Education

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Master of Science in Digital Media | Anticipated graduation - 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 as SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer (2008)
- 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

Adjunct Professor, Drexel University (Computer Animation I)
Winter 2010 | Philadelphia, PA
Currently instructing a sophomore level course that focuses on the aesthetic, technical, and conceptual elements of computer animation. Throughout the course students will learn how to visually deliver narratives, refine pre-production skills, and produce animations in Autodesk Maya 2010 and Adobe After Effects. The course will run from January 2010 to March 2010.

Adjunct Professor, Drexel University (Digital Design Tools)
Fall 2009 | Philadelphia, PA
Instructed a freshman level course that focused on applying design principles within digital media. Throughout the course, students learned to develop creative imagery with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. The course ran from September 2009 to November 2009.

Adjunct Professor, Drexel University (Computer Animation II)
Summer 2009 | Philadelphia, PA
Instructed a sophomore level computer animation course focused on effects based animation techniques in Autodesk Maya 2009. The course involves an overview of physics based animation, particle systems, cloth simulation, as well as an introduction to joint-based skeletal systems. The course ran from June 2009 to August 2009.

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.

Interface Developer, Applied Communication and Information Networking (ACIN)
2008-2009 | Camden, NJ
Redesigned and created 3D mock-ups for the graphical user interface of military applications. Other responsibilities included heuristic-based interface analysis and software testing on military applications CJSMPT and Composer.

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)