EXPERIENCE:
Senior Instructor, University of Advancing Technology, Phoenix, AZ.
August 2004 - present.
Teach Maya and Max materials, modeling, animation, lighting and rigging. Teach mocap, sculpting, life drawing, and character design. Lead student group projects.

Character Animator, Calibre Digital Studios, Toronto, ON.
August 2003- March 2004.
Animated 3D characters in Maya for BBC television series, "Ace Lightning". Created 30 seconds of animation per week. Animated realistic animals for National Geographic.

Director/Animator/Designer, Deaver Design & Animation, Portland, OR.
June 2000 - July 2003,
Created character designs, models, and animation for various companies. Wrote, animated and directed a short film that played at 21 film festivals and won 8 awards.

3D Instructor, Art Institute of Portland, Portland, OR.
September 2000 - July 2003.
Taught animation, modeling, texturing and rigging on Maya. Taught character design, character sculpting and image manipulation.

Senior Character Animator, Will Vinton Studios, Portland, OR.
January 1996 - March 2000.
Animated CG characters in Lightwave for an M&Ms short film and for commercial clients including M&Ms, Clorox, and Miracle Whip. Animated foam puppets for 10 episodes of Eddie Murphy's series, "The PJs". Sketched storyboards and character designs.

Character Animator, PF Magic, San Francisco, CA.
November 1995-January 1996.
As a contract employee, animated cats in 3D Studio for the Catz interactive game.

Character Animator, Stormfront Studios, San Rafael, CA.
September 1995-November 1995.
As a contract employee, animated characters in 3D Studio for the Star Trek DS9 game.

Landscape Architect,
September 1986-September 1993.

EDUCATION:
M.F.A. in Animation, Academy of Art University, in progress - June 2008.
Two years, Computer & Video Imaging, Cogswell College, June 1995.
B.S. in Landscape Architecture, Univ. of Calif. at Davis, Sept. 1986.

SOFTWARE:
Maya, 3DS Max, Lightwave, Photoshop, Flash, After Effects, Combustion, Illustrator

SKILLS:
Skilled in computer and stop motion character animation. Proficient at modeling, texturing, lighting and rigging. Adept at character design, storyboarding, life drawing, and sculpting. Skilled at instruction and course creation.