EXPERIENCE

Previsualization Artist, Digital Domain

3 / 2025 - Present

Character Animator Artist, Diaspora Games

1 / 2025 - 3 / 2025

• Created keyframe character animations for an FPS indie game
• Worked in Maya for animation and implemented assets into Unreal Engine 5
• Collaborated with the development team to refine motion and gameplay integration

3D Animator, Freelance

9 / 2024 - 3 / 2025

• Created dynamic creature animations using keyframe techniques in Maya
• Refined and polished motion capture data for bipedal characters with Motion Builder
• Exported completed animation files and verified functionality in Cinema 4D, ensuring assets met quality standards and performed as expected

Animation Lead, ArtCenter College of Design

1 / 2024 - 4 / 2024

• Directed a team of 10 animators, delivering the capstone animation short, "No Vacancy", within deadlines and to the highest quality standards
• Developed and implemented a comprehensive project roadmap, ensuring seamless communication and alignment between directors and departments
• Managed and executed character and prop animations to ensure a consistent style and high-quality standards
• Guided underclassmen through the successful execution of a cross-departmental animation project, fostering teamwork and creative problem-solving

Animation Lead, ArtCenter College of Design

1 / 2023 - 4 / 2023

• Spearheaded a team of 4 animators to deliver an original indie game “Neo-Versailles”
• Coordinated cross-departmental timelines, facilitating streamlined communication and ensuring all deliverables were met on schedule
• Optimized asset management by creating and implementing an intuitive file-naming system
• Oversaw and animated all character animations to ensure consistency in style and quality

Teaching Assistant (Concept Art 2), ArtCenter College of Design

9 / 2021 - 4 / 2022

• Streamlined classroom processes, including weekly check-ins, assignment tracking, and student support, under Professor Bryan Sims
• Maintained comprehensive student records and critique notes for professor’s grading reference

Special Education Support Professional, Family and Child Services

8 / 2020 - 8 / 2021

• Facilitated academic success by providing individualized support to students with disabilities, ensuring completion of middle school assignments across all subjects
• Assisted in developing communication skills and cultivated positive attitudes, actively promoting their integration into society and fostering social inclusion
• Empowered students to successfully complete middle school while encouraging the development of strong, healthy peer relationships

EDUCATION

B.S. in Entertainment Design (Animation) – ArtCenter College of Design

9 / 2020 - 4 / 2024

• 2020-2024 ARTCENTER PROVOST’S LIST RECOGNITION
• 2020-2024 ARTCENTER MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
• Graduation with Distinction (GPA Above 3.8 with Professor Recommendation)

AWARDS

Scholastic Art & Writing Award (Silvery Key) (Alliance for Young Artists & Writers)

6 / 2020

High School Regional Juries Art Exhibition (The Albany Center Gallery)

5 / 2018

Olympics of Visual Arts Industrial Design (1st Place) (NYSTA)

5 / 2018