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Not much here right now... but one day.... one day..

Education:
Currently attending:
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA
Standing GPA: 3.7
Anticipated graduation date spring 2010
Anticipated degree: B.F.A. in Animation

Honors and Achievements:

Partial Tuition Scholarship to attend Savannah College of Art and Design
Dean’s list Fall and Winter 2007

Experience:
June 2006 - Present
Owner and webmaster of Boxerhockey.com which garners traffic of over 4,000 hits (and growing) on update days. Also draws and regularly maintains the webcomic on the site.
April 2004-June 2006
English conversation class teacher in the Tokyo, Saitama, and Ibaraki prefectures of Japan. Job related tasks included creating lesson plans and materials, as well as being in charge of all advertising affairs. Including: creation and design of fliers and seeking out prospective new students.
2000-2006
Regular freelance and digital artwork assistant at the Indievision film and adverstising company. Including conceptual and design work for international advertising campaigns for Family Dollar inc.

Purpose:
To bring the glory back to the dwindling art of 2D animation. Through original storytelling and creative, beleivable characters, 2D animation can continue to co-exist with the modern influx in 3D animation.
My purpose is to work dilligently to create animated characters and settings that exceed the expectations set by the traditional animated films of the past, and set the new bar for animated entertainment.

Additional Skills:
Mastery of digital art programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. Years of experience in constructing web pages in Adobe Dreamweaver. Complete fluency in the Japanese language gained
through living and working in and around the Tokyo area for over two years. Competent technical proficiency in computer electronics including server maintenence and hardware assembly and networking.

 

 

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