Summary of Qualifications

  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
  • 3ds Max modelling and animation.
  • 12 years experience of local and remote collaboration with creative professionals on book, web, animation and video game projects, either giving or receiving art direction.

Work Experience

1998 » Present

Technical Animator and Designer

Demonstratives, Inc., Ames Iowa
  • Conceptualized, storyboarded, modeled, animated and rendered 3-D animations for courtroom proceedings.
  • Painted digital texture maps for 3D animation and stills.
  • Designed and produced 2-D illustrations for a variety of presentation media.
  • Designed and built interactive Tutorial Animations in Adobe Flash.
  • Produced art and animation under very tight deadlines, occasionally being available on-call for last-minute revisions.
2003 » Present

Freelance Artist/Proprietor

Scatterbrain Visual Art Studio, Ames Iowa
  • Currently run an independent graphic arts business specializing in illustration and concept art for books and video games.
  • Worked with Encore Software, Inc. to create story and background artwork for numerous video games including Jewels of Cleopatra 1 & 2.
  • Created box cover art for Alien Disco Safari and Jewels of Cleopatra. 
  • Painted custom portraits in pastel, watercolor, ink, and computer media.
  • Designed websites, logos and Flash animations for several clients.

Publications/ Exhibitions

Education

  • BA in Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration, Iowa State University, 1997-2001.
  • Graduated with 3.45 GPA.