Resume

• Storyboard Artist in live-action film and television. Beat, shooting and VFX boards, keyframes, directors plans, conceptualize stunt & effects driven action set pieces and using the Unreal Engine to build storyreels.

• Unannounced development (due to the confidential nature of this project the production company will remain undisclosed)

April 2022 – August 2023

• Episodic Director on a premium Season 2 CG Batman and Bat Family feature-styled animated series for Cartoon Network and HBO Max.

• Vetted and interviewed storyboard artists with the supervising director and consulted on staffing.

• Set up a cinematic hybrid 2.5D storyboard and 3D previsualization animation pipeline.

• Provided virtual Blender 3D training for the storyboard team and previs learning materials/documentation

• Prepared 3D scene files and 3D camera to the board artists.

• Oversee a team of storyboard artists and revisionists and provide direction.

• Pitched 2D/3D beat boards during story launch, created thumbnails when needed for board guidance, and storyboarded action sequences when a board artist was behind schedule.

• Animated 3D previsualization shots/sequences in Blender & Storyboard Pro 3-D camera.

• Distributed visual references, red line draw overs, and notes.

• Created top-down Action Maps sequences and 3D Layout/Camera workbook for animation vendors Snowball Studios in Canada and SuperProd in France.

• Worked closely with Showrunners, Studio Leadership, Art Director, and Editor to plus, edit, and revise episodes.

• Directed nine episodes including a holiday special.

• Consultant for Season 3.

November 2021 – April 2022

• "Wings of Fire", a Netflix CG animated event high fantasy series based on the best-selling Scholastic children’s books by Tui T. Sutherland.

• A 3D storyboarding pipeline is utilized combining traditional drawings and previsualization in Blender software.

• Thumbnail emotional & action beat boards, building live-action style dynamic staging & compelling sequences, designing striking composition, storytelling poses, cinematic character & moving camera/ lens choreography, and fundamental lighting and effects.

• Edited the first pass animatic on NLA (Non-linear Animation) Editor.

• Strong drafting abilities for dragon anatomy and expressive acting using the Grease Pencil.

• Executive produced by Ava DuVernay.

August 2021 – November 2021

• "Batwheels" Season 1 a premium children’s entertainment action-adventure comedy series based on the DC Comics. An all-new Batman & Bat Family CG animated show for Cartoon Network and HBO Max.

• Created storyboards for the short series "Meet the Batwheels" with strong entertainment value, filmic action sequences, clear storytelling, emotional acting, and boarded a stylized musical number.

• Provided scratch track voices, animatic editing, and used Flow for asset management.

July 2021 – August 2021

• Action animated long-form sequel movie based on the top-tier "Mortal Kombat" feature franchise.

• Responsible for strong cinematic visuals, performing visual and analytical problem-solving in 2-dimensional space.

• Strong film composition, adding entertainment value and personality to the boards.

• Bringing ideas & clarity in the visual narrative, and more realistic comic art not cartoony drafting skills.

• Released on direct-to-video and premium video on demand (PVOD digital platforms).

April 2021 – July 2021

• "Harley Quinn" the comedy-action animated series based on the DC Comics and Batman spin-off for HBO Max.

• Provided storyboards, added lighting effects & gray tone rendering, camera labeling, and edited the animatic for Season 3.

• In-depth experience utilizing SketchUp Pro 3D environments in the boarding process and Flow for asset management.

• Created storyboards, sound effects edit, scratch track voices and an assembly edited animatic for a Disney Jr. CG comedy-adventure series, "Firebuds" Season 1.

• Provided storyboards for Disney Jr. CG comedy-adventure series, "The Chicken Squad".

• Cinematic style boards were created to utilize the CG animation medium; incorporated 3D environments using Autodesk FBX viewer, drew strong action staging, filmic camerawork, emotional storytelling, character interactions, sight gags to plus the humor and acting.

• Delivered first-pass animatic for timing purposes to editorial. Utilized Flow for project management to manage assets.

December 2017 – August 2020

• Created storyboards for Season 13, 14 & 15 translating from script to thumbnails to tight key poses & clean layout, and followed the show's visual storytelling style.

• Reviewed the WGA script to interpret sequences and find solutions to problematic visual narratives.

• Being able to work under pressure in a fast-paced television environment and addressing change notes promptly to each episode.

• Delivering an organized Storyboard Pro file with separate elements at each level for the Animatic Department.

• Provided written dialogue and action notes for the overseas animation studio in Seoul, South Korea

February 2017 – November 2017

• Provided storyboards, revisions, and retakes for Season 12. Worked on implementing writer’s notes to new sequences, storyboard clean-up, and drew to model.

• Responsibilities also included carefully labeling shots for the overseas animation studio, re-interpreting storyboard sequences for staging & acting clarity, and problem-solving weak visual storytelling.

• Delivered Storyboard Pro file ready for animatic purposes and to overseas animation studio.

February 2016 – February 2017

• Created storyboards for Season 27 and 28, translating the script to roughs to clean-up, composing cinematic shots for filmic TV purposes, maintaining character on model with strong acting poses.

• Worked closely with the show’s supervising director, episodic director, storyboard supervisor, and creative consultant; to interpret sequences and find solutions to the storytelling, followed The Simpsons storytelling style and visual grammar.

• Being able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment, addressing change notes accordingly to each episode.

• Responsible for cutting animatic sequences to audio.

• Delivered an organized Storyboard Pro file with separated elements at each level for the Layout Department.

• Storyboarded three CG feature films in the studio pipeline – Netflix Original "Duck Duck Goose" and development projects "Oldzilla" (shelved) & Tencent Pictures I.P. "QQ Speed" (shelved).

• Translating from a script or simple scratch ideas and gags into full scenes.

• Executing filmic cinematography, incorporating strong acting, adding sight gags/ visual humor, and designing cinematic composition with economy to budget.

• Working closely with the director to interpret sequences and find solutions to story obstacles

• Pitching story, character ideas, and sequences during dailies and weekly production meetings.

• Problem-solving workflow issues in Flix and Storyboard Pro among the story team

• Clean-up and coloring for presentation boards.

• Being immediately available for changes to the director, editorial, and story team to provide fast solutions.

• Provided scene layout, character rigging and animated several sequences in Toon Boom Harmony for the Cooking Channel cable TV series ‘Food Fact or Fiction?’ and National Geographic Channel's ‘Breakthrough’..

• Specialized in directing, supervising, character animation, and storyboards for film, television, and advertising agencies.

• Managing a team of artists and animators.

• Clients include Fox network "Highschool USA!", Frito-Lay Inc., Hasbro, ING Direct, Nestle Ice Cream, Pedigree, BBDO Mexico.

• Traditional hand-drawn character animator on "Brijes" during the last stages of production, animating various characters and assisting in clean up.