Objective
To obtain a full-time position as a Character Technical Director or Technical Artist at a feature film visual effects company
Work Experience
Character TD/Developer | Gnomon Studios | Los Angeles, CA (September 2009 – Present)
Rigged numerous bodies and faces of pre-visualization characters for upcoming film Green Lantern
Created body rigs and developing animation pipeline for upcoming short film Plus Minus
Developed a suite of custom MEL and Python tools and distribution system
CG Artist: “Rescue Eagle” |University of Illinois at Chicago | Los Angeles, CA (February 2009 – March 2009)
Created a 2-minute animation demonstrating an unmanned aerial rescue vehicle as a freelance artist
Storyboarded, designed, and produced all audio/visual elements within a one-month budget
Associate, Systems and Process Assurance | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Atlanta, GA (July 2007 – August 2008)
Audited complex IT and financial reporting processes and interviewed managers and directors at client sites
Developed methods to test business process and application controls in order to gain comfort over financial statements
Summer Analyst, Healthcare Investment Banking | Merrill Lynch | New York, NY (Summer 2006)
Created financial forecasts supporting various transactions and pitches including IPO, add-on common stock, hostile M&A, and LBO
Received offer for full-time analyst position
Education
High-End CG Certificate Program | Gnomon School of Visual Effects (September 2008 – Present)
Awarded “Best of Term” for Character Creation in Fall 2009
Awarded Sony IPAX $10,000 Scholarship
B.B.A., Banking and Finance | University of Georgia, Honors Program (August 2003 - May 2007)
3.9 GPA; graduated magna cum laude, with honors
University of Georgia Charter Scholarship recipient; Hope Scholarship recipient
Visual Art | Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (Summer 2002)
Awarded summer instruction at GHP based upon high school A.P. Art portfolio
Skills
Software: Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, Nuke, After Effects, Boujou
Scripting: Python, PyMEL, MEL
Operating Systems: Windows, OSX, Ubuntu Linux