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EDUCATION Bachelor of Fine Arts Ð Filmmaking Concentrating in Animation May 2024 University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), Winston-Salem, North Carolina 

Associate in Fine Arts Ð Visual Arts December 2019 
Durham Technical Community College, Durham, North Carolina 

Visual Effects Production Diploma September 2016 
The Digital Animation and Visual Effects School (DAVE), Orlando, Florida 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Owner/Founder Ð Right-Brained Studios, LLC June 2023 Ð Present 
2D Artist/Illustrator/Graphic Designer (Internship) January Ð August 2025 

Ð UNIVERSAL PHOENIX GROUP LLC, Remote 
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Digitally illustrated unfinished model sheets for character in game ÒHigh FlyerÓ 

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Storyboarded, drafted, illustrated and designed characters for an issue of companyÕs comic book series ÒSteam Dreams,Ó plus front and back cover art 

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Coordinated w/ fellow interns to make a digitally illustrated second draft issue of comic 


2D Animator August 2023 Ð May 2024 

Ð 2D Production, Flag of Bone (film), UNCSA, Winston-Salem, NC 
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Consulted on storyboarding to expand on action and emotional beats 

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Animated, lined, and colored characters in action sequences 

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3D camera effects to achieve environmental depth 


Co-Director/Director of Animation/2D Animator August 2022 Ð August 2023 

Ð 2D Production, The Legend of Midnight (film), UNCSA, Winston-Salem, NC 
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Previsualized, storyboarded, and provided concept art and backgrounds 

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Animated, lined, and colored characters 

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3D camera effects to achieve depth and parallax 


TeacherÕs Assistant (Volunteer) July Ð August 2017 

Ð Exceptional Minds, Los Angeles, CA 
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Program for students on the Autism spectrum 

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Assisted in summer workshops teaching VFX and Digital Painting 

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Helped students complete assignments and demo reels 


Modeler/Rigger/ Texture Artist/Compositor September Ð December 2016 

Ð 3D/CGI Production, Every Time (film), The DAVE School, Orlando, FL 
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Modeled, UV mapped, rigged, and textured 3D assets 

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Rotoscoped and added glow effect into live action 

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Rendered and Green screened actors into CG environment with textures and lighting 


3D Animator July Ð September 2016 

Ð 3D/CGI Production, Green Harvest (film), The DAVE School, Orlando, FL 
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Researched for environment and animation references 

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Previsualized scenes to match the directorÕs vision 

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Animated shots in Maya; set up camera and assets 

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Polished Motion Capture data in Maya 

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Hair & Cloth simulation of 3D assets 



REFERENCES Michael Bauer 
Computer Graphics Supervisor Industrial Light and Magic 818-378-7113 
bauer@ilm.com 
Spent some time consulting me during my job search 

Jerone Dodd Jr. 
Chairperson Universal Phoenix Group, LLC Atlanta, GA; Memphis, TN 
jdodd@upg-corp.com 
My boss during my Spring 2025 internship for UPG, LLC 
SOFTWARE 
Adobe After Effects | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Premier Pro | Autodesk Maya | Toon Boom Harmony 

ACHIEVEMENTS 
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2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do & Hapkido 

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Eagle Scout for Boy Scouts of America (2014) 

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Phi Theta Kapa Honor Society (Durham Technical Community College 2018) 

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Associate in Fine Arts Award (Durham Technical Community College 2019)