FILM & TELEVISION

Current Employer: PDI / DreamWorks Animation May 2005 - Present
Monsters vs. Aliens - Matte Painter
Madagascar 2: The Crate Escape - Matte Painter
Shrek the Halls - Matte Painter
Shrek, the Third - Matte Painter
Over the Hedge - Matte Painter
The Madagascar Penguins in: A Christmas Caper - Matte Painter

Pixar Animation Studios Summer 2004
Ratatouille - Lighting TD Intern

HONORS

Feature Interview in 2D Artist Magazine - April 2006
One of my 2D Environments, Josun City, was featured in Ballistic Publishing's Expose 4.
Winner of an Excellence Award in the Environment 2D section of Expose 3.
1st Runner up in the Grand Space Opera Contest on CGNetworks. Click here for the Feature.
Chosen by Alp Altiner to be featured in d'artiste Matte Painting.
CGChoice Award for my Grand Space Opera Submission on CGNetworks.
CGChoice Award for my Dubrovnik Matte Painting on CGNetworks.

EDUCATION

Ringling School of Art and Design BFA in Computer Animation 2001-2005
Chosen to be Featured in the Annual Faculty Juried Showcase of the Best of Ringling 2001-2005

Hong Kong International School High school 1997 - 2000
Have traveled to more than 20 different countries

SKILLS

Able to adapt to a production's unique style
A keen eye and great sense of lighting / detail / believability needed to
create a final image for film and to choose what is best for the story or scene
A team player - Willing to contribute / listen / take / provide feedback
Expert in Adobe's Photoshop
Can Model / Texture / Rig / Light / Animate with Maya
Large understanding of compositing programs, both proprietary and commercial

You could definitely call me a passionate artist. I have fun with my work. I love creating beautiful images, but I also appreciate other areas of art such as photography, dance, and music. One day I thought I might be a concert pianist, after playing as a soloist with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra when I was 13 years old. I might venture down that road someday, but for now, I am enjoying the deep language of film and am so very happy to help visualize and bring those amazing stories, environments, and characters to life.