Skills
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Software Skills
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
HTML
Basic Programming
3D Studio Max
Macromedia Flash
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Professional Skills
Creative Design and Development
2D/3D Animation
Concept Design
Art Direction/Field Art Direction
Production Design
Character and Story Development
Layout Design |
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Employment History
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| Apr 1994 - Aug 2004 |
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS PARKS & RESORTS, UNIVESRAL CREATIVE, Orlando, Florida
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
- Peanuts Attraction (Universal Studios Shanghai): Directed a team of artists, designers, writers, and engineers in the development of a multi-million dollar attraction. Responsibilities included: principal art direction, 3D visualization of ride scenes, storyboarding, attraction key art production.
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- Jimmy Neutron's Nick Toon Blast (Universal Studios Florida): Directed a team of artists, designers, writers, and engineers in the development of a multi-million dollar attraction. Responsibilities included: principal art direction, concept design, animation, vendor art direction, graphics design, field art direction. Attraction was completed under budget and on schedule.
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- Mummy, The Ride (Universal Studios Florida): Created an animated, 3D visualization of ride scenes.
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- Chicken Run Maze (Universal Studios Hollywood): Co-directed a team of artists and designers in the development of an interactive walk-through attraction. Responsibilities included: principal art direction, concept design, art direction, vendor art direction, 3D animation, graphics design.
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- Flintstones Pitch Games (Universal Studios Hollywood): Directed vendors in the construction of highly profitable pitch and skill games. Responsibilities included: principal art direction, concept design, graphics design.
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- Popeye and Bluto's Bilge Rat Barges (Universal's Islands of Adventure): Directed a team of artists, designers, engineers, and writers in th development and construction of an award-winning, multi-million dollar attraction. Responsibilities included: principal art direction, storyboarding, ride layout, vehicle design, vendor art direction, model building, rockwork design, facade designs, color elevations, field art direction.
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- Lost Continent Island Icon (Universal's Islands of Adventure): Developed concept design of Island icon.
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- Dueling Dragons Coaster (Universal's Islands of Adventure): Developed concept show and vehicle design.
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- Jurassic Park Discovery Center (Universal's Islands of Adventure): Developed show design of interactive area.
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| Jun 1991 - Apr 1994 |
FILM ROMAN, INC., North Hollywood, California
ANIMATOR
- Brono (character): Character development, Clean-up.
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- Arnie (character): Character development, Clean-up.
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- Pizza Hut: "Bigfoot Pizza" - Character development, Inbetweening, Clean-up.
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- The Simpson's: "Acclaim" (Commercial) - Animation, Inbetweening, and Clean-up.
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- The Simpson's: Butter Finger "In the Dark" (Commercial) - Character Layout.
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- The Simpson's: JAL (Commercial) - Animation, Inbetweening, and Clean-up.
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- The Simpson's: "Homer's Triple By-Pass" - Animation, Character Layout.
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- Wild and Wooly: Animated walk cycles.
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- Tom and Jerry, the Movie: Character Layout, Key Clean-up, Animation, and Clean-up fixes.
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| Mar 1988 - May 1991 |
WILLMING REAMS ANIMATION, INC., San Antonio, Texas
ANIMATOR
- Cinemark Theatres Trailers: Animation, Inbetweening, Clean-up, Layout Design, Background Painting, Storyboarding.
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- Various Commercials: Animation, Inbetweening, Clean-up, Layout Design, Background Painting.
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| May 1989 - Nov 1989 |
PEELER-ROSE PRODUCTIONS, Dallas, Texas
ANIMATOR
- Easter Egg Morning: Animation and Inbetweening.
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- The Other Wise Man: Animation and Inbetweening.
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| Sep 1986 - Mar 1988 |
HAYES PRODUCTIONS, San Antonio, Texas
ANIMATOR
- Various Commercials and Safety Films: Animation, Inbetweening, Clean-up, Layout Design, Cel Painting, Backlit artwork, Sculpting.
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Freelance History
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| May 2003 |
- Thinkwell Design & Production: Animated 35 seconds of "Mr. DNA" for a touring Jurassic Park exhibit in Japan.
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| Oct 2002 |
- Klay Hall/X-Stream Entertainment, Inc.: Developed original character designs for an animated series pitch.
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| Feb 2001 |
- Teddy Bee Ranch: Designed and built an interactive website.
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| Apr 2001 |
- Bob Baranick Productions: Designed and built an interactive website.
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Education
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| Aug 1986 - May 1988 |
San Antonio Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas |
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