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Animation vet with over 100 credits on features, TV shows and games from The Simpsons, to Fievel Goes West, to Tony the Tiger! Creator of The Kustomonsters Movie and TV series, over 40 animated classic commercial credits!
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Language
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Work Experience
Adjunct Professor at Santa Monica College
August 1, 2025 - PresentInstructed students in beginning classical 2D animation using hands-on workflows with TV Paint and Adobe Animate Flash.
Games Technician at Dave and Busters
March 1, 2025 - PresentVideo games technician for over 80 games for a major arcade attraction.
Director at Cheeky Entertainment
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026Developing and directing multiple feature films, pilots, shorts, and TV projects under Cheeky Entertainment.
Storyboard Director at Surfing Giant
October 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023Supervised storyboarding for the Disney Jr. show, Hey AJ. Led a team of three artists utilizing Storyboard Pro to enhance visual storytelling.
Adjunct Professor at Santa Monica College
August 1, 2019 - PresentInstructed students in beginning classical 2D animation. Utilized TV Paint and Adobe Animate Flash to facilitate hands-on learning.
Animator at Diamond Game
November 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019Engineered FX and designed graphics for Unity-powered state lottery gaming applications. Leveraged software including Adobe Animate, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Unity for project execution.
Animator at Age of Learning
September 1, 2014 - April 30, 2018Animated and revamped games and activities for ABCmouse.com, targeting pre-K to 2nd grade students using Flash and Photoshop. Collaborated directly with Producers, Engineers, and Artists to ensure project alignment. Created animated short films for the publishing department. Provided design and animation for over 100 game prototypes targeted at 3rd grade students. Contributed as an R&D team member within the Unity game development crew.
Animation Director at Hallmark Cards Plc
July 1, 2012 - January 31, 2014Conceptualized and designed scenes, characters, layouts, props, and animations for various projects. Engaged directly with Producers, Editors, and the studio and animation crew to ensure cohesive production efforts. Supervised and directed animated shorts for streaming television. Played a pivotal role in the development and reboot of Rainbow Brite.
Storyboard Artist at CHLOE'S CLOSET (TV Series)
January 1, 2012 - PresentProvided storyboarding for the TV series.
Animation Director at Hallmark / Feeln (Streaming TV)
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2014Directed animation across streaming TV projects.
Animator at Spaceballs: The Animated Series (TV Series)
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008Animator on the TV series using Flash pipelines.
Producer, Writer, Director at KUSTOMONSTERS Online Series
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007Produced, wrote, and directed the online series (Flash).
Producer Director at Cheeky Entertainment
May 1, 2004 - PresentProduces animation and VFX for various platforms. Orchestrated the running of The Kustomonsters and Friends TV show, syndicated nationally on OSI74 Roku and AMGTV since 2011. Oversaw the release of the first Kustomonsters feature film, Kustomonsters Movie 2, Kustomonsters 3, currently streaming on Tubi, Amazon and OSI74. Completed eight short animated films for FB County. Produced a 50-minute documentary series for the Accawmacke American Indian tribe of Virginia in 2021. Directed two Nemesister shorts, Nem A Go Go, and Nemsister:Rio Underground, Directed Bewitched MGC 30 minute animated pilot.
FX Animator at Cool / Paramount (Feature Film: COOL WORLD)
January 1, 1991 - December 31, 1991Worked as FX animator on the feature film.
Education
BA at California State University Long Beach
September 3, 1979 - June 10, 1983animation, illustration, life drawing
Non degree at Studio Arts
July 17, 2015 - July 17, 2020Blender, Unreal Engine, Storyboard Pro, Adobe Animate, Toon Boom
Non degree at Gnomon School of Visual Effects
July 17, 2000 - July 17, 2002VFX 1, Maya, Flash , 3D modeling and Lighting
Qualifications
Emmy Award
March 1, 1990 - March 1, 1990Animation and Character Layout on The Simpsons
Industry Experience
Gaming, Computers & Electronics, Education, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services
Fan animation pilot for Bewitched MGC, total running time 30 minutes. Created and animated by Craig Clark.
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