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Freelance
Self-employed Illustrator
Jan 2010 - Present (14 years 4 months)
-Managed artist alley table at AM2 Convention at Anaheim Convention Center
-Carried out various character portraits as requested by clients
-Created, printed, and produced art prints, pins, postcards, and bookmarks
-Designed a tattoo, logo, and character portraits
-Recorded and completed transaction sales
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Graphic Design Intern
Cie Games
Feb 2013 - Jul 2013 (5 months)
-Helped support design team with a variety of projects.
-Designed: character concept art, post production for 2D and 3D assets, marketing and promotional, creative design
-3D model texturing
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Freelance Animator
Free Range Studios
May 2012 - Aug 2012 (3 months)
-Redesign characters and animated assets for an animation short called "Vote the Environment" with Patagonia clothing company
-Collaborated with Animation Director and Art Director to create on-model characters
-Illustrated assets using Adobe Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, as well as hand drawn assets for a variety of short animation projects
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Independent Field Auditor
Dynamic Advantage
Nov 2010 - Jul 2012 (1 year 8 months)
Assisted national market research, consumer feedback and mystery shopping firms to evaluate areas of customer service, brand compliance, employee integrity and sales processes.
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Character Supervisor/Concept Artist
Aliens Took My Girl: The Motion Comic
Feb 2011 - May 2012 (1 year 3 months)
-Designed and created character sheets of main characters
-Created concept art and character assets
-Provided feedback and character critiques to remain on-model to character sheets and intergrity
-Proposed prop and environment concept art
-Designed logo for presentation
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Graphic Design Volunteer
Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA)
Feb 2008 - Jul 2008 (5 months)
-Designed event posters promoting Anime Expo
-Completed a set of 32 wall decoration art for Exhibit Hall
-Created a set of 4 photograph backgrounds
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Staff Resource Volunteer
Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA)
Apr 2007 - Jul 2007 (3 months)
-Coordinated and assisted with team members
-Managed Anime Expo and SPJA staff members and data entry
-Prepared and organized Staff SWAG for handing out