Summary of Qualifications
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
- 3ds Max modelling and animation.
- 13 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.
- 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.