts, Visual Effects

Oklahoma City University   2006 — 2008
Bachelors, Liberal Arts

Northern Oklahoma College
Associates, Digital Media

Experience
WowWee  January 2013 - Present
Adam Fairless Design Solutions   March 1996 - Present
Digital-Tutors   September 2013 - April 2015
WowWee USA Inc.   January 2009 - January 2013
Wow Wee Toys Hong Kong   January 2008 - January 2009
Wowwee Robotics   September 2006 - January 2008
Geoff Matthews Partnership   June 2003 - January 2007
Bunkspeed Ltd (USA)   March 2006 - July 2006
Connaught Motor Cars / Connaught Engineering   February 2005 - June 2006
Cu -ADAM lab   September 2003 - March 2006

Skills
Concept Design, Rhino, Design Direction, Design Management, Sketching, Industrial Design, Product Design, Photoshop, CAD, Production, Toys, Automotive Design, Rendering, Concept Development, Model Making, Illustrator, Drawing, 3D, Illustration, Ideation, Modeling, Product Development, 2D, Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping, Art Direction, Painting, Creative Direction, Sculpture, Research Design, Prototype, Packaging, Concept Generation, Graphics, Traditional Animation, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, 3D visualization, 3D Modeling, Brand Development, Solidworks, Adobe Creative Suite, Logo Design, Interaction Design, Clay Modelling, Sketchbook Pro, User Interface Design, Storyboarding, Digital Illustration, 3D rendering

Education
Coventry University   2001 — 2002
Masters, Automotive Design

Coventry University   1998 — 2001
1st Class BA Hons, Transportation Design

Professional training
Various proprietary training courses, CAD

Experience
Digital Tutors  July 2011 - Present
ITT Technical Institute  June 2007 - July 2011
Favor Aint Fair Development   November 2009 - November 2010
Accent Marketing  June 2007 - August 2007

Skills
Texturing, 3D Studio Max, 3D Modeling, Digital Sculpting, Interactive Programming, E-on Vue, Mudbox, Zbrush, Photoshop, Unity3D, CryEngine, Unreal Editor, Animation, Game Art, Illustrator, After Effects, Illustration, Premiere, ZBrush, Flash, Character Animation, 3D, Video Games

Education
Collins College   2004 — 2007
Bachelor of Art, Game Design

Experience
Available for Freelance / Part-time / Full-time / Contract   November 2013 - Present
Cgcookie   December 2013 - July 2014
Digital Tutors  November 2011 - January 2014
Senior Artist at WMS Games   October 2012 - December 2013
DeVry University  2012 - 2013
Foreverinteractive   June 2012 - December 2012
International Academy of Design and Technology  January 2009 - September 2012
Ashford University  March 2007 - May 2009
Disney  2008 - 2009
The Marketing Store  2004 - 2006

Skills
Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, Zbrush, Digital Illustration, Illustration, Animation, Modeling, Graphic Design, After Effects, Flash, 3D Studio Max, Premiere, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Word, 3D, PowerPoint, Art Direction, Layout, UV mapping, Unreal, SketchUp, Concept Design, Character Animation, Mentoring, 3D Modeling, Storyboarding, Game Development, Great Leader, Game Design, Teaching, Microsoft Word, Rendering, Motion Graphics, Unreal Engine 3, Flash Animation, Computer Animation, Video Games, Art, Cartoons, Drawing, Digital Painting, ZBrush

Education
Ashford University   2007 — 2009
Masters, Masters of Teaching and Learning with Technology

Illinois Institute of Art   1998 — 2003
Computer Animation and Multimedia, Animation

Gnomon School of Visual Effects (Online)

Experience
Hammonton High School  September 2002 - Present
Dead Panic Studios   March 2014 - May 2015
Digital-Tutors   January 2014 - March 2014
Brad Groatman   June 2013 - November 2013
Digital-Tutors   August 2013 - September 2013
Brad Groatman   May 2013 - June 2013
Digital-Tutors   February 2013 - March 2013
Digital-Tutors   January 2013 - February 2013
Digital-Tutors   December 2012 - January 2013
Digital-Tutors   September 2012 - October 2012

Skills
Animation, Rigging, Compositing, Maya, Zbrush, Mental Ray, MEL, Character Rigging, After Effects, Character Modeling, Character Animation, 3D Modeling, Modeling, Hard Surface Modeling, Computer Animation, Premiere, Rendering, Visual Effects, Texturing, ZBrush, Photoshop

