PiXABLE Studios Dresden, Germany
Freelance Animator 03/09 - 07/09

- Animated hero characters in XSI for Settlers VII (RTS game for the PC).
- Created animation cycles for game play ranging from idles to acting to runs.
- Transferred and modified animation for various body types.
- Setup and transferred complex constraint relationships between characters and props.
- Communicated closely with management to identify and isolate rigging and modeling issues.
- Managed and maintained workflow efficiently via remote location by use of
strict time management and goal oriented scheduling.

Element X Creative Dallas, TX
Animator / Animation TD / Project Manager 05/08 - 10/08

- Animated hero and hero crowd characters for Bowlopolis in XSI.
- Created 3D animation in XSI for a variety of commercial projects.
- Created 2D animation and motion graphics in After Effects.
- Fixed artistic and technical retakes.
- Worked as a Project Manager to delegate tasks, approve shots, manage schedules, and interface with clients.

Green Grass Studios Dallas, TX
Animator / Animation TD 05/07 - 05/08

- Animated hero and hero crowd characters including lip sync in 3D Studio Max.
- Blended and manipulated various motion capture files for smooth animation.
- Layered key frame animation in addition to motion capture.
- Cleaned problematic motion capture and substituted keyframe animation as needed.
- Programmed MaxScript tools for both animation, architectural, and pipeline needs.
- Worked in Moprheme to create networks and blend motion capture data.

Element X Creative Dallas, TX
Animator / Animation TD 09/06 - 01/07

- Animated hero and hero crowd including facial and lip sync animation for BibleQuest.
- Worked with both motion capture and keyframe animation in Maya.
- Fixed artistic and technical retakes.
- Programmed MEL scripts for animation, layout, and editorial.
- Created character poses for Boz.
- Worked with After Effects to create 2D animation and effects.

DNA Productions Irving, TX
Special Ops / Animator The Ant Bully 09/05 - 05/06

- Animated hero and hero crowd for The Ant Bully.
- Fixed artistic and technical retakes.
- Provided pipeline support for the Animation department.
- Exported animation data from Maya scene files into MDD and XML formats.
- Ensured that all animation data was properly exported from Maya and appeared identical in Houdini.
- Communicated closely with programming to identify problems with export scripts and streamline the exporting process.

Assistant Coordinator, Texture Department 06/05 – 09/05

- Managed schedules and meetings for the Coordinator and Department Head.
- Entered and tracked all asset and assignment information in the shot database.

Animation Intern / Prod. Asst. Jimmy Neutron and The Ant Bully 08/04 – 06/05

- Animated shot for Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2.
- Worked on Animation projects assigned by the Animation Leads.
- Attended all available meetings from preproduction to postproduction.

Skills

Maya	XSI	3D Studio Max	Houdini
MEL	C++	MaxScript	Morpheme
After Effects	Photoshop	Premiere

Education

University of Texas at Dallas, Bachelor of Arts – Arts and Technology Magna cum Laude