WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Los Angeles, CA / Albuquerque, NM

3D LIGHTER & COMPOSITOR August 2005 - Present

 

Sony Pictures Imageworks Alice in Wonderland Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Beowulf * Open Season IMAX Monster House * * Oscar Nominee

Walt Disney Animation Studios Bolt * Digital Domain Speed Racer yU+co Race to Witch Mountain

 
 

Freelance Rochester, NY

UI DESIGNER/DEVELOPER December 2001 - July 2005

 
Designed and built interactive applications and websites for both local and national clients.

Clients Include: MinWax, St. Vincent's Cancer Center, Monroe County Bar Association

Corsair Studio New York, NY

ART DIRECTOR May 2001 - September 2001

 
Designed overall look and feel for Websites and Flash applications. Built Flash applications and HTML templates and worked with engineers to integrate designs with back end data. Managed team of designers to ensure design continuity during development and maintenance of sites.

Clients Include: The Rockefeller Foundation, Douglas Elliman.com, Insignia Financial Group Companies

Blue Hypermedia New York, NY

SENIOR DESIGN ASSOCIATE Oct 1998 - May 2001

 
Designed and built Flash applications. Created overall design look and feel, information architecture and developed, with engineers, the most optimal formats for delivering dynamic data according to client needs. Built HTML templates and worked with engineers to integrate designs with back end data. Worked directly with clients to manage design and development in accordance with budgetary deadlines. Managed team of designers to ensure design continuity during development and maintenance of sites. Responsible for overall integrity of both design and development of projects.

Clients Include: Austrian Airlines, The Rockefeller Foundation, Douglas Elliman.com, MTVi Group, Ford Motor Company, Middleberg + Associates, Insignia ESG.

i/o 360 Digital Design New York, NY

DESIGN TECHNOLOGIST June 1997 - Oct 1998

 
Worked with a team to analyze client needs and create effective UI designs for Fortune 500 client Web sites and kiosks. Created and optimized sites using graphic programs, HTML, DHTML and javascript.

Clients Include: NYToday.com, Polo/Ralph Lauren, Shiseido 5S, Yahoo! Internet Life, Microsoft, Time Warner, Hearst New Media

Internet.com Westport, CT

WEB DEVELOPER/SENIOR SITE DESIGNER Feb 1996 - June 1997

 

Responsible for design of Web interfaces, creating and optimizing graphics for use on the Web, laying out text and graphics using HTML and supporting scripting, and maintaining clean file structures. Designed and programmed BackWeb channel. Supervised one HTML coder/two designers. Contributed to Internet World magazine.

SIMBA Information Inc. Wilton, CT

ONLINE EDITOR Aug 1994 - Feb 1996

 

Edited and maintained company Web site. Also responsible for filing Media Daily news stories on America Online and CompuServe online services.

EDUCATION

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Rochester, NY
MFA, Computer Animation

PRATT INSTITUTE, Manhattan, NY
Traditional and computer animation courses

NYU, Manhattan, NY
Alias Wavefront courses

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, Fairfield, Connecticut
Certificate Program, Computer Graphic Design

WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY, Springfield, Ohio
BA, Business Administration

OPERATING SYSTEMS/SOFTWARE/LANGUAGES

Linux, PC, Mac, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash & ActionScripting, Director & Lingo, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, After Effects, Premiere, Maya, Shake, Nuke, Final Cut Pro

AWARDS

Austrian Airlines North America
One Show Interactive 2001 Merit Award Winner

Douglas Elliman
Cannes Lions 2001 - Cyber Lions Short List
One Show Interactive 2000 Merit Award Winner
Web Awards 2001- Outstanding Website

Middleberg + Associates
Web Awards 2001 & 2000 - Best in Category - Public Relations

Insignia Residential
Web Awards 2000 - Best in Category - Real Estate

Insignia Financial
Web Awards 2000 - Best in Category - Real Estate

The Wedding List
Web Awards 2000 - Honorable Mention - E-Commerce

OTHER SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Tae Kwon Do - 1st Dan Black Belt, Classical ballet training, performed in many regional musical theatre productions, rock climbing, mountain biking, golf, skiing/snowboarding, playing with my dogs, reading