RESUME
EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer & Animator
ScienceLogic, Reston, VA
December 2020 to Present
• Undertakes creative projects that are outside of experience and work description.
• Brings a new look to the company with animation skills that are initially outside the graphic design team.
• Became a leader of creative projects when the senior graphic designer left the company.
• Goes out of the way to contact stakeholders for information and project requirements.
• Built relationships with multiple departments within the company, allowing for open discussions and connections.
• Proactively reaches out about projects with upcoming deadlines that still need to be assigned to a designer.
• Serves as point person for creative projects, whether it be last-minute assignments, edits, or advice on how to proceed on other creative projects.
• Applies a broad range of skills to help with unexpected problems involving video and audio editing.
Animator
DigiConvo, Richmond, VA
June 2020 to August 2021
• Brought advanced skills in Adobe After Effects and Adobe Illustrator to create professional promotional videos for the company’s brand and website.
• Became educated in the company’s preferred online animation program, Animaker, to provide them with the look and style their client requested.
• Went out of my way to ensure the animations created in Animaker had a smooth and polished look by animating certain assets by hand.
3D Modeler
VCUarts Department of Theater, Richmond, VA
September 2020 to October 2020
• Utilized Autodesk Maya to create detailed 3D monster models with clean geometry so they animated cleanly.
• Created these detailed 3D models in a short timeline.
• Provided hand-painted textures for the 3D models to ensure they had a unique look with Blender.
Graphic Designer & Animator
VCU Health Promotion and Well-Being Center, Richmond, VA
February 2019 to December 2019
• Used Adobe Illustrator to proactively create logos that could be resized and used in multiple formats.
• Designed pamphlets, social media posts, and event advertisements that shared information and had a clean yet eye-catching look.
• Applied illustration skills to create unique designs for graphics so that they would stand out.
• Used knowledge in animation, video, and audio mixing skills to create videos about the department’s services in study abroad programs, educate about safety, and free personal wellness items provided by the university.
SKILLS
Graphic Design, Design Layout, Web Design, 3D Animation, 3D Modeling, Motion Capture, Traditional Animation, Storyboarding, Illustration, Digital Art, 3D Printing, Vector Illustration, Audio Mixing, Video Editing
SOFTWARE
Adobe Indesign, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Animate, Adobe XD, Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine, Blender
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Major in Kinetic Imaging
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, Richmond VA
August 2015 to December 2019
• Animation, Video editing, 3D Modeling & Sound Design