Finger Lakes Community College; New Media Coordinator/Tenured, Associate Professor, 2011-present

• Responsible for building out the A.S in New Media program and advising students within the degree.
• Responsible for course curriculum, class lecture and labs regarding classes focusing on Graphic Design, Photography, Video Production, Computer Science and New Media Design.
• Responsible for adjunct instructors teaching courses for the New Media program.
• Participated in Faculty search committees and  chaired the sabbatical committee for our faculty alliance.

Nazareth College; Adjunct Professor, Transmedia Design, Fall 2014 - present

Developed new course offering and responsible for course curriculum. Teaching design concepts that enhance messaging across multiple platforms from print through mobile and social networks.

Nazareth College; Adjunct Professor, Animation Fundamentals, Spring 2011 - present

Developed new course offering which combines traditional animation and postproduction work. Responsible for course curriculum and physical lab build out. Teaching animation principles to undergraduate students through lectures and exercises, while using Facebook as a group forum to post work and collaborate.

Nazareth College; Adjunct Professor, Web-Based Visual Design, Fall 2008 - present

Responsible for course curriculum. Teaching design concepts around web delivery using Dreamweaver and Flash to undergraduate students through lectures and exercises.

Nazareth College; Adjunct Professor, Graphic Design I, Spring 2009

Responsible for course curriculum. Teaching design principles and techniques using InDesign and Illustrator to undergraduate students through lectures and exercises.

Rochester Institute of Technology; Adjunct Professor, Authoring in Multimedia, Winter 2002

Responsible for course curriculum. Taught lingo programming to Computer Graphic Design graduate students through lectures and labs.

Rochester Institute of Technology; Teaching Assistant, 2D Computer Animation I, Winter 1997

Taught lab portion of the course to undergraduate students. Software training and topics of motion, keyframing, tweening, secondary motion, weight and more were covered.

"Serious Gaming and Reusable Frameworks", ASTD International Conference, June 2009

Co-presented on the topic of serious gaming and the process of conceptualizing the game to meet a learning objective and seeing it through deployment.

"Introduction to Adobe Flash Workshop", Nazareth College April 2008

Taught undergraduate art students the main concepts and workflow of Adobe Flash CS3.

"Careers in Art, Lecture Series", Auburn High School, February 2001

Lectured to high school juniors and seniors on the topic of animation and different careers in animation.

"PE3D Maya Command Line Render 1.1.0" published application to Highend3D.com

A memory leak in the way Maya handled rendering large files was found causing all available memory to be used and therefore killing the render process. Beyond optimizing files my solution was to render a scene in chunked frames. Every line Maya hit in the batch file released memory and started rendering fresh again. I created an application that allows users to create a batch file with command line renders that could easily be chunked. For example, if you had 300 frames you could render 1-10, then kill the render and start a fresh one at 11-20. Based on feedback by users the option to create a batch file to hold different scenes and cameras was also added. The application has close to 5,000 downloads to date.

Element K; Creative Director, 2001-2011

• Managing a division of the Creative Services department which handles all media development across the organization. Responsible for overall visual solutions regarding external client projects and internal marketing needs.
• Building out 3D capabilities for the organization including: personnel, hardware, software, render farm and training.
• Built a team upwards of 19 direct reports ranging from Art Directors, Graphic Designers, Animators, Audio Producers and voice talent, both full-time and contractors.  Responsibilities also include performance appraisals, personnel quality/efficiency mapping, and hiring.
• Responsible for client relations concerning all user interfaces, art direction and a positive user experience.
• Directing next generation products for Element K courseware and customers.
• Work with clients to define style guides or work within their existing corporate brands.
• Develop efficiency and quality gains up to 80% for daily courseware development and language localization tools, allowing for increased margins.

Wreckless Abandon Studios; CGI Supervisor and Stop-Motion Animator, 2000-2001

• Responsibilities included animating stop-motion characters and managing all projects pertaining to the company’s website.
• Co-produced all special effects and postproduction.
• Credits: CGI Supervisor for "A Freezerburnt Christmas" aired NBC December 2002; CGI Supervisor for "Gift of the Little People" Mohican Sun Resort; Animator and CGI Supervisor for LEGO spots; CGI Supervisor for pilot "Listen To Your Mother".

 

Safe Passage International; 3D Animator and Web Designer, 1998-1999

• Creating models and animation for instructional courses using Form-Z and ElectricImage.
• Creating computer-based training software with interactive components using Director.
• Project lead for the content and design of the company's website.

 

MTV Animation "Celebrity Deathmatch"; Production Assistant, 1998

Worked with a team to create and paint the props and audience characters for the TV show “Celebrity Deathmatch”.

 

MFA in Computer Animation 2006

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

 

BFA in Computer Arts, Cum Laude, 1997

University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA

 

FAA Airmen Remote Pilot Certified

Certified to fly drones commercially and to teach students how to use and fly drones.

 

Adobe Certified Associate in:

• Visual Effects & Motion using Adobe After Effects
• Digital Video Using Adobe Premiere Pro
• Web Authoring Using Adobe Dreamweaver
• Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop
• Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator

  

Adobe Certified Professional in:

• Web Design
• Visual Design
• Video Design