Education:

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)
2011 BFA in New Media with Computer Science minor

Skills:

Intermediate knowledge of Photoshop,  After Effects, Premiere and 3ds Max
Basic knowledge of Illustrator, Soundbooth, Dreamweaver and Zbrush
Intermediate knowledge of Particular and CameraTracker plugins for After Effects
Intermediate knowledge of HTML, CSS and web design principals

Professional Experience:

Compositing Lead and Visual Effects Artist at Dreamscape Cinema
July 2011 - present, Champaign, IL
Created and composited dozens of effects shots for the feature film, My Dog the Space Traveler
Fixed post-production issues including wire/rig removal, background replacement and
Collaborated with the director, editor and other artists
Took on additional responsibilities to help meet deadlines and achieve desired quality

Lead Artist on The Golden Hour game for Project NEURON
February 2011 - present, Champaign, IL
Created art assets for a web-based flash game
Worked closely with coders and designers to shape gameplay and user interfaces

Video Producer for UIUC graduate student project
Summer 2010, Champaign, IL
Recorded, edited and produced a ten minute pitch video for a half-million dollar grant proposal
Worked with clients and actors to develop concepts from script to screen

Web Developer for Miksanek Associates
June 2009 - September 2010, Champaign, IL
Designed and built two business websites from scratch
Created a PHP site with an XML backbone for easy updates and dynamic content organization
Provided periodic updates and customer service.

Graphic Designer at Chapter Communications
September 2007 - April 2009, Champaign, IL
Designed the look of dozens of websites for organizations across the country
Created modular Photoshop templates that could be reconfigured into other projects

QA Tester at Volition Inc.
Summer 2008, Champaign, IL
Worked with a team to locate bugs in the Xbox 360 version of Saints Row 2
Assigned to a dedicated art team to identify visual problems in game environments
Provided detailed error reports to developers

3D Modeler and Animator at JTM Concepts Inc.
June 2006 - January 2008, Rock Island, IL
Worked on educational software for a stereoscopic 3D presentation platform
Created 3D models, textures and animations for real-time simulations
Solved integration problems between multiple software packages
Gave weekly project updates and presented ideas at department meetings

Personal Projects:

Wrote, directed, filmed and edited a 5 minute short film entitled The Responsibilities of Men
Wrote, directed, filmed and edited a 40 minute film entitled Falling Up
Modeled, rigged and animated characters and props for an untitled 3D animated short film

Awards & Honors:

For The Responsibilities of Men:
First Place, Media and Cinema Studies Student Film Festival 2010
Best of Festival, iBradley Media Festival 2010
Official Selection, Beloit International Film Festival 2011
Official Selection, Great River Film Festival 2011
Official Selection, American Artist Film Festival 2011

For Falling Up:
Official Selection, Black Earth Film Festival 2011
Official Selection, IMC Film Festival 2011
Official Selection, Beloit International Film Festival 2012