Work
With a decade of experience in the entertainment industry, I’ve had the privilege of working on a diverse array of productions. In stop motion animation, I’ve honed my skills in art direction, model making, and set design. I have embraced my passion for illustration, contributing my artistic vision to projects that span children’s books and storyboards. And my work as a director has let my breathe life into film & video projects both personal and proffesional. All while exploring the limitless boundaries of visual storytelling.

Redbarn Commercial Storyboards
Commercial Storyboards
Storyboard Artist
- Conceptualized illustrations to bring commercial’s visuals to life.
- Worked with client and producer to cement vision of commercial and properly represent product.
- Illustrated and compiled storyboards in a timely manner under strict deadlines and turnarounds.

Shape Island
Animated Children’s TV Series
Art Dept Manager | Model-Maker
- Supervised a team of artists, juggling tight deadlines and complicated builds, while factoring in the needs of all other departments.
- Created both props and sets, conforming to specs and adding creative flourishes as needed.
- Instituted & maintained prop tracking system that ensured timely delivery of assets to stages.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Feature Film
Art Coordinator | Concept Artist
- Organized workflow for artists in unique environment that required outside-the-box thinking.
- Researched, tracked down and supplied replacement props with highly exacting level of detail.
- Conceptualized a number of key set pieces, including the Stockpile Room and the Planter Box Mandala.

Crossing Swords – Season 2
Animated TV Series
Set Dresser
- Dressed sets, collaborating with directors to create pleasing compositions to camera.
- Initiated on-set repairs, paint fixes, prop replacements, and various needs as shots demanded.
- Maintained a high level of efficiency, working on multiple sets at one time to make tight deadlines.

The Patrick Star Show
Stop Motion Segments
Art Director
- Executed a high-concept visual style, translating 2D concept art into props and sets with a unified look.
- Directed artists with daily check-ins, note sessions, prop style guides and hands-on instruction.

The Corpse Storyboards
Teaser Trailer
Storyboard Artist
- Created illustrated storyboards in Storyboard Pro for a teaser trailer to a science fiction / film noir project.
- Thumbnailed, conceptualized, and created boards based on reference images and director’s notes.
- Plussed scenes to heighten action and dramatic tension.

BLO’s The Fall of the House of Usher
Mixed Media Video
Art Director
- Led team to successful artistic achievement of crafting a handmade, highly-realized gothic world.
- Generated numerous creative solutions to spur-of-the-moment production complications.

Alien Xmas
Stop Motion Special
Art Coordinator | Visual Development Artist
- Illustrated visual development art, with an eye to translation into physical objects.
- Coordinated art department’s build, interviewed and hired artists, and insured delivery of delicate props.
- Trained department in OSHA regulations and proper respirator use, among other safety responsibilities.

Puppet News Now!
Short Film, Puppets
Co-Writer | Performer
- Co-wrote and realized a satirical news program starring puppet news anchors.
- Performed as Sally Goodheart, the bespeckled NPR-esque co-host.
- Shot & edited the short films under tight deadline pressure, also created motion graphics.

Beat City Drama Scene Storyboards
Storyboard Project
Storyboard Artist
- Wrote and storyboarded a dramatic scene from my property “Beat City.”
- Used this scene to practice staging, editing around dialogue, and facial expressions.
- Learned composing shots for faces and how to convey expressive dialogue.

13 Halloween Poems
Comic Series
Writer & Illustrator
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Hourly Comics Day
Hourly Diary Comic
Writer & Illustrator
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PixelDrip Mini-Docs
Short Documentaries
Director
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I’m The Art Show, Deal With It!
Short Documentary
Director
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Six Seasons and a Movie
Documentary Short
Director
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Ol’ Man Grizzle
Short Film
Writer & Director
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Doodle
Short Student Film
Writer & Director
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We’re Trashed
Animated Short Student Film
Writer, Producer
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Chimes of Gaviota
Short Student Film
Director
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The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
Stop Motion Special
Animation Rigger | Assistant ANimator
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Feature Film: Puppet Segment
Set Builder
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Monster High “Gaga For Ghouls”
Promotional Music Video
Set Builder
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Honda “Paper” by PES
Commercial
Art P.A. | Jr. Builder
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Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas
Stop Motion Holiday Special
Art P.A.
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Additional Skills
- Strong Communication Skills
- Highly Organized
- Management Experience
- Leadership
- Creative Problem Solver
- Good Under Pressure
- Intermediate Spanish Speaker
- Experience working with teams of Creatives
Software
- Storyboard Pro
- ShotGrid
- Google Suite
- Adobe Suite
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Premiere Pro
- After Effects
Education
American Animation Institute
2017-2019
Classes in Gesture Drawing, Figure Drawing, 2D Animation, Composition, Perspective, Storyboarding
UC Santa Barbara
2005 – 2009
BA in Film & Media Studies