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Honors & Awards:

(2010) Animation “Franz” featured in Sidefx.com’s “Customer’s Stories”
(2009- 2010) Elected Vice President of Drexel University’s SIGGRAPH Student Chapter
(2006-2010) Dean’s List, Drexel University
(2009) SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer

Education:

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science in Digital Media
Anticipated Graduation - June 2010
Cumulative GPA - 3.7

Skills:

  • Proficient at modeling, shading, texturing, lighting, animating, and rendering with Mental Ray and Renderman for Maya in Autodesk’s Maya
  • Experienced with particles, dynamics, modeling , lighting, animation in Houdini
  • Experienced working with the Adobe Software including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Flash
  • Knowledgeable of programming concepts as well as C++, Actionscript 3.0, and Java languages
  • Competent in both Linux and Windows.

Experience:

Drexel Aquatics

Fall 2008- present
Philadelphia, PA

  • Head Lifeguard
  • Under supervision of the Aquatics Director, organized and ran meetings and conducted training sessions for other lifeguards.
  • Provided input to evaluate and improve the level of safety, efficiency, and customer service of Drexel University’s Recreational Pool facility.

Blue Design

March - August 2009
Philadelphia, PA

  • animation intern
  • Under direction of the animation department created motion graphic spots for a variety of different television and web jobs.
  • Participated in pre-production and creative meetings, technical problem solving, and completion of various jobs.

Smart House Design Competition

Spring Term 2008
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

  • 3D modeler
  • Worked in a student team to design a technologically advanced and environmentally friendly house for students.
  • Created 3D visualizations of teams design for a competition.

Dvirka & Bartilucci Consulting Engineers

Summer 2007
Woodbury, NY

  • Intern
  • Worked full time in an in-house copy center at an environmental engineering firm.
  • Organized, reproduced and bound engineering reports, specifications, proposals and engineering drawings.
  • Interacted on a daily basis with project managers and team members to ensure timely completion of projects.

Whaling Museum

September 2006 & 2008
Cold Spring Harbor, NY

  • Assistant Exhibit Preparator
  • Disassembled a previous exhibit and readied the gallery for the new exhibit.
  • Unpacked and mounted artifacts, painted, hung and installed graphics, cases and panels.
  • Provided input on design elements (color, placement, and presentation).