Experience

1998–Present
Demonstratives, Inc./EAI - Ames, IA
Technical Animator and Illustrator

  • 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 Flash web pages for companies such as Navigenics LLC and iPrism Global.
  • Designed and built demo web sites for client viewing.
  • Proficient in 3D Studio Max modeling and animation, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash/ActionScript 3, and Dreamweaver (html and CSS)
  • Produced art and animation under very tight deadlines, occasionally being available on-call for last-minute revisions.

2003–Present
Scatterbrain Visual Art Studio - Ames, IA
Owner/Freelance Artist

  • Currently run an independent graphic arts business specializing in illustration for books and video games.
  • Created illustrations for New York Times bestsellers World War Z by Max Brooks and The Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox.
  • 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 and Flash animations for several clients.

Education

1997–2001
Iowa State University - Ames, IA
B.A., Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration.

  • Graduated with 3.45 GPA.