SUMMARY


Dedicated and experienced 2D Artist and Character Designer seeks a position in the animation industry. Team player with a strong work ethic, who is able to transform ideas into a final product. Fluent in English and Spanish.


SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
· Photoshop
· Illustrator
· DreamWeaver
· Sound Forge
· Adobe Audition
· Indesign
· Flash   


EXPERIENCE
Curriculum Technology           

Rancho Cucamonga, CA                                                 

Graphic Design                                                                                  Jan – April 2010
· Design Flash websites: using Photoshop and Flash CS4
· Used storyboards, graphics, sound, video clips, and text for projects some action scripting.
· Design book covers for company using Indesign
· Process work with storyboard from beginning to end for project
· Delivered projects on time and successfully
· Replacing the audio and animating the words with the audio.
· Animated the pop up animations that explains the function of the buttons and menu.
· Clean up photographs using Photoshop CS4



Say Design         

Aliso Viejo, CA
Illustrator Artist                                                                                     July, 2007
Design avatars and Illustrated images for the flash animated game based on the hit movie Dirty Dancing (1987) for the 20 year anniversary
Concept Artist Intern                                                                                                                                       Dec 2010 – May 2011                                                                                                                                                                                                               
· Design Avatar clothing pattern for Bloomer game using Illustrator.
· Animated Clothing with characters for Bloomer game using Flash.
· Edited Bloomer map game using Flash as well animated.
· Design Instructions pages for Bloomer game using Flash.
· Animated Avatar for mini game.
· Design Buttons and Tittle for Slinky Monkey game using Illustrator.
· Design UI Avatar for Slinky Monkey game using Illustrator.


Smorgasbord Productions                                            

Hollywood, CA
Inker and Artist                                                                                              2005
· Inked comic pages for the comic book based on the hit movie from Studio DreamWorks SKG Transformers (2007) comic pages.
· Drew covers for Mad Beans comic.
· Assisted with drawing transformers comic pages.


Gem Spot                  

Los Angeles, CA
Design Intern                                                                                  March 2004-April 2004
· Photographed jewelry and edited pictures using Photoshop.
· Designed logos for website.
· Assisted with digital photography work for jewelry catalog.



Forever Interactive                                                                     

Concept Artist                                                                                                                    July 2011- 2013

· Designed card art for Vision of Zosimos
· Work on Battle Gnomes GUI, Characters, Menu and Props

· Work on skins for Battle Gnomes using Photoshop
· Work on Dash Blasters game for a contest on Ouya system



EDUCATION


Bachelor of Science in Animation         July, 2009
Westwood College          Upland, CA
Video Game Contest
Placed third in contest Quantum Strike

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Associate of Science Degree in Animation        June, 2004
Brooks College           Long Beach, CA