Employment History

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
CS5 // Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark (The Comic Sans of Design Programs), 3-D software packages and multiple open-source utility programs // Motion graphics, 3d models, HTML, CSS, desktop publishing, Flash, video editing, videography, all areas of Film/T.V. production both pre and post // Current with modern technology on PC and MAC platforms.

CORNELL PUMP Co.
GRAPHIC // WEB // PRINT
Cornell Pump Co. making brochures, flyers, posters, trade show ads, magazine ads, industrial stickers, perfect bind books, manuals, signs, banners, trade show materials, icons, concept art, print related materials as well maintaining the current website. Being from Michigan has taught me that work is work and you should never look a gift horse in the mouth. You look it in its eyes, grab it buy its gnarled mane and you make it fear you.

TRAINMASTER TRAIN SIMULATION
GRAPHIC // MOTION // 3-D
TrainMaster was a amazing branch of my design career. I had the chance to design 3d Simulation for the Union Pacific Railroad. Basically, I sat in photoshop all day and made textures for trains, trees, houses ... you name it. I got to do a ton of photo manipuation using clone stamp. I may have become an expert with it ... I used it so much. Taking entire cars out of photos and completely recreating sides of buildings or pieces of texture from scratch. I also was able to travel to various train yards and take reference images and shoot video. Got to hop on some locos and go places that foamers would die to go. I mean places that make them weep with train joy. After all that, I would hand craft me some 3d worlds that Union Pacific would use to teach engineers how to drive train. Saves a tons of money and works voodoo magic on the environment. No diggity. This was fun. Much love to Tim Court, one of the Train Sim worlds biggest players, for showing me the dark side of train simming. He's one of the world greatest people, plan and simple. Godspeed you British Hugonaught. Godspeed.

EDUCATION
LCC // Lansing, Michigan // Multimedia and Motion Graphic Design
Bay de noc // Escanaba Michigan // Fine Art

ACHIEVEMENTS
Political Cartoonist for Wisconsin’s Clintonville Chronicle
“A Little Change” (1st Place Winner in ELFF 48/5) 2nd unit Director
Two films that were part of a half-hour special on TV
Two films published for the Michigan Film Advisory Commission
Awarded 1st place in Bay de Doc student art show - Piece on permanent display