EXPERIENCE

 

Creative Concept Artist/Illustrator- Disney Parks Live Entertainment, Walt Disney Imagineering, Orlando, FL, June 2017-current

• Worked with an Art Director on all elements of live entertainment project development. Project elements include blue sky development, concept art, parade floats, print graphics, environmental signage, puppets, prop design, digital screen content, and costume design. 

• Prepared detailed prop and scenic element build packages including turnarounds, color/material callouts, concept renderings       and print files

• Acted as an assisting Art Director providing fabrication and installation direction on site

• Worked with IP including Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar and Disney Legacy properties

• Project highlights include: 

  • Holiday decor package and Merry Menagerie interactive puppet experience- Disney’s Animal Kingdom 

  • Villains After Hours event- Magic Kingdom

  • Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opening teams- Disney’s Hollywood Studios 

  • Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Boo to You Parade!- Magic Kingdom

  • Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Celebration

  • Concept art for unannounced Walt Disney World Expansion

  • Design development for unannounced Disney Cruise Line project 

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Art/Design Intern- Disney Parks Live Entertainment, Walt Disney Imagineering, Orlando, FL, June 2017-January 2018

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Concept Designer/Illustrator, Freelance, June 2017-current

• Worked with clients including AirBnB, Disney Live Entertainment, Walt Disney Imagineering, and Orange Block Creative

• Worked on a variety of projects across the themed entertainment industry, including blue sky conceptual art, pitch deck development, storyboards, social media illustrations, and print graphics

• Prepared detailed prop and scenic element build packages including turnarounds, color/material callouts, concept renderings       and print files

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PreCollege Teaching Assistant, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL, Summer 2016

• Worked closely with sixty students during a month long intensive Computer Animation course

• Supported students’ learning in every part of the CG pipeline, including character design, modeling, rigging, animation, and lighting

• Provided technical support and critique to students in both a formal classroom setting and more relaxed open studio hours

 

Student Ambassador, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL, Feb. 2014-May 2017

• Led 90 minute campus tours for prospective students, distinguished alumni and donors

• Led student panels and portfolio review sessions at National Portfolio Day and campus preview days

 

EDUCATION

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Ringling College of Art and Design

Sarasota, FL

BFA, May 2017

Major: Computer Animation, additional coursework in Illustration

Honors: Ringling Scholarship award recipient, President’s List 

Winner of Best Short Film- ArtPrize 2019

 

PERSONAL

 

Proficiency in Windows and Mac platforms and software: Autodesk Maya, Pixar Renderman plugin, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Nuke. Volunteer at National Portfolio Day, Preview Day and Ringling Accepted Students Day. Volunteer Counselor at Camp Kesem University of Michigan, volunteer Literacy Buddy with Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County. Social media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, TikTok.