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EDUCATION

Savannah College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation
September 2023 - May 2026 
Summa Cum Laude


EXPERIENCE

Creative Team Intern // Harris Creek
June 2024 - August 2024
- Created graphics that communicated clearly while maintaining an inviting stylization for a diverse audience of over 7,000 individuals.
- Collaborated with other creatives to create a visual design language that was used as the core of videos, social media content, and graphics for a sermon series.
- Completed miscellaneous tasks to aid the creative team, such as gathering references, researching intended audiences, and organizing supplies.

Freelance Illustrator
June 2023 - August 2023
- Created custom illustrations for businesses and individuals.
- Developed a system of researching, concepting, interacting with clients, and presenting polished final pitches that ensured the clients received a positive experience and a final product that excited them.


PROJECTS

Look Development Lead, Lighting and Compositing Co-Lead // Stone Lions Don’t Roar  Short Film
June 2025 - June 2026
- Lead a team of Look Development and Lighting Artists to texture 100+ assets and light 144 shots through compiling references, providing live demos, offering one-on-one instruction, and completing paintovers.
- Created master lighting rigs for 4 sequences; lit and composited over 50 shots in 7 weeks.
- Developed a workflow for lighting in Houdini Arnold and compositing in Nuke.
- Assembled scene files according to a USD pipeline and worked closely with other departments to troubleshoot rendering.
- Defined the visual style of the film through look development tests utilizing Substance Painter, Maya, and Houdini Arnold.
- Created hand-painted textures that support a PBR workflow for 3 hero characters, 4 hero props, and 80+ environment assets.

Technical Director, Modeling, Look Development, Lighting // Cloistergeist  Short Film
March 2025 - June 2025
- Lead a team of technical artists through paint overs, critiques, tutorials, and other miscellaneous methods of support.
- Modeled, UVed, and textured a cathedral interior according to provided concepts.
- Created lighting rigs to be used as the base lighting for each sequence of the film and lit assigned shots.

Lighting // Ancient Magic  Short Film
April 2025 - May 2025
- Lit shots according to a provided color script, taking special care to emphasize focal points and define the tone of each scene.

Modeling // Pain D’epices  Short Film
December 2024 - Present
- Created 3D models based on provided concepts, taking into consideration the target style.
- Collaborated with the concept team and leadership of the short film, addressing feedback and meeting deadlines.     


SKILLS

SOFTWARE // Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine, Houdini, Zbrush, Nuke, Arnold, Katana, Adobe Substance Painter, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, Adobe Illustrator, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Google Suite, Autodesk ShotGrid (Flow), Linux
HARD SKILLS // Lighting, Compositing, Texturing, Look Development, Modeling, Illustration, Digital Matte Painting, Visual Development
SOFT SKILLS // Problem Solving, Collaboration, Leadership


AWARDS

Distinguished Scholar Award // Savannah College of Art and Design // (2023 - 2026)
Honors Scholarship // Savannah College of Art and Design // (2023 - 2026)
Gallery Distinction // ESC Region 12 // (2022)

VOLUNTEER

AV/Production // Community Bible Church of Savannah
October 2023 - May 2026
- Ran visual production software for Sunday morning services, rehearsals, and events.