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Skills
Software Skills
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
HTML
Basic Programming
3D Studio Max
Macromedia Flash
Adobe Premiere
Professional Skills
Creative Design and Development
2D/3D Animation
Concept Design
Art Direction/Field Art Direction
Production Design
Character and Story Development
Layout Design
Employment History
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.
ATTACTION DESIGNER
  • 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.
  • Mummy, The Ride (Universal Studios Florida): Created an animated, 3D visualization of ride scenes.
  • 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.
  • 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.
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
  • 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.
  • Lost Continent Island Icon (Universal's Islands of Adventure): Developed concept design of Island icon.
  • Dueling Dragons Coaster (Universal's Islands of Adventure): Developed concept show and vehicle design.
  • Jurassic Park Discovery Center (Universal's Islands of Adventure): Developed show design of interactive area.
Jun 1991 - Apr 1994 FILM ROMAN, INC., North Hollywood, California
ANIMATOR
  • Brono (character): Character development, Clean-up.
  • Arnie (character): Character development, Clean-up.
  • Pizza Hut: "Bigfoot Pizza" - Character development, Inbetweening, Clean-up.
  • The Simpson's: "Acclaim" (Commercial) - Animation, Inbetweening, and Clean-up.
  • The Simpson's: Butter Finger "In the Dark" (Commercial) - Character Layout.
  • The Simpson's: JAL (Commercial) - Animation, Inbetweening, and Clean-up.
  • The Simpson's: "Homer's Triple By-Pass" - Animation, Character Layout.
  • Wild and Wooly: Animated walk cycles.
  • Tom and Jerry, the Movie: Character Layout, Key Clean-up, Animation, and Clean-up fixes.
Mar 1988 - May 1991 WILLMING REAMS ANIMATION, INC., San Antonio, Texas
ANIMATOR
  • Cinemark Theatres Trailers: Animation, Inbetweening, Clean-up, Layout Design, Background Painting, Storyboarding.
  • Various Commercials: Animation, Inbetweening, Clean-up, Layout Design, Background Painting.
May 1989 - Nov 1989 PEELER-ROSE PRODUCTIONS, Dallas, Texas
ANIMATOR
  • Easter Egg Morning: Animation and Inbetweening.
  • The Other Wise Man: Animation and Inbetweening.
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.
Freelance History
May 2003
  • Thinkwell Design & Production: Animated 35 seconds of "Mr. DNA" for a touring Jurassic Park exhibit in Japan.
Oct 2002
  • Klay Hall/X-Stream Entertainment, Inc.: Developed original character designs for an animated series pitch.
Feb 2001
  • Teddy Bee Ranch: Designed and built an interactive website.
Apr 2001
  • Bob Baranick Productions: Designed and built an interactive website.
Education
Aug 1986 - May 1988 San Antonio Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas
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