I am an Animation Designer & Illustrator primarily working in Entertainment and Children's Media as well as Education Technology and related fields. I have knowledge and experience with television animation production pipeline and have a strong understanding of staging, composition, color design, and character design to bring scenes to life while adhering to the vision and style of the show. I bring stories to life through Background & Character Design, and can work independently or in collaboration with a team. --- **Employment and project experience** Background & Character Designer
SnowFlake Films, NYC, Hybrid - 01/2023 - 05/2024
 • Designed backgrounds, characters and props ready for animated original series
 • Show season produced by Apple for their new kids and family series Research Artist
9 Story Media Group, Remote - 07/2020 - 11/2023
 • Responsible for creating line art and full-color illustrated panels depicting key scenes & moments for Adventure Lu & the Bally Bunch for Cartoon Network & HBOMax 
 Completed Storybooks used for focus testing with audiences during pre- production process Designer & Illustrator
Billboard, Remote - 06/2018 - 07/2020
 • Designed and Illustrated Billboard's own "How It Went Down" weekly animated series.
 Collaborated with one other Animator to complete fast paced animated movies spotlighting performers, artists and the stories behind their biggest hits Background & Character Designer
100 Chickens Productions, NYC - 12/2016 - 07/2017
 • Designed and Illustrated backgrounds, characters and props with traditional watercolor technique. Composited completed assets digitally into animation ready files for Christmas Show Special-Click, Clack, Moo produced by Amazon Prime Lead Designer
Tiggly, E-Learning, NYC - 05/2014 - 04/2017
 • Developed style and UI for mobile platforms 
 • Supported marketing team with social media content and Designs for sales materials Designer
Curious Pictures, NYC - 04/2011 - 01/2014
 • Designed backgrounds, characters and props ready for Nick Jr's "Team Umizoomi" Animated series…

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I am an Animation Designer & Illustrator primarily working in Entertainment and Children's Media as well as Education Technology and related fields. I have knowledge and experience with television animation production pipeline and have a strong understanding of staging, composition, color design, and character design to bring scenes to life while adhering to the vision and style of the show. I bring stories to life through Background & Character Design, and can work independently or in collaboration with a team. --- **Employment and project experience** Background & Character Designer
SnowFlake Films, NYC, Hybrid - 01/2023 - 05/2024
 • Designed backgrounds, characters and props ready for animated original series
 • Show season produced by Apple for their new kids and family series Research Artist
9 Story Media Group, Remote - 07/2020 - 11/2023
 • Responsible for creating line art and full-color illustrated panels depicting key scenes & moments for Adventure Lu & the Bally Bunch for Cartoon Network & HBOMax 
 Completed Storybooks used for focus testing with audiences during pre- production process Designer & Illustrator
Billboard, Remote - 06/2018 - 07/2020
 • Designed and Illustrated Billboard's own "How It Went Down" weekly animated series.
 Collaborated with one other Animator to complete fast paced animated movies spotlighting performers, artists and the stories behind their biggest hits Background & Character Designer
100 Chickens Productions, NYC - 12/2016 - 07/2017
 • Designed and Illustrated backgrounds, characters and props with traditional watercolor technique. Composited completed assets digitally into animation ready files for Christmas Show Special-Click, Clack, Moo produced by Amazon Prime Lead Designer
Tiggly, E-Learning, NYC - 05/2014 - 04/2017
 • Developed style and UI for mobile platforms 
 • Supported marketing team with social media content and Designs for sales materials Designer
Curious Pictures, NYC - 04/2011 - 01/2014
 • Designed backgrounds, characters and props ready for Nick Jr's "Team Umizoomi" Animated series…

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I am an Animation Designer & Illustrator primarily working in Entertainment and Children’s Media as well as Education Technology and related fields. I have knowledge and experience with television animation production pipeline and have a strong understanding of staging, composition, color design, and character design to bring scenes to life while adhering to the vision and style of the show. I bring stories to life through Background & Character Design, and can work independently or in collaboration with a team.

Employment and project experience

Background & Character Designer
SnowFlake Films, NYC, Hybrid - 01/2023 - 05/2024

• Designed backgrounds, characters and props ready for animated original series

• Show season produced by Apple for their new kids and family series

Research Artist
9 Story Media Group, Remote - 07/2020 - 11/2023

• Responsible for creating line art and full-color illustrated panels depicting key scenes & moments for Adventure Lu & the Bally Bunch for Cartoon Network & HBOMax 

Completed Storybooks used for focus testing with audiences during pre- production process

Designer & Illustrator
Billboard, Remote - 06/2018 - 07/2020

• Designed and Illustrated Billboard’s own “How It Went Down” weekly animated series.
 Collaborated with one other Animator to complete fast paced animated movies spotlighting performers, artists and the stories behind their biggest hits

Background & Character Designer
100 Chickens Productions, NYC - 12/2016 - 07/2017

• Designed and Illustrated backgrounds, characters and props with traditional watercolor technique. Composited completed assets digitally into animation ready files for Christmas Show Special-Click, Clack, Moo produced by Amazon Prime

Lead Designer
Tiggly, E-Learning, NYC - 05/2014 - 04/2017

• Developed style and UI for mobile platforms 

• Supported marketing team with social media content and Designs for sales materials

Designer
Curious Pictures, NYC - 04/2011 - 01/2014

• Designed backgrounds, characters and props ready for Nick Jr’s “Team Umizoomi” Animated series

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Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design-Specialized in Illustration at Camberwell School of Art/United Kingdom
June 4, 1995 - June 4, 2000

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Media & Entertainment, Education, Gaming, Non-Profit Organization, Healthcare, Other
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