Education
Academy of Art University   2009 — 2012
MFA, Animation/Visual Effects

Princeton University   1992 — 1997
Bachelor of Arts, Politics

Experience
Bethesda Game Studios  March 2010 - Present
Digital-Tutors   August 2011 - November 2011
Suspect  October 2009 - February 2010
1st Ave Machine  October 2009 - October 2009
Shilo  August 2009 - August 2009
Suspect  June 2009 - June 2009
1st Ave Machine  April 2009 - May 2009
Blue Sky Studios  November 2008 - April 2009
Digital Kitchen  October 2008 - November 2008
GuerillaFX   July 2008 - October 2008

Skills
Character Design, Character Animation, Modeling, Rigging, Storyboarding, Maya, Supervising, Animation, Character, Commercials, 3D, 3D Studio Max, Computer Animation, Cinematics, Traditional Animation, Illustration, Computer Graphics, Film, Rendering, Lighting, Motion Capture, Autodesk MotionBuilder, Video Games, Game Development

Education
Animation Mentor   2006 — 2007
Diploma, Advanced Character Animation

School of Visual Arts   2000 — 2004
BFA, Computer Animation

Experience
FOX Television Station   May 2014 - Present
Fluid Media Studios, LLC   September 2011 - Present
International Academy of Design and Technology  February 2010 - Present
Digital-Tutors   November 2014 - December 2014
Technology Transfer Services  September 2012 - May 2014
Trial Exhibits Inc.  September 2010 - September 2012
DXD Studios   July 2008 - January 2009
CBN Animation Studio   2008 - 2008
Tri-Dimensional Studios   May 2006 - November 2007
MIA Training Center   February 2006 - May 2006

Skills
Character Animation, 3D Modeling, Character Rigging, 3D Lighting, 3D Texturing, Digital Compositing, Visual Effects, Video Editing, College Teaching, Flash Animation, Flash, Digital Sculpting, Modeling, Storyboarding, Final Cut Pro, Lightwave, Texturing, Lip Sync, Photoshop, Motion Graphics, Special Effects, Traditional Animation, 3D, Maya, Rendering, Rigging, Computer Animation, Autodesk MotionBuilder, 3D Studio Max, Adobe Creative Suite, Compositing, Mental Ray, Graphic Design, Animation, Digital Illustration, Concept Design, Zbrush, Computer Graphics, Illustrator, 3D graphics, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Art, Lighting, Film, UV mapping, Layout, Commercials, Premiere, Video

Education
Animation Mentor   2008 — 2009
Certificate, Advanced Character Animation

International Academy of Design   2001 — 2005
BFA, Computer Animation

Experience
ScanlineVFX  November 2014 - Present
Digital-Tutors   February 2014 - Present
Zoic Studios  December 2012 - November 2014
Cmivfx   August 2014 - October 2014
MPC  September 2012 - December 2012
Mr. X Inc.   October 2010 - September 2012
Aardman Animations  July 2010 - October 2010
Sliced Bread Animation   September 2010 - September 2010
Red Vision   October 2009 - 2010
Freelance  September 2009 - October 2009

Skills
Commercials, Mental Ray, Visual Effects, Compositing, Maya, Texturing, Lighting, 3D, Animation, Renderman, Shading, Look Development, Computer Graphics, PFTrack, Vray, Houdini

Education
University of Greenwich   1999 — 2002
BA(Hons), Media Communication/Film production

Lost Boys School of Visual Effects
Diploma, Visual effects

Experience
Digital-Tutors   May 2014 - Present
Enterprise Design and Innovations   November 2010 - Present
Fetch Boy the Ball Launcher   October 1995 - Present
Central Washington University  March 2002 - June 2013
Conley Engineering Inc   May 2003 - December 2011
Yakima Valley Community College  August 2007 - December 2007
Cascade Rail Foundation   2001 - 2007
Carlson Architects and various firms   April 1995 - July 2000
Dynamix Inc.   April 1990 - January 1996
Skippers Inc   June 1988 - April 1990

Skills
CAD, Solid Modeling, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Product Design, Modeling, Revit, Engineering Design, Engineering, Rapid Prototyping, Mechanical Engineering, Metal Fabrication, Manufacturing, Sheet Metal, GD&T, Design for Manufacturing, Machining, SolidWorks, Microsoft Office, Product Development

Education
Central Washington University   2002 — 2003
MS, Engineering Technology

Central Washington University   1999 — 2003
BS, Mechanical Engineering Technology

The University of Montana   1982 — 1986
BS, Business Administration, Management Emphasis, Geology

