ABOUT
I was born with a passion for art, design, and animation. My journey has carried me from the DIY and guerrilla role of underground VJ, onward to music television on-air packaging, and into maturity as a seasoned motion graphics producer on countless feature film marketing campaigns. These many years of experience have gifted me with the ability to attune to the essence and balance of design, while crafting creative viewer/user experiences which reinforce any project.
Whether as a project lead or as an attentive collaborator, I am inspired by teamwork in design innovation, and shared excitement for the creative process. A native acumen in perceiving design and user challenges and a playful, inventive, problem-solving nature, help insure that the team's creative process is a rewarding one and the project goals are met.
When I'm not wrangling photons, I reside in suburban NJ, and enjoy snowboarding, hiking, yoga, tennis, running, and helping my two sons in their Scouting endeavors.
SKILLS
Experienced Producer of Motion Graphics and Animation, specializing in Feature Film Advertising.
Ideation and creation of graphics to support all phases of theatrical ad campaign, from pre-release teaser to post-street digital download.
Engaging product owners to find what lies at the heart of a project, to better craft its voice.
Actively listening to constructive responses and critical feedback.
Iterating toward innovation while perfecting tone and refining the viewer/user experience.
Creative and experimental arts background.
Proficient with layout and color composition skills.
Well-versed in fontography, modeling, animation, digital painting, and compositing techniques.
Diverse range of design experience helps inform creative process.
Enjoy solving challenges in design and technical direction.
Very skilled in resolving hardware and software issues.
Comfortable with any operating system. (Hi, Amiga OS!)
TOOLSET
★★★★★
Highly Proficient in:
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Maxon Cinema 4D
Video Copilot Element 3D
★★★★
Versed in:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Premiere
FontForge
Autodesk 3D Studio MAX
Autodesk Maya
G Suite
★★★
Familiar with, or Curious about:
Unity
Sketch
Tableau
EDUCATION
•Full Sail University
- Orlando, FL 1997-1998
Associate Degree in Digital Media Arts
Graduated Valedictorian
5 Course Director’s Awards
100% Attendance Honors
•Lorenzo De'Medici Art Institute of Florence
- Florence, Italy 1999
3 Month Fine Art Study