Education

Animation Mentor                                                                                                                   June 2020 - Sept. 2021

           Completed the 3D Character Animation program
           Mentors: Don Kim, Shawn Kelly, Shad Bradbury, Jeremy Lazare, Jean-Denis Haas

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Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA                                                     September 2018 - May 2020

BFA in Animation, Summa Cum Laude (4.0)   

Relevant Courses:  3D Animation Principles, Expressive Character Acting, Character Performance Essentials, Character Set-up and Animation, Senior Capstone, Collaboration in Digital Media, 3D Character Animation: Performance & Dialogue

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Mount Ida College, Newton, MA                                                                                 September 2015 - May 2018

GPA 3.97, Dean’s List - Animation Program

Relevant Courses: Animation Principles, History of Animation, 3D Animation I, Rigging, Acting for Animation

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Software

Autodesk Maya, AnimBot, ShotGrid/Shotgun Studio, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate Studio, Google Suite, Microsoft 365 - Basic knowledge of Unreal Engine and Houdini

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Experience

Crafty Apes VFX, Atlanta, GA (Remote)

3D Animation Coordinator/Jr. Animator                                                            April 2022 – Present

Currently acting as the Global 3D Animation Coordinator for all seven Crafty Apes studios.

Responsible for developing and managing all production aspects within the animation department including but not limited to resource planning/workload management, task status management, animation department liaison for project specific production teams, show tracking, department workload reports, developed animation production staff onboarding documentation, participates in hiring, onboarding, and performance review process for animation staff.

Animating various shots in addition to coordination responsibilities including motion capture clean up, match-moving and animations reliant on animation principles and character continuity. Prior work includes projects from Marvel, Netflix, Universal Studios, and Disney+, among others.

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Freelance 3D Animator, Remote                                                                       May 2021 - May 2023

         Animated two character promotional shot for a U.S. based short film

         Animated for a short film production based out of Germany

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Attractions Coordinator, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL              Nov. 2021 - April 2022

         Responsible for providing direction to cast members at the attraction

         Manage cast deployment system and full operation schedule including breaks and

         position workload management based on demand throughout the day

         Promotes teamwork, and assisting the team in meeting quality and quantity standards

         while maintaining attraction safety for all

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Freelance Illustrator, Action for Animals Maine, Remote                     August 2020 - January 2021

         Creates Illustrations of contributors' pets to support cause

         "Action for Animals Maine has a mission to help pet owners in desperate need of 

           financial assistance to support emergency veterinary care for their beloved animals."

           ~ Action for Animals ME site

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3D Animator/Director/Producer, Monster of the Dark, Savannah, GA     May 2019 - August 2020

Writer, concept artist, animator, creator

Finalize decisions for all aspects of the production pipeline

Maintain clear and organized asset list and production schedule in Google Suite

Communicate effectively, written and verbally with team members regularly

Project currently on hold

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Animator/Associate Lighting Lead, Stabby, Savannah, GA                           May 2019 - June 2020

Perform extensive research on crab movement

Responsible for shooting reference video for female lead

Responsible for animating eleven hero shots

Responsible for layout of sequence one in collaboration with the layout lead

Responsible for lighting 40 of 65 shots in Houdini with Arnold

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Animator/Layout Artist, Under Your Skin, Savannah, GA                                   January - May 2019

SCAD collaborative short film experience, accepted from portfolio review

Tested multiple shots in transition process from Autodesk Maya into Unreal Engine

Extensive production work in Shotgun Studio as an artist (also expanded knowledge of software from a production standpoint by working with project producers)

Responsible for animating multiple hero shots

Responsible for some clean up animation

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Awards and Recognition

ACM SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer | 2020

Women in Animation Member | August 2020 - Present

SCAD Animation Silver Award | Juanion | 2020

Distinguished Scholarship Recipient | 2018 -2020 | SCAD

NRHH SCAD Chapter President | May - August 2019

RA of the Year | 2018 - 2019 | SCAD

Trustees Scholar | 2015 - 2018 | Mount Ida College

Presidential Scholarship Recipient | 2015 - 2018 | Mount Ida College