Experience
Gold Glove Protection   May 2015 - May 2015
Digital-Tutors   October 2014 - December 2014
Film Gods LLC   November 2014 - November 2014
Epic Studios, Inc.   October 2014 - October 2014
Film Gods LLC   June 2014 - July 2014
Epic Studios, Inc.   April 2014 - April 2014
Norstar Marketing Group, LLC   November 2013 - March 2014
Epic Studios, Inc.   February 2014 - February 2014
High 5 Productions   September 2013 - October 2013
Epic Studios   August 2013 - August 2013

Skills
Texturing, Modeling, Animation, Rendering, Rigging, Character, Television, Maya, Compositing, After Effects, Zbrush, 3D Studio Max, Premiere, 3D animation, Visual Effects, Photoshop, Mudbox, Texture, Art, Photography, Lightwave, Adobe Creative Suite, Film Production, 3D-Coat, 3D, Environment Modeling, Feature Films, Digital Sculpting, Character Animation, Illustration, Computer Animation, Shading, Changing Environments, Rotoscoping, 3D Modeling, Traditional Animation, Video Games, Motion Graphics, Lighting, Hard Surface Modeling, Texture Painting, Digital Compositing, Character Rigging, UV mapping, Nuke, Particle, XSI

Education
DAVE School   2002 — 2003
Associates, Digital Animation & Visual Effects

The University of the Arts   2001 — 2002
Animation

Community College of Philadelphia   1996 — 2000
Art / Photography

Experience
Abyss Studio   March 2015 - Present
Daniel Clark & Associates  April 2014 - Present
Ironklad Studios   June 2014 - March 2015
Mothership Entertainment (Games)   February 2014 - May 2014
Nate Hallinan   May 2007 - March 2014
Bent Image Lab  November 2011 - December 2013
Liquid Development  May 2007 - October 2013
Nexus Productions  August 2013 - August 2013
Muti Labs   January 2013 - May 2013
Digital-Tutors   January 2013 - March 2013

Skills
Concept Design, Digital Illustration, Matte Painting, Team Leadership, Texturing, Maya, Character, Illustration, Art Direction, Illustrator, Video Games, Digital Painting, UV mapping, Storyboarding, Conceptual Art, Character Design, Zbrush, 3D Studio Max, Digital Art, Visual Development, Photoshop, Painting, Art, 2D, Texture Painting, Game Development, Game Art, Characters, Visual Arts, Character Designs, Digital Sculpting, Environment Art, Drawing, Texture Artist, Props

Education
The Art Institute of Portland   2005 — 2007
BS, Game Art and Design

The Art Institute of Portland   2005 — 2007
BS in Game Art & Design (Honors), Concept Design

Experience
Digital-Tutors   2009 - Present
Pluralsight  2009 - 2015
Pluralsight  2009 - 2015

Skills
Maya, Storyboarding, Illustration, After Effects, Zbrush, Mental Ray, Rigging, 3D, Premiere, Digital Illustration, Modeling, 3D rendering, Photoshop, Traditional Animation, Character Animation, Graphic Design, Computer Animation, Animation

Education
Ringling College of Art and Design   2004 — 2008
Computer Animation, Film, Character animation, Graduate

Experience
Digital-Tutors   August 2015 - Present
Nickelodeon Animation Studio  October 2014 - Present
Blue Sky Studios  June 2012 - October 2014
Thesis Animated Film of Alex Curtis "Hephaestus"   September 2010 - September 2012
Thesis Animated Film of Joshua Brock "The Buckeye"   May 2010 - April 2012
Savannah College of Art and Design  March 2010 - March 2012
Senior Animated Film of Adam Floeck "Legacy"   March 2011 - September 2011
Graduate Collaborative Project "Suture"   January 2011 - March 2011
Northern Michigan University  September 2006 - March 2009

Skills
modeling, character animation, character setup, concept design, texturing, basic rigging, Autodesk Maya, Maxon Cinema 4d, Body Paint, zBrush, Mudbox, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere,, Dreamweaver, Flash, PC, Mac, Linux, Premiere, Maya, Character Animation

Education
Savannah College of Art and Design   2010 — 2012
MFA, Animation

Northern Michigan University   2005 — 2009
BFA, Electronic Imaging

Experience
Hella Legit Games   February 2014 - Present
Self Employed Artist and Graphic Designer  July 2009 - Present
Digital Tutors  September 2014 - Present
Empow Studios   September 2014 - Present
SSCI  January 2012 - August 2014
303-Games   November 2012 - November 2013
Thoughtquake Studios   May 2010 - March 2011
Brontes Technologies  August 2007 - July 2009
Brontes Technologies (a division of 3M)   2007 - July 2009

