Resume

Work Experience:

The Ambassadors   Amsterdam, Netherlands
Flame Artist   02/2009 - Present
Working as a lead artist for large Dutch and Russian commercials for clients such as Heineken, Amstel, KPN, ABN AMRO and Bijenkorf. Responsibilities also include script break-downs, set supervision as well as team management.

Valkieser Capital Images   Amsterdam, Netherlands
Flame Artist   02/2008 - 02/2009
Worked as a lead artist for primarly the Dutch and Western European markets as well as Russia and the UAE as well as the Dutch film "Wit Licht"

Method Studios   Santa Monica, CA
Flame Artist   11/2004 - 02/2008
Completed all aspects of the process from cutting mattes to final composites for commercials and films. Began to lead jobs as I progressed as well as being the primary compositor on many large spots for clients such as Hummer and Pepsi. I also had the opportunity to work on "Pirates of the Caribbean" 2 & 3. By the end of my 4th year working with them, I had contributed to more than 100 spots.

Radium   San Francisco, CA
Freelance Compositor   3/2004 - 11/2004
Created composites, mattes, frame clean-ups and shadow removal using Inferno for commercial spots, music videos and feature films including "Sin City".

Brickyard VFX   Boston, MA
Internship   2003
Created mattes, pre-production of animatics, performed 2D/3D tracking, created 3D elements and rough comps. Promoted to assisting night-time Flame artist. Performed touch-ups, conforms, lay-offs, archives and re-tagged spots for clients such as Hummer and Volkswagen.

Educational Experience:

Emerson College   Boston, MA
Bachelor of Arts. Cum Laude. TV/Video, December 2003.
Minor in Photography

Awards/Acknowledgments:

Best Documentary Nomination. Emerson College EVVYs. "Bombing The City" - 2003
1st Place. Bay Area Motion Graphics (BAMG) Design Contest - August 2002

Software Competency:

Expert: Flame, Photoshop
Intermediate: AfterEffects, Boujou
Beginner: Nuke, Shake