Experience

• February 2022 - April 2022
  Layout Clean-up Artist at TONIC DNA
  Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  Layout Clean-up Artist on "Disenchanted" by Walt Disney Pictures.

• January 2021 - April 2021
  Character Designer / Storyboard Artist at Figment Forge
  Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, United States of America

  Designing characters and storyboard layouts for "Figment Forge".

  Client - POWER HOME SOLAR
  
  Project Title - “Step by Step”
  
  Production Style - Illustrated / Motion Graphics Project

• October 2020 - January 2021
  Freelance - Character Designer / Background Layout Artist at 41 Entertainment LLC
  Greenwich, Connecticut, United States, United States of America

  Designing characters and background layouts for "41 Entertainment LLC".

  Client - 41 Entertainment
  
  Project Title - “SHOOTING STAR”
  
  Production Style - Illustrated / Motion Graphics Project

  Shooting Star is a kick-ass young-adult saga of Light versus Darkness told through two extraordinary high schools Atlanta girls who are chosen by a celestial being to receive cosmic powers.

• June 2018 - Present
  Freelance - Graphic Artist / Digital illustrator at Fly Supply Clothing
  Miami, United States of America

  Designing illustrations and graphic art for "Fly Supply Clothing Line" and other brand-affiliated companies.

  • Drawing and designing according to company specifications and guidelines.
  
  • Utilize creativity in the style development process: preparing ideas, sketches, and graphical implementations of illustrations and vector graphics for print.
  

• September 2018 - October 2022
  Freelance - Graphic Artist/ Digital illustrator at Sniper Gang Apparel
  Miami, United States of America

  Designing illustrations and graphic art for "Sniper Gang Apparel" and other brand-affiliated companies.

  • Drawing and designing according to company specifications and guidelines.
  
  • Utilize creativity in the style development process: preparing ideas, sketches, and graphical implementations of illustrations and vector graphics for print.

• May 2018 - May 2021
  Freelance - Storyboard Artist and Graphic Artist at Yugen productions
  Miami, United States of America

  Designing Storyboards and Graphic Art for "Yugen productions".

  Storyboard Artist
  
  • Study the script to understand the required mood and overall theme
  
  • Complete color or monochrome storyboards in full for use by production staff
  
  • Edit storyboards and make changes as per the request of the client or Director

  Graphic Design
  
  • Designed company logo and branding package.
  
  • Graphical implementation of photos and vector graphics for the creation of poster designs, to be utilized in promotional pieces and social media advertisements.

• April 2019 - August 2019
  Freelance - Graphic Artist / Digital illustrator at Little Monsters™ by Nate
  Miami, United States of America

  Designing illustrations and graphic art for "Little Monsters™ by Nate".

  • Drawing and designing according to company specifications and guidelines.
  
  • Utilize creativity in the style development process: preparing ideas, sketches, and graphical implementations of illustrations and vector graphics for print.

• February 2017 - September 2019
  Senior illustrator at Simpleshow
  Miami, FL, United States of America

  As a Senior Illustrator at Simpleshow worked with a team of illustrators for projects creating illustrations for animated videos, and interactive formats, developing storyboards, 2D graphics, custom illustration style development, and more for explanatory/educational video projects and print media for many Fortune 500 companies.

• May 2019 - July 2019
  Freelance - illustrator / Layout Artist at 2D Imagination
  Miami

  Designing Animation Background Layouts for "2D Imagination".

  • Storyboards for each shot of the animation act as a rough blueprint for the layout designer to copy and refine the background.
  
  • Create fully-rendered black and white versions of the final backgrounds, refining each background with clean line art and tone.
  
  • Digitally paint those backgrounds for the final animation.

• May 2016 - June 2019
  Character Design, Concept Artist, Storyboard Artist at CYCLOPS MULTIMEDIA INC.
  Miami, FL, United States of America

  Designing Storyboards, Character Design and Concept Artist for "Animatic Media Inc".

  Character Design
  
  • Reading the provided script to build character images that fit the story.
  
  • Gathering inspiration and research when designing a new character to ensure
  
  correct anatomy and costuming that fits the setting

  Concept Artist
  
  • Analyzing source material for ideas to further build on a character or story
  
  • Completing a storyboard with sketches of characters, settings, and props

  Storyboard Artist
  
  • Study the script to understand the required mood and overall theme
  
  • Consider camera angles and lighting to be used in the storyboard presentation
  
  • Preparing Character Model Sheets and Layer Separation for Animatic.

• June 2017 - July 2018
  Freelance - Graphic Designer at Miami Urban Contemporary Experience (M.U.C.E)
  Miami, United States of America

  Graphic design for "Miami Urban Contemporary Experience (M.U.C.E)".

  • Utilize creativity in the style development process: preparing ideas, sketches, and graphical implementations of illustrations and vector graphics for print.
  
  • Designing graphical layouts for the M.U.C.E sponsor deck, for the use in presentation and promotion
  
  to potential event sponsors.
  

• September 2013 - August 2016
  Character Artist / Concept Artist / Background Layout Artist at Alpha Omega Animation Design
  Southfield, MI, United States of America

  Character Design
  
  - Reading the provided script to build character images that fit the story.
  
  - Gathering inspiration and research when designing a new character to ensure correct anatomy and costuming that fits the setting
  
  - Creating many possible versions of the same character so the team can choose the most representative features.
  
  Concept Artist
  
  - Listening to and interpreting the ideas of the directors, project managers, or architects
  
  - Analyzing source material for ideas to further build on a character or story
  
  - Completing a storyboard with sketches of characters, settings, and props
  
  Storyboard Artist
  
  - Study the script to understand the required mood and overall theme
  
  - Consider camera angles and lighting to be used in the storyboard presentation
  
  - Preparing Character Model Sheets and Layer Separation for Animatic

• July 2015 - August 2015
  Freelance - Concept Artist / Background Layout Artist at Clever Crow Games
  San Francisco, California, United States of America

  Background Layout Artist/ Prop Designer

• December 2011 - June 2013
  Storybaord Artist / Penciler at Animatic Media
  Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States of America

  Designing Storyboards for "Animatic Media Inc." and other brand-affiliated companies.

  • Understand and interpret requirements from the film/advertising concept
  
  • Study the script to understand the required mood and overall theme
  
  • Consider camera angles and lighting to be used in the storyboard presentation
  
  • Edit storyboards and make changes as per the request of the client or Director
  
  • Preparing Character Model Sheets and Character Layer Separation for Animation.

• October 2011 - May 2012
  Assistant Designer at Van Teal Inc.
  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area, United States of America

  Designing Patterns & Lamps for "Van Teal Inc".

  • Designed lamps and household accessories
  
  • Drafted work for lamp production
  
  • Rendered custom textures traditionally