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Position(s) desired: Character animator, inbetweener, 2D Animator,
Flash animator, illustrator, graphic artist, 2D artist

Work experience:
Tournament One, Corp. 1200 High Ridge Road. Stamford, CT 06905:
2D Flash Artist/Animator; December 2008-May 2010.

Game design/animation in Flash
Character design
Brainstorming game concepts/ideas
Developed art for iPhone game "9 Lives Kitty TM"

Animotion. 501 W. Fayette St. Syracuse, NY 13204: Animator; October
2008-November 2008.

Costume/clothing design in Flash
Background design
Animation/design in Flash

Summit Gaming. 2476 Overland Ave. Billings, MT 59102: Graphic
Artist/Animator; May 2006-June 2008.

Create game concepts and designs
Utilize Photoshop to create game graphics
Animate graphics with Photoshop and Flash
Palletize artwork
Work with the programmers as well as fellow artists
Draw and animate using a Wacom tablet

Animotion. 501 W. Fayette St. Syracuse, NY 13204: Animator; June
2004-July 2004: April 2005-April 2006.

'Rigged' characters in Flash on the 'Fairly Oddparents: Shadow
Showdown' CD-Rom game
Animated in Flash on NickSports basketball CD-Rom game
Inbetweened and cleaned-up drawings for the pilot episode of
"Fitness Fighters"
Lip synched by hand using exposure sheets for "Fitness
Fighters"
Animated and 'rigged' characters in Flash on 'Dora The
Explorer: Dance to the Rescue' CD-Rom
Animated portions of the SoulSingles.com commercial
Assisted on a handful of other projects

Fairmount Animal Hospital. 3705 W. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY 13219.
Receptionist; October 2004-April 2006.

Customer relations
Answer the phone
Multitasking and record-keeping

Animotion. 501 W. Fayette St. Syracuse, NY 13204: Internship; June
2003-August 2003.

Animated and 'rigged' characters in Flash on 'Scooby Doo and
the Scary Stone Dragon' CD-Rom
Cleaned up rough animation by hand
Chose colors for two background characters
Did lip-synch in Flash
Worked under Dave Hicock and Larry Royer, owners

Pet Portraits. Freelance artist; January 2001-Present.

Produce portraits and original artwork for clients
Created artwork, a logo, and .gif animations for Rin-Tin-Tin and
ARFKids Organization
Created logos
Produced artwork for non-profit organizations for auctions to
raise money.

Education:
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania: BFA in Applied Media Arts/Animation
with minors in Spanish and art history. Graduated magna cum laude with
a QPA of 3.66.

Computer skills:
Flash (5, MX, MX 2004, 8, CS3), Adobe Photoshop (7, CS2, CS3), Paint
Shop Pro (7, 9), Adobe Premiere, Digicel, Wacom tablet, Jasc Animation
Shop 3, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point.
I have a limited knowledge of Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds max, Adobe
After Effects, Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Illustrator.
I have worked with both Macs and PCs.

Organizations:
Karl's Kids Program, Inc. Artist (2003), Art Director (2004), Board
Member (2008)