Professional Experience

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  CHARACTER LAYOUT ARTIST

   Warner Bros. Aug 2021 - Mar 2022
   • Prepare storyboards for animation by cleaning the boards and
      inserting backgrounds.
   • Put all characters from "Animaniacs" and "Pinky & the Brain" on model 
     while staying true to the subtle and not-so-subtle acting. 

   • Create backgrounds and props when needed.

   • Use storyboarding and artistic skills to deliver appealing boards.

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  STORYBOARD ARTIST

   Swoozie Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
   • Storyboard animation segments in 4–13 minute long, story-time                  YouTube videos.
   • Work with the director, layout artist, and animators.

   • Does Character Designs and Animation between storyboarding videos.
   • The videos I worked on have received millions of views. Up to                        5.8 million.

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  COLOR DESIGNER

   SpindleHorse Toonz Jul 2019 - Jul 2020
   • Pick out colors for various scenes in "Hazbin Hotel" 's pilot and 

      the "Helluva Boss" series.
   • Work with the director to find the desired tone of each scene and

      enhance those colors to create something unique.
   • Go to person to make a musical number look magical.

 

  ANIMATOR

   SpindleHorse Toons  Dec 2018 - Dec 2019
    • Inbetween and clean up rough animation on "Hazbin Hotel" 's and

      "Helluva Boss"’s pilots.
   • As an Inbetween Animator, communicate with the Key Animator to 

      stay true to their plan while adding enhancing subtleties.
   • Clean up incredibly detailed characters in own and other animators'

      rough animations.​

 

  FREELANCE ANIMATOR

   Self-Employed March 2018 - Aug 2021
   • Animates clients' requests, usually for their Twitch or YouTube brands.
   • Work with the client to bring their ideas to fruition and expand upon

      them, often sparking new exciting ideas.
   • Managed own time and money.

 

  2D ARTIST

   Mundo Lanugo  September - December 2017

   • Storyboarded, animated, and composited three Spanish music videos.
   • The music videos taught preschool children about the planets, Three

      King's day, and the months of the year.

   • The music video I contributed to the most is one of their most popular

      videos, with 1.6 million views.

   • Also aided the company with the images and captions they posted on

      their social media accounts.

 

Projects

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  AC: NEW MURDER

   Aug 2020 - Oct 2022
   A fun murder-mystery video game. It's a combination of a visual novel and 3D explorer.
 

   Director
   Led the video game to completion with a small team, delegated all work, ensured collaboration, and headed the project's schedule.     
 

   Lead Artist
   Created all of the game's visual assets, illustrated 10-30 expressions for 11 different characters, redesigned pre-existing characters to fit in with the game's unique style, and prototyped the look of the UI.
 

   Lead Writer
   Wrote all in-game dialogue in ways that accentuated the character's personalities and dynamics, created the game's story, and designed the narrative progression.
 

   Lead Game Designer
   Created the game's concept and the plans to bring it to life, designed the levels for both the 3D exploration and the visual-novel side, and planned and implemented the game's branching paths, mechanics, challenges, pacing, rules, and rewards.
 

   UX Researcher
   Gathered and managed testers for beta testing, collected and organized feedback, and implemented game changes based on feedback for an improved user experience.
 

   Marketing Manager
   Created unique posts for a social media campaign, Aligned content to different tones. From "professional" to "in character," and developed relationships for an influencer marketing campaign.

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Education

  BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, ANIMATION

   Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD)

   Savannah, GA June 2017

      Courses Include: Performance, Writing for Short Stories, Pitching Stories, and more.

Programs

 

   ADOBE

      Photoshop • Flash • Dreamweaver
      Illustrator • After Effects • Premiere

   TOON BOOM

      Harmony • Storyboard Pro

    MAYA • FLIX • SHOTGUN • TVPaint

Accomplishments

 

   1st PLACE SAVANNAHJAM

    Contemporary Animation Society 
       Savannah, GA January 2016
       • Created a two-minute animated short within 24 hours. 
       • Collaborated with two other team 
          members.

 

   ZODIAC RUN

    Gabe N Silva

       Character Animator 
       Savannah, GA April 2015
       • Animated characters in several scenes 
       • Film won Chair's Select Award at SCAD's 
          Animation Graduation Show

       •Film was also shown at the Brooklyn Film 
          Festival and Orlando Film Festival.

References 

 

Available upon request.