Education

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Master of Science in Digital Media | June 2010
Bachelor of Science in Digital Media | June 2009
Cumulative GPA - 3.87/4.0 (Dean's List)

Honors and Awards

- Animation Bazi wins Best Animation category at Drexel's Film Festival (2009)
- Animation Night Shift featured in SideFx's Houdini SIGGRAPH 2009 Reel (2009)
- Music Game, Pulse receives Dean's Award in Drexel Research Day (2009)
- Elected President of Drexel University's SIGGRAPH chapter (2008-2009)
- Accepted into Drexel's Digital Media Accelerated Graduate Program (2007)

Program Knowledge

Applications:


Maya, 3D Studio Max, ZBrush, Mudbox, Photoshop, Massive Prime, Houdini, Renderman (RFM, PRMan), Mental Ray, Mantra, Nuke, After Effects, PFTrack, Joe Alter's Shave, Unreal Engine 3

Operation Systems:
Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista), Linux, Mac OS X

Languages:
XHTML, CSS and familiar with MEL, RSL, Python

Experience

Technical Director Resident, Pixar Animation Studios
July 2010 - Present | Emeryville, CA
Crowd simulation for Cars 2.

Adjunct Professor, Drexel University (Computer Animation I & II)
June 2009 - July 2010 | Philadelphia, PA
Instructed Sophomore to Junior level courses that focused on the aesthetic, technical, and conceptual elements of computer animation. Throughout the course students learned how to visually deliver narratives, refine pre-production, production, and post-production skills, and develop animations primarily using Autodesk Maya.

Game Designer for Autism Research, Drexel University Dept. of Psychology
2008-2009 | Philadelphia, PA
Acted as developer and designer on an educational game design, specifically geared toward autism research. The design features puzzle game mechanics in which eye tracking technology is applied as a method of input and data gathering to further understand the responses of children that have been diagnosed with autism.

Creative Developer, Comcast Spotlight Interactive Media
2008 | Philadelphia, PA
Creative development on projects including the creation of rich media advertisements for Comcast.net, Comcast�s Video On Demand and iGuide production, and micro-site production within a large team, dealing with hundreds of clients.
Responsibilities included the creation and maintenance of hundreds of online marketing campaigns for Comcast.net and Vehix.com for clients from all over the nation.

Professional Skills

- Strong communication skills and presentation ability
- Passion for knowledge and both creative and technical exploration

Professional Organizations

- International Game Developers Association (IGDA) (2008-Present)
- ACM SIGGRAPH (2006-Present)

Student Organizations

- ACM SIGGRAPH Student Chapter (Drexel University) (2006-Present)
       Chapter President (2008-2009)
       Chapter Treasurer (2007-2008)