Resume
Employment Experience
2002 – Present -Art direction, freelance and in house concept and character design:
-Unnanounced, Marvel Studios, Production Designer
-Strange world, Disney Animated Feature, Visual Development
-Illustration for Wizards of the Coast Magic the Gathering/ Lord of the Rings
-Iwaju, Disney Animation, Visual Development
-Leo, feature animated film, Netflix, Production Designer.
-The Monkey Prince, Marza Animation Planet, Production Designer.
-Mushka, animated short by Andreas Deja, Maquette Sculptor and Background Painter,
-Kong the Beginning, Aquamen Entertainment, Production Designer
-The Star, Sony Pictures Animation, Production Designer.
-Wonder Woman (2017), Warner Bros./DC comics, opening credits illustrations.
-Unannounced Project, Sideshow Collectables, Art Director.
-Blossom, Feature Film teaser, Duncan Studios, Art Director.
-7723, Animated Feature, Duncan Studios, Visual Development.
-Decendants animated shorts, Walt Disney Television, Color Keys and Visual Development.
-Unannounced animated feature, Technicolor, Character Design for pitch art.
-Wallykazaam, seasons 2 & 3, Nickelodeon, Visual Development.
-The Legend of Korra, season 4, Nickelodeon, Background color/ paint.
-Tinkerbell 7, Disneytoon studios, Visual Development.
-Cars 3, Disneytoon Studios, Visual Development.
-Unannounced animated TV show, Disney TV, Visual Development.
-Broken Sword, The Serpent's Curse, Revolution Studios, U.K., Video Game Cover and Background Painting.
-Book of Life, ReelFX Animation, Visual Development.
-Spongebob 2 movie, Paramount, Visual Development.
-Lucky Bloke, Auspicious Dawnings, inc., Art Direction and design for website and webisode animation short.
-Bombshell Babes, miniature figurine manufacturers, Character Design.
-Monsters vs. Aliens, Nickelodeon, Character, Location and Prop Design/ Color.
-Cirque Du Soleil, Character/ Costume Design.
-Unannounced Project, Blue Sky, Character and Location Design.
-The Lorax, Illumination Entertainment, Visual Development.
-The Seventh Son, Warner Bros./ Legendary, 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 video game, 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.
-Turbo, 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, 3D modeling, Layout and Visual Development .
-Chicken Little- Visual Development.
-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:
-Holiday party poster Illustration for Baby Tattoo Books holiday party.
-Gods and Goddesses, Illustration for Fantasy art collection.
-Land of Legends, Illustration for Fantasy art collection.
-Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, Wizards of the coast, Various Illustrations.
-Legend of the Cryptids, Applibot, inc. Trading Card Illustrations.
-Blizzard Entertainment & 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.
-LAAFA, Fantasy Illustration, Drawing for Concept Art, Video instruction program.
-Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Class: Concept Design, Advanced Photoshop Painting, Imaginative Landscape Painting, Visual Development, Digital Painting, Advanced Digital Painting
-Motivarti- one on one mentorship with design and illustration students.
-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 Skills:
-Understanding of computer systems hardware construction/ operation.
-Macintosh, windows, and UNIX / LINUX operating systems.
-Maya, Photoshop, Painter, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark Express, Premiere, After Effects, Microsoft Word, Excel, and many other applications.
Other Artistic skills:
-Film TV, and collector prop construction painting and design
-Electric guitar custom design and construction
-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, and create custom jewelry and engagement rings for various clients.
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:
-2015, Society of Illustrators West 53 Awards Exhibit, Center Stage Gallery, Highland Park California.
-2014, Society of Illustrators West 52 Awards Exhibit, Center Stage Gallery, Burbank California.
-2014, Matrix Fine Art, "Penumbra, A Black and White Show",
-2013, Spoke Gallery, San Francisco, the moleskin project III
-2012, Arcadia Gallery, New York, Group Show.
-2011, Pinup the Exposition, La Gallery, Montreal Canada and The Versailles Palace, France.
-2010, Gallery Nucleus, “Poster Peepshow”, Alhambra California.
-2010, Galerie Daniel Maghen, Paris France.
-2010, OhNoDoom Gallery, "Painted Ladies", Chicago Illinois.
-2009, Society of Illustrators West 47 Exhibit, Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra California.
-2009, Society of Illustrators NY, Spectrum Exhibition, New York.
-2007, Society of Illustrators NY, Spectrum Exhibition, New York.
AWARDS:
-2015, Silver Award, Visual Development, Society of Illustrators West.
-2013, Gold Award, Advertising, Society of Illustrators West.
-2010, Silver Award in Advertising, Spectrum 18.
-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, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 “The Best of Science fiction and Fantasy Art.”