Professional experience

Design Supervisor, The Loud House - Nickelodeon Animation Studio       May 2022 - March 2026

  • hand out and review of work with designers, design/paint revisions and assignments, vis dev/concept for board

    and design teams, assistance with script review, episodic breakdown, retakes and shipping, art directing the title

    cards, artist education and development.

  • works closely with the art team, episodic directors, color supervisor and the art director.

  • assignments in prop, character, background and paint/color design assignments.

Background Designer, The Loud House - Nickelodeon Animation Studio                         November 2018 - May 2022

  • concept and design of backgrounds and background elements.

Background Designer/Painter, The Loud House Movie - Nickelodeon Animation Studio       January - September 2020

  • concept, development, design and paint of backgrounds.

Prop Concept Design/Paint, Archibald’s Next Big Thing - DreamWorks Animation             February-March 2017

  • designing props, with some turns.

Background Painter, The Loud House - Nickelodeon Animation Studio                                  June 2015 - 2018   

  • color design and painting of backgrounds and background elements.

Background Designer/Painter, Wallykazam! - Nick Jr.  - CG                              2012-2015

  • concept, design, full CG turnarounds, color styling and painting of props,

    characters, set elements and set dressing.

  • design and painting of texture, pattern, typography for props, set elements and

    set dressings.

  • surface pattern design/repeat pattern.

Prop Designer/Color Stylist, Dora and Friends - Nick Jr.                    May-August 2013

  • designing props, with some turns. color styling.

Prop Designer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Nickelodeon Animation Studio  - CG                      2011 - 2012

  • designing and providing full CG turnarounds of props and graphics.

Education

 

BFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California. Character Animation major. Graduated May 2006

Lila Rogers, various classes on product design and illustration.

Various online classes on art, animation and technology.

    

skills

  • Proficient in Photoshop, Procreate, Microsoft Office, Zoom.

  • Some experience with Adobe Substance 3D Painter and ComfyUI

  • Gaining experience in concept and design for video games.

  • 2D and CG (3D) productions.

  • Environment and location, prop, FX and character design.

  • Preschool experience.

  • concept, visual development and pitch preparation.

  • Production team experience.

     

Special Interests

  • Children's books illustration.

  • Product and surface pattern design

  • Art licensing

  • Lettering