Experience

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Background designer/ visual development artist;   Oddbot, Glendale, CA (6/2022 - current)

Designing and painting backgrounds for undisclosed Disney+ series.

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Adjunct Instructor;  Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA (8/2019- current)

Teaching background design and Photoshop digital painting on Saturdays. (Remote via Zoom)

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Background designer;   Six Point Harness, Los Angeles, CA ( 5/2022 to 6/2022)

Designed and painted backgrounds in 2D/3D for undisclosed pilot.

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Background designer;    Warner Brothers Animation, Burbank, CA (4/2021 - 1/2022, 8/2018 - 2/2021 and 7/2017 - 9/2017)

Background painting for "Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons", "Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind", "Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge",  "Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms", "Injustice" and visual development for various undisclosed DTV projects.

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Designed and painted backgrounds for "Teen Titans Go to the Movies".

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Background layout for "Supernatural".

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Color design for "Scooby Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog".

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Concept artist (freelance);    DreamWorks TV, Glendale, CA (11/2020 - 2/2021)

Visual development for Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.

 

Key background designer (freelance);   Fox Animation Studios, Los Angeles, CA (6/2018 - 3/2019 and 11/2013- 2/2014)

Designed and painted over 250 key backgrounds for “Cosmos- Possible Worlds”, “Cosmos- A Spacetime Oddysey”.

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Concept artist (freelance);    Disney Television Animation, Burbank, CA (11/2017 and 6-7/2014)

Visual development of environment design for an undisclosed project.

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Visual development of early environment concepts for "Elena of Avalor".

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Background designer;    Warner Brothers Animation, Burbank, CA (7/2017 - 9/2017)

Designed and painted backgrounds for "Teen Titans Go to the Movies". 

 

Art director;    Warner Brothers Animation, Burbank, CA (1/2015 - 3/2017)

Supervised all 3D design and color (characters, backgrounds. props and EFX) on two "Lego DC Superhero Girls"

DTV feature films as well as various 3D Lego shorts. Title sequence design and color.

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Created approximately 250 color script images, as well as supervised background layout and final color BG paintings for all episodes and title sequence of "Bunnicula" (Cartoon Network/ Boomerang).

 

Background designer;    Shadowmachine, Los Angeles, CA (2014)

Designed and painted backgrounds for "Bojack Horseman"  (Netflix)  Also provided additional animation.

 

Background designer;    Nickelodeon, Burbank, CA (2014)

Designed and painted backgrounds for "Breadwinners".

 

Background designer;    Bento Box, North Hollywood, CA (2013-2014)

Layout design and visual development for "Brickleberry" (Comedy Central).

 

Background designer;    Renegade, Glendale, CA (2013-2014)

Layout design and visual development for "The Tom and Jerry Show" (Warner Bros).

 

Background designer;    Oddbot, Los Angeles, CA (2011-2012)

Designed and illustrated backgrounds for a series of Disney Club Penguin shorts.

 

Background designer and animator;    Six Point Harness, Hollywood, CA (2010-2011)

Painted layouts and final color work for Tom Hanks' series "Electric City" and MTV's "Good Vibes".

 

Background designer and animator;    Film Roman, Burbank, CA (2008-2010)

Supervised animation on "Spaceballs" (G4 Network) and "Hoops n Yoyo" (Hallmark Channel).

 

Animator;    Bento Box, Burbank, CA (2010)

Animated in ToonBoom Harmony on "Neighbors from Hell" (TBS/Dreamworks).

 

Animation consultant;    Film Roman, Burbank, CA (2006-2007)

Consulted on 2D digital production pipelines and and taught digital storyboarding on Slacker Cats (ABC Family).

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Animator;    Renegade, Glendale, CA (2004-2009)

Worked on "The Mr Men Show" "Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi" (Cartoon Network).

Designed all FX sequences for "Christmas is Here Again" Feature film.

 

Animator;   Comedy Central, Burbank, CA (2003)

Created character and effects animation in Flash for "Kid Notorious".

 

Technical director;   Revolution Studios (Sony), Santa Monica, CA (2002)

Built scenes and blocked-in animation for the Flash-animated feature film "Lil Pimp".

 

Assistant animator/ inker;   Reelworks Animation Studio, Minneapolis, MN (1996-2001)

Animated traditional cel animation, inked cels and created pencil tests for commercials.

Freelance Experience

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Background layout and paint for "Smiling Friends", Princess Bento, (Australia) 2021

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Background paint for Babylon 5 DTV project, Warner Brothers Animation, 2021

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Background layout for "Bless the Harts" seasons 1 and 2, Titmouse, 2019 and 2020

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Visual development/ environment design for "Zeke Polka" Disney pitch project,  2018

 

Background layout and painting all environments for "Bush Leaguers" short pitch project, 2018

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Background layout for "Scooby Doo Supernatural", Warner Brothers Animation, 2017

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Cover image and illustrations for USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s print magazine, 2015

 

Concept art for Miranda Sajdak's "Riveting" selected as a finalist in the "Next MacGuyver" competition, 2015

 

Eight concept paintings for USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s print magazine, 2014

 

Design and animation for a clip used in a music video, Aaron Sims Company 2014

 

Art direction and background visual development on shorts for Hallmark’s Spiritclips, 2013

 

“The Future is Now” Art direction on short for The Mayo Clinic’s Board of Governors, 2012

 

"Steampunk Chronicles" created all backgrounds for videogame, Xyla Entertainment, Trenton, NJ 2012

 

“Neighbors from Hell” Character animation on teaser pilot for Dreamworks, 2009

 

“American Primitive” Photoshop background designs for title sequence of feature film, 2008

 

Art director on "Legend of the Chihuahua" for Sam Hurwitz Productions/ Disney, 2008

 

“Horton Hears a Who!” Traditional FX animation for Joey Mildenberger’s Mechanical Moon, 2008

 

“Are We Done Yet” Animated on title sequence for live action feature film, Kurtz and Friends, 2007

 

“The Sun Show” Animation for Eric Goldberg and Andreas Deja’s sun safety short film, 2006

 

Art direction and visual development on "Fairfield" film noir animated short film, 2006