Lead Animator at BayCat Media

Instrumental to the success of the 20-minute short film “Seeing Lily” as sole lead animator and acting director. Coordinated storyboards, character and scene direction across teams; performed all levels of animation work including rough sketches, keyframes, in-betweens, first-third passes, lighting, background composition, storyboard edits, and post-production edits. Led, managed, and trained a team of 15 animators end-to-end. Identified and mediated inconsistencies in story, action, and dialogue; created hand-drawn animation shots. Animated 12FPS, 5–20 seconds per week, 8 hours/day; animated 10-second pivotal rotating background-perspective shots with 2+ characters; constructed phonemes/lip sync for English and Tagalog. Coordinated with the film director, animation team, and other teams to align the artistic, financial, and feasible vision. Established communication and workflow pipeline across teams through Discord and Google Chat, delivering under high deadlines.

Additional experience listed: advertisement illustration (cel-shaded games).

Animator at Covert Ops Films

Key animation staff for a 3, 12 FPS, 5–13 second hybrid online film and Art Exhibition segment “Deconstruction,” under a high-pressure two-week timeline. Animated inserts including non-speaking characters, background elements, and a single transitional rotating shot. Worked solo and remotely on fully realized shots, storyboarding, keyframing, and drawing in-betweens for the final production. Consulted with the client to accurately portray delicate subject matter quickly with little to no revisions. Requested to return for future projects due to excellent production, time management, and work ethic.

Storyboard Artist at Coca-Cola Refreshing Film Maker's Award

Contracted as a lead storyboard artist to complete a 50-second live-action commercial segment for the 2021 Coca-Cola Refreshing Film Maker’s Award; won 2nd place. Used as an example for the 2022 year’s competition and shown in theaters. Collaborated with the client and assistant storyboard artist to align the storyboard with the vision and mission within a 72-hour timeframe. Created 30 storyboards with 4+ characters for Coca-Cola product merchandising.

Public Relations Officer at Gravitas Animation Society

Additional experience listed: public relations office role with Gravitas Animation Society.

Additional experience listed: film and art exhibitor (november 2018–2020).

Character Designer at DNA Games

Created character designs and concepts for a California State University Los Angeles video game project. Worked with a team of 2 writers and 3 concept artists to develop diverse sci-fi fantasy-focused characters over one month. No redesigns or revisions required; senior management used the designs throughout the promotion process.