Summary
of Experience
Concept artist specializing in designing characters mainly creatures, drawing
and
digitally painting to a completed maquette.
Technical Summary
Software: After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver.
Hardware: PC/Windows, NT and Mac.
Professional
Experience
Credits on IMDB
Profile on Linkedin
Myspace Profile
MaGee FX - Van Nyuys, CA 2008
Contract Artist - Sculptor.
American Makeup & FX - Van Nuys, CA 2007
Picture - Chain Letter by Deon Taylor
Contract Artist - Designer.
Crisis FX - North Hollywood, CA 2007 & 2008
Client - Red Bull & Jack In The Box
Contract Artist - Designer.
Autonomous FX - Van Nuys, CA 2007 & 2008
Picture -The Canyon by Richard Harrah
Contract Artist - Painter and sculptor.
JLM Film - Glendale, CA 2006
Picture - Species
IV by Nick Lyon
Contract Artist - Sculptor
and lead concept artist.
Frunt Line Toys - Reseda, CA 2006
Frelance Artist - Master
prototype painter.
Animal
Makers - Simi Valey, CA 2006, 2007 & 2008
Show
- Opus Films
Contract Artist - Sculptor and mold maker.
Tele - Ventures Corporation - Los Angeles,
CA 2006
Picture - Wunkies
Frelance Artist - Lead creature designer and storyboard artist.
Almost Human - Culver City, CA 2005
Picture - Strange
Wilderness by Fred Wolf
Contract Artist - Lead concept artist and sculptor.
The
Character Shop Simi Valley, CA 2005 & 2007
Picture - Snakes
on a Plane by David R. Ellis
TV Commercial DiGiorno Pizza
Contract Artist Sculptor and painter.
Vincent Guastini Productions–
Sun Valley, CA 2005
Picture - In The Name Of
The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale by Uwe Boll
Freelance Artist – Creature designer
Flix
FX North Hollywood, CA 2005
TV Commercial Toyota
Contract Artist Model miniature builder and painter
Demon Partners LLC - Woodland
Hills, CA 2005
Picture My Demon
Within by Mickael Su
Swing Crew - Set painting and prop maker.
Masters
FX - Arleta, CA 2004
Picture Slither by James
Gunn
Freelance Artist - Concept artist for alien creatures in Slither .
Atlantic
West Effects - Sylmar, CA 2004 & 2006
Picture Alien Express
by Turi Meyer
Picture - Drawing Restraint
9 by Matthew Barney
Contract Artist - Life size large scale sculptor.
Evolution Effects
Studio Eagle Rock, CA 2004
Picture Jolly Roger by Gary Johnes
Freelance Artist - Concept Artist for makeup FX on Jolly Roger .
BIDDIES,
Oakland CA 2003
Freelance Artist - painter for toy model prototypes.
YUMFACTORY,
Berkeley CA 2003
Freelance Artist - Sculpted and painted high-end detailed resin cast models.
THE
CREATURE animated 3D short by Randy Link 2003
Freelance Artist -Sculpted the maquette of the creature.
Plan
B Enterprises, Marin CA 2002
Worked on toy model prototypes.
Freelance Artist - Painted and added hair to high-end detailed resin cast
models.
Expressions
Center for New Media, Emeryville, CA 2001
Character Development class: Lab instructor
Phil Ramone & Friends-The Recording Academy (NARAS): Camera operator
Train-KFOG Private Concert: Camera operator
Bon Jovi-Ronald McDonald House: Camera operator
Sons of Champlin-Bill Champlin: Technical Director
Cold
Spring Granite, Cold Spring, MN 1999-2000
Diamond etcher and a commission artist fulfilled custom orders for etching
into granite and
developing original designs.
Interspace
Simulation, St. Cloud, MN 1998
Sales person for entertainment venue. Operator of M4 motion simulator rides
responsible for
operation and maintenance of all equipment.
Bernicks
Pepsi, Waite Park, MN 1995-2000
Manufacturing industry, Point of Sale department manager, responsible for
customizing signs for
special orders, coordination with sales staff and managing all administration
of the department.
Education
Expression Center for New Media, Emeryville, CA, B.A.S., Animation, Graduate
2001
St.Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, Course of study in drawing and sculpture
1997
St.Cloud MN Technical College, St.Cloud, MN, Advertising degree, 1996
References Available Upon Request