Skills
Animation, 3D Modeling, Zbrush, Computer Animation, Blender, 3D, Modeling, Lightwave, 3D graphics, Video Games, Adobe Creative Suite, Graphic Design, 3D Coat, Special Effects, UV mapping, Rendering, ZBrush, Graphics, UV Mapping

Education
School of the Museum of Fine Arts   2003 — 2007
BFA, Animation, Graphic Design, Sculpture

Tufts University   2003 — 2007
Bachelor's of Fine Arts, 3d graphics and animation

Experience
Academy of Art University  2011 - Present
KIXEYE  April 2013 - March 2015
Digital-Tutors   February 2014 - March 2014
Digital-Tutors   November 2013 - December 2013
LucasArts  May 2010 - April 2013
Electronic Arts  June 2005 - May 2010
Department of Defence  September 2004 - June 2005
Signature Devices   January 2004 - August 2004
Naval Postgraduate School  April 2001 - June 2003

Skills
Unreal Engine 3, Unreal Editor, Game Prototyping, Level Design, Kismet, Matinee, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Environment Art, Prop Modeling, Hard Surface Modeling, Texturing, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Perforce, Premiere, After Effects, Camtasia, Unity3D

Education
Academy of Art University

Landmark Education

Experience
Art Institute of California- Hollywood  July 2015 - Present
Digital Tutors  August 2014 - Present
Pixl Visn   October 2012 - Present
Rochester Institute of Technology  July 2014 - July 2015
The Art Institute of California- Los Angeles  January 2013 - July 2014
Art Institute of California- Los Angeles  January 2008 - July 2014
Blizzard Entertainment  November 2013 - June 2014
Look Effects  May 2013 - March 2014
WE3   August 2012 - September 2013
The Art Institute of California- Hollywood  July 2008 - September 2009

Skills
After Effects, 3D Studio Max, Zbrush, Photoshop, Realflow, Maya, Boujou, Mudbox, Mari, Sculpture, Mold Making, Art Direction, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Project Management, 3D Modeling, Digital Sculpting, Character Rigging, Facial Rigging, MEL Scripting, Compositing, Matchmover, Motion Tracking, 3d Animation, Particle Effects, Dynamic Simulation, Fluid Dynamics, Cloth Simulation, Hair& Fur Simulation, Shader Creation, Rendering, Lighting, UV mapping, Texture Artist, Mental Ray, Higher Education, Instructors, Computer Animation, 3D, PFTrack, Character Animation, Film, MEL, Animation, Visual Effects, Nuke, Rotoscoping, Feature Films, Traditional Animation, Video Games

Education
Academy of Art University   2011 — 2013
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Animation & Visual Effects

The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles
Bachelor's of Science, Computer Animation

Experience
Camouflaj   December 2012 - Present
Digital-Tutors   July 2014 - July 2015
343   April 2011 - December 2012
Cascade Game Foundry   March 2009 - March 2012
Microsoft Research and Development   December 2009 - December 2010
Infinity the Quest for Earth   March 2008 - July 2010
Microsoft Games Studio  January 2005 - March 2009
SGID Ince.   June 2008 - June 2008
Martin Arts   January 2004 - March 2005

Skills
Zbrush, 3D Studio Max, 3D, Pipelines, Photoshop, Vendor, Character, Video Games, UV mapping, Texturing, Maya, Max, Rendering, Modeling, Art, Production, Prototyping, Xbox 360, Game Development, Animation, Digital Sculpting, Texture Painting, UV Mapping, ZBrush, Unity3D, Computer Games, 3D Modeling, Asset Management, Optimization, 3D Rendering, Compositing

Education
Art Institute of Seattle   2000 — 2003
AA, Animation, Arts and Design

Art Institute of Seattle
Associate of Arts (AA), Game and Interactive Media Design

Experience
Temtrol  May 2013 - Present
Digital-Tutors   February 2012 - April 2013
ADFITECH, Inc.   July 2011 - December 2011
Engility formerly Dynamics Research Corporation  July 2010 - July 2011

Skills
JavaScript, PHP, jQuery, AJAX, MySQL, CSS, C#, JSON, ASP.NET MVC, MVC Architecture, Object Oriented Design, DOM Scripting, Microsoft SQL Server, HTML, XHTML, HTML 5, Ruby on Rails, Ruby, VB.NET, ASP.NET, MS Team Foundation..., CodeIgniter, Yii, Oracle SQL, DHTML, Smarty, MS Visual Studio 2010, Objective-C

Education
University of Central Oklahoma   2005 — 2010
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science; Information Science

Experience
Dream Big   January 2015 - Present
Digital-Tutors   December 2010 - January 2015

Education
University of Central Oklahoma   2004 — 2010
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Interior Design