(409) 454-7977

Work Address 1000 Flower St Glendale, CA 91201

Experience

• DreamWorks Animation – Glendale, CA
  Me and My Shadow – Technical Director (September 2011 – present)
  Puss in Boots – Technical Director (February 2010 – September 2011)
  Shrek Forever After – Technical Director (Summer 2009)
  • Provided technical support for artists, primarily in the lighting and surfacing departments
  • Scripted show-specific and company-wide pipeline tools, applications, and shaders to aid production
  • Reduced render times, optimized workflows, and increased artist proficiency
  • Awarded 2010 TD Innovention Award
• KFDM-TV Channel 6 – Beaumont, TX
  Graphics Intern (Summer 2008)
  • Created daily news graphics, animations, banner ads, and miscellaneous content
  • Served as grip on commercial shoots
• Calvary Baptist Church – Beaumont, TX
  Preteen Ministry Intern (Summer 2007)
  • Developed graphic designs, publications, and videos, and mentored preteens

Freelance Advertising and Web Designs

• AAMCO of Beaumont, Calvary On The Web, Hays Music, NASCARdevos.com, PerioPal, Sandell Computer Services, Sarah Christine Photography

Education

• Purdue University – West Lafayette, IN
  Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Graphics Technology (December 2009)
  • Management Minor
  • 3.8/4.0 Cumulative GPA
  • Dean’s List and Semester Honors
• Group Projects
  • “Doodle” – Stereoscopic animation/research (April – December 2009)
    • Modeling, surfacing, lighting, rendering, and more as research for a 3D stereoscopic animation
  • “Coral Growth” – OpenGL research/simulation (March – April 2009)
    • Diffusion Limited Aggregation simulation of coral growth with a scalar field and 3D isosurface
  • “Terra Smash” – 3D video game project (March – April 2008)
    • Marketing Team: Built website and assisted with promotion
  • “Draconia” – 2D video game project (January – February 2008)
    • Brainstormed with team, composed music, compiled sound effects, programmed user interface, and tested gameplay
    • Awarded “Best Interactive Piece” – ACM SIGGRAPH Purdue Student Chapter Spring Gallery
  • “My Main Man” – Team animatic project (Fall 2006)
    • Collaborated with group to write story, drafted storyboards, and recorded audio for animatic

Computer Skills

• Languages
  • ASP, ASP.Net, C++, C#, CSS, HTML, Java, JavaScript, MySQL, OpenGL, PHP, Python (including PyQt development), SQL, XML
  • Familiar with MEL, MetaSL, Perl, VBScript
• Operating systems
  • Linux, Macintosh, Windows
• Software
  • After Effects, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Freehand, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, CATIA, Maya, mental ray, Rhinoceros, Microsoft Office Professional, Video Toaster, Visual Studio, other proprietary studio software

Volunteer Experience and Activities

• ACM SIGGRAPH Conference Student Volunteer (2007, 2008)
• Purdue University ACM SIGGRAPH Student Chapter
  • President (2008 – 2009)
  • Events, Store, and Web Team committee member (2006 – 2008)
• Purdue All-American Marching Band and concert bands, French Horn (2006 – 2008)
• Boy Scouts of America, Troop 177, Senior Patrol Leader (2003 – 2005)
• Calvary Baptist Church Orchestra (2004 – 2006)
• Day 4 Preteen Camp
  • Recreational Staff (Summer 2008)
  • Counselor (Summer 2006, 2007)
• Humane Society

Honors

• US Navy Military Sealift Command Certificate of Appreciation (July 2001)
• American Legion School Award (May 2002)
• Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition; Judge Ted Poe (July 2005)
• Texas Governor's Certificate of Recognition; Governor Ted Poe (July 2005)
• Secretary of Defense Certificate of Achievement; Donald Rumsfeld (August 2005)
• Boy Scouts of America
  • Eagle Scout (2005)
  • National Life Saving Honor Medal (2005)
  • Order of the Arrow
• TD Innovention Award; DreamWorks Animation (2010)