EXPERIENCE.
FREELANCE ARTIST
Miscellaneous Clients | Remote | December 2009 – Present• Coordinate correspondence with companies and individual clients on projects of varying scale across different applications (e.g. film, merchandise, etc.}
• Created and produced original art and hardline products for sale at conventions across the United States.
• Mentors and inspires artists and audiences about the arts industries.
NARRATIVE DESIGN MANAGER
Falcon’s Creative Group | Orlando, FL | January 2024 – August 2025• Developed and managed the workflow for project-wide character art in partnership with TOEI ANIMATION.
• Reviewed all character art and directed art teams and vendors on character design and brand integrity.
• Contributed concept art and turnarounds for character figures with consideration to downstream departments.
• As CHARACTER SUPERVISOR, engaged and guided multiple teams on animation industry standards, including character design, layout, and consistency.
ANIMATOR
Falcon’s Creative Group | Remote | March 2021 – August 2021• Collaborated in a team environment and MINDSHOW on animated series from MATTEL and NETFLIX.
• Enhanced motion capture data and created keyframe animation to maximize readability and appeal in assigned shots.
• Pitched storyboard sequences as needed.
STORYBOARD ARTIST
Let Me Explain Studios | Remote | April 2019 – December 2023• Partnered with creative team members to develop story-time animation style shorts YOUTUBE channel with an audience of 8.87 million and counting.
• Drafted and revised storyboards for videos and shorts.
• Utilized market research and trend analysis to evolve narratives and character designs.
• Consulted on merchandise.
MERCHANDISE DESIGNER
Pin USA, PinCraft, Lizal, Joyin, Youngever | Los Angeles, CA & Remote | February 2015 – May 2020• Pitched and produced manufacturing-ready designs for products of established franchises from DISNEY, HARD ROCK CAFE, BOX LUNCH,
UNIVERSAL PARKS, and NINTENDO.
• Conducted market research and audience preferences to design new and inventive ideas for hardline and softline merchandise.
• Curated and maintained extensive assets, including but not limited to story concepts, characters, and style guides.
MOTION GRAPHICS ARTIST
Critical Content | Hollywood, CA | October 2015 – March 2016• Collaborated with producers, writers, and creative professionals to develop a television series that expanded an established brand for MTV.
• Drafted storyboards and edited animatics used as stand-in slates for motion graphics segments.
• Photographed, compiled, and animated final sequences, some of which included art from the storyboard phase.
CLIENTS.
EDUCATION.
RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
Bachelor of Fine Art | Computer Animation | August 2008 – May 2012• Featured in Best of Ringling, juried student show 2009, 2010, & 2012.
SKILLS.
ROLES
Concept Development , Character Design , Storyboard & Revision , Hand-Drawn Animation, Computer Animation, Merchandise Design
SOFTWARE
Adobe Creative Suite , Autodesk , Clip Studio Suite , Blender , LibreOffice , Microsoft Office Suite , Parsec , Discord , Slack , Dropbox and similar programs
HARDWARE
Mac OS , Windows OS , Wacome Tablets , Xencelabs Tablets , Printers , Scanners , etc.