Resume

Work
Experience

2021 - Present

Blast Global Media

Create theatrical, broadcast, and social trailers for the domestic market and world wide online distribution for clients such as Netflix and Lionsgate
Lead a team of editors, designers and engineers to work as a single unit to deliver work at our highest level
Create and adapt graphics to meet all deliverables
Ensure and maintain the creative excellence expected of Blast Global Media
Work in live and remote interactive sessions with clients and producers

2019 - 2021

Wiser Post

Lead the finishing team for trailers distributed world wide online as well as domestic broadcast primarily for Paramount Pictures and Amazon
Ensured all creative and technical expectations were met and exceeded including visual effects, MPAA coverage, logo removal, color correction, design and layout
Interfaced with in-house producers as well as client/studio representatives.
Mentored junior staff
Worked in live interactive sessions

2017 - Present

Freelance

Was the lead and point person for international commercial projects and the world wide launch of digital streaming networks.
Lead teams of 3D artists, compositors and designers as well as facilitated client reviews for a national commercial campaign for Spectrum.
Executed the creative needs for commercial, trailer, agency marketing, and network clients, including online/finishing editorial, motion graphics, color correction, compositing of visual effects, beauty and cleanup work, design, layout, incorporation and inclusion of titles, art cards, and calls to action. For clients such as Paramount, Netflix, Lionsgate, ABC, Amazon.

2013 - 2017

Autodesk Media & Entertainment

Was the lead and point person for international commercial projects and the world wide launch of digital streaming networks.
Lead teams of 3D artists, compositors and designers as well as facilitated client reviews for a national commercial campaign for Spectrum.
Executed the creative needs for commercial, trailer, agency marketing, and network clients, including online/finishing editorial, motion graphics, color correction, compositing of visual effects, beauty and cleanup work, design, layout, incorporation and inclusion of titles, art cards, and calls to action. For clients such as Paramount, Netflix, Lionsgate, ABC, Amazon.

2011

American Unitversity

Created the syllabus and taught many of the fundamental concepts and basic skills for creating visual effects for ‘Creating Visual Effect 1’, including but not limited to:
rotoscoping, keyframe animation principles (ease-in/out, linear vs bezier tangents, etc), composition and the basics of shooting on greenscreen. All of the skills taught culminated in a final project of the students' design utilizing what they have learned during the
semester.

2000 - 2007

Team Sound & Vision

Conceptualized, designed, and animated: titles, show opens, program animations and promo packages in both 2D and 3D
Worked as part of a team to design and animate one of the most successful up-fronts for National Geographic Channel
Managed the team all the 3D elements and renders for Super Snake for National Geographic executed
by Reality CG
Led the post production of the branding & launch of BBC America as the Senior compositor
Created upfront presentations for BBC America, Discovery Health, TLC and other Discovery Networks as Senior designer and compositor.
Worked directly with the creative director to composite, design, and assemble the re-branding of the national cable network, Discovery Health twice and extending the TLC
brand

1992 - 1996

University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

25 years of experience in a diverse range of design fields - motion, broadcast, print, identity, brand, logo, interactive, web, packaging, product and POP (point of purchase) design.
Extensive knowledge and experience with post production pipeline and workflow solutions
Production management (shotgun), editorial, compositing & animation software: Flame & Lustre, DaVinci Resolve, Nuke, Maya, Houdini, Baselight, Final Cut Pro, Premiere,
Photoshop, Illustrator & After E ects. Illustration, design, print, and web software
Additional experience with: 3D Tracking software, Massive, Renderman, Avid Media Composer
Compositing and lighting of blue/green screen footage, compositing CGI over live plates