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    Employment Experience

     

     2002 – Present -Freelance Concept and Character Design:

    -Cirque Du Soleil, Character Design.

    -Unannounced Project, Blue Sky, Character and Location Design.

    -The Lorax, Illumination Entertainment, Visual Development.

    -The Seventh Son, Warner Bros., Live action feature film, Character and Location Design.

    -The Penguins of Madagascar, Nickelodeon, Character, Location and Prop Design, Matte painting.

    -Jak and Daxter 4, Naughty Dog Entertainment, Concept Art.

    -Princess and the Frog, Disney animated feature film, Visual Development.

    -Golden Era, Educational Books, Character Design.

    -OZ, Hot Donut Productions, Visual development.

    -Earthspace – Earthspace, LLC, IP property development, Character and Location Design.

    -Rio- Blue Sky Feature animated film, Visual Development.

    -Sould, Live Action Feature Film,  Character Design.

    -Witch Girl- Wildbrain Entertainment, feature animated film, Visual Development.

    -Coca Cola animated TV advertisement, Buck Design, Matte Painting.

    -Santa Claus, Tom T. G7, Character Design. 

    -Hoodwinked 2, The Weinstein Company, Kanbar Entertainment, Visual Development. 

    -Rise of the Argonauts, Liquid Entertainment Video Game, Concept Design.

    -Kung Fu Girl, Animated TV show, Production Designer.

    -Enchanted, Disney Feature Film, Visual Development.

    -Moobeard the Cow Pirate, Nickelodeon, Animated TV series, Visual Development.

    -Aristocats, Disney Toon Studios, Character Development paintings.

    -Aba & Afya, Disney Toon Studios, Visual Development

     

    2000-2002 Visual Development Artist for Dreamworks Animation:

    -Monsters Vs. Aliens- Character Design and Visual Development.

    -Puss in Boots, Animated Feature Film- Visual Development.

    -Bee Movie, Animated Feature Film- Visual Development of look and feel of the bee city.

    -Shark Tale, Animated Feature Film- Visual Development of the whale wash, including location paintings

     and drawings, construction of a working CG model and animated fly-throughs.

    -Flushed Away, Animated Feature Film- Location paintings and Visual Development.

    -Ready Steady Slow, Animated Feature Film- Visual Development.

    -Tusker- Visual Development.

    -Father of the Pride- TV Series- Visual Development.

     

    1996-2000 Visual Development and Layout/ CGI artist for Walt Disney Feature Animation:

    -Sweating Bullets, Chicken Little- 3D modeling and Layout.

    -Treasure Planet, Animated feature Film- Visual Development.

    -The Emperor’s New Groove, Animated Feature Film- Visual Development and Layout.

    -Mulan, Animated Feature Film- Visual Development and Layout.

    -Hercules, Animated Feature Film- Visual development and Layout.

        

    1996- present free-lance illustrator:

    -Upper Deck/ Cryptozoic World of Warcraft trading cards.

    -New Orleans Burlesque event poster.

    -Realms of Fantasy Magazine- Fantasy Story Illustrations for issues March and April 2006.

    -Tori Amos 2005, 2006 calendar illustrations.

    -Dark Horse Comics- Painted comic book written by Harlan Ellison, and comic book cover illustrations.

    -Holiday Inn Hotels- Murals.

     

    Teaching experience.

    -Gnomon School of Visual Effects. Class: Concept Design.

    -Pacific Institute of Art and Design (PIAD), Pasadena. Class: Concept Design.

    -Art Center College of Design, Pasadena. Classes include: Imaginative Landscape, and Visual Development.

    -Freelance in-home MAYA tutor.

     

    Skills

    Computer Knowledge:

    -Understanding of computer systems hardware construction/ operation.

    -Macintosh, windows, and UNIX / LINUX operating systems.

    -MAYA, Photoshop, Painter, Illustrator, Golive, InDesign, Quark Express, Premiere, Shake, After Effects, Microsoft Word, Excel, and many other applications.

     

    Other Artistic skills:

    -Sculpture, maquette, character, and fine art sculpture.

    -Diorama and stop motion animation set design and construction.

    -Jewelry design and construction.

    -Architectural design and architectural model design and construction.

    -Metalsmithing and blacksmithing.

    -Fine art furniture design and construction.

    -Building construction- Carpentry, plumbing, electrical and masonry.

     

    Own small businesses:

    -Aristata Publishing- Publishes “Aphrodisia- Art of the Female Form” Volumes 1 and 2 book/contest.

    -Produce fine art for publishing posters and books of my own artwork for sale on the internet, conventions and by mail.

    -Produce a line of Jewelry for sale to boutiques.

     

    Education:

    -BFA in Illustration from Art Center College of Design.

    -Graphic Design and Architecture at Cal Poly San Louis Obispo.

    -Computer Instruction at various locations.

     

    Shows:

          -2011, Pinup the Exposition, La Gallery, Montreal Canada, Versailles France.   

          -2010, Gallery Nucleus, "Poster Peepshow", Alhambra California.

          -2010, Galerie Daniel Maghen, Paris France.

          -2010, OhNoDoom Gallery, Chicago Illinois.

          -2009, Society of Illustrators West 47 Exhibit, Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra California.       

          -2007, 2009 Society of Illustrators NY, Spectrum Exhibitions, New York.

     

    Awards:

          -2010, Silver Award in Advertising, Spectrum 17.

          -2009, Gold Award in Editorial, Spectrum 16.

          -2005,Society of Illustrators Bronze medal for Visual Development, for Treasure Planet Development art.

          -Artwork chosen for Spectrum 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 “The Best of Science