Experience
Nickelodeon | Art Director | November 2022 - February 2024 | Development
Netflix Animation | Art Director | December 2021 - October 2022 | Bad Crimes
Disney Television Animation | Art Director | February 2018 - November 2021 | The Owl House
Frederator Networks, Inc. | Art Director | April 2017 - February 2018 | Costume Quest
Disney Television Animation | Art Director | April 2017 - September 2017 | Pilot in Development - The Owl House
California Institute of the Arts | Teacher | September 2016 - May 2017 | Visual Development
Disney Television Animation | Background Painter | January 2017 - April 2017 | Burbank, California
Cartoon Network | Art Director | January 2016 - August 2016 | Steven Universe
Cartoon Network | Background Painter | September 2014 - January 2016 | Steven Universe
LAIKA | Development Artist | May 2014 - September 2014 | Story & Character Design
Disney Digital Network (previously Maker Studios Inc) | Development & Lead Artist | June 2011 - September 2012 | Character Design Lead and Development Artist
Freelance, Development & Clients
Development Artist / Art Director | 2023 - 2024 Clients:
Green Street Pictures - 1 Show:
- Series Development - Art Direction
Partnering Studios: TBA
Webtoon Wattpad - 1 Show:
- Series Development - Art Direction
Titmouse - 1 Show:
- Series Development - Art Direction
Nickelodeon - 2 Shows & 1 Show/Feature:
- Series/Feature Development - 1 Show - Art Direction
Partnering Studios: TBA
- Series Development - 1 Show - Art Direction
- Series Development - 1 Show - Background Paint & Layout
Disney Television Animation (2022) - 1 Shows/Featurette:
- Series/Featurette Development - Art Direction
Development Artist / Storyboard Artist / Writer / Designer | 2013 - 2017 Clients:
Amazon Studios - 3 Shows:
- Series Development - Character Design & Illustration
Cartoon Network - 4 Shows:
- Series Development - 3 Shows - Character Design & Illustration
- Series Development - 1 Show - Writer
- Steven Universe - Character / Prop / FX Design
- Steven Universe - Background Paint
Disney Television Animation - 3 Shows:
- Series Development - 1 Show - Art Director
- Series Development - 1 Show - Character Design
- Series Development - 1 Show - Background / Layout Design
Frederator Studios - 1 Show:
- Series Development - Storyboard Artist
Disney Digital Network (previously Maker Studios Inc) - 3 Shows:
- Series Development - 3 Shows - Character Design & Illustration
Notable
Netflix Animation | Foundations Program | 2022
Mentorship: upincoming artists interested in working in the animation industry.
Disney Television Animation | Disney TVA Academy | 2018 - 2021
Mentorship: Mentored internal Disney artists interested in Art Direction for series.
Mentorship: Producers & Directors Round Table Discussions: Recorded class discussing techniques & approaches for series production design.
The Walt Disney Company | Public Relations & Company Integration | 2018 - 2021
Public Relations: Trained by the Walt Disney Company to attend interviews representing Disney, in promotion of the Owl House
Public Relations: Built presentations & was a speaker promoting The Owl House: Annecy 2019, New York Comic-Con 2019 & 2020.
Company Integration: Built presentation/info decks of the Owl House for the Walt Disney Company verticals; marketing, publishing, merchandising, etc.
Netflix, Disney TVA & Cartoon Network | Portfolio Review | 2016 - 2022
Reviewed, critiqued & scouted up incoming talent at: CalArts, Art Center & CTN.
California Institute of the Arts | Teacher | September 2016 - May 2017 | Visual Development
Education
California Institute of the Arts | BFA - Film/Video - Character Animation | 2010 - 2014
GOBELINS, l'école de l'image | Film and Animation | 2013
Academy of Art University | AA, Illustration | 2008 - 2010