I’m a motion designer living in Nashville, TN, and I am passionate about visual storytelling using a combination of 2D and 3D methods. I studied graphic design at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, graduating with an Associate’s degree. I then went on to Indiana University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art, majoring in Graphic Design. More recently, I have completed a number of online motion design classes with the School of Motion. I got my start as a 2D designer in Pittsburgh, working in an advertising agency on print projects for clients such as Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Iron City, and Daily’s Juice. I later moved to Denver, CO, and freelanced for a time with the ad agency for Coors Brewing. I then accepted a full-time position with a small marketing firm, where I had the opportunity to work with clients like LePeep Restaurant, the Prostate Cancer Education Council, and many local businesses. I continued my journey to Nashville, where my passion for animation began to grow. After an acquisition in 2020, I was given the opportunity to become a full-time motion designer. I completely immersed myself in the field and never looked back. I am continuing to learn and grow, working on a range of animation and video projects, collaborating with a videographer at times, improving my processes, and exploring new techniques every day.

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I’m a motion designer living in Nashville, TN, and I am passionate about visual storytelling using a combination of 2D and 3D methods. I studied graphic design at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, graduating with an Associate’s degree. I then went on to Indiana University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art, majoring in Graphic Design. More recently, I have completed a number of online motion design classes with the School of Motion. I got my start as a 2D designer in Pittsburgh, working in an advertising agency on print projects for clients such as Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Iron City, and Daily’s Juice. I later moved to Denver, CO, and freelanced for a time with the ad agency for Coors Brewing. I then accepted a full-time position with a small marketing firm, where I had the opportunity to work with clients like LePeep Restaurant, the Prostate Cancer Education Council, and many local businesses. I continued my journey to Nashville, where my passion for animation began to grow. After an acquisition in 2020, I was given the opportunity to become a full-time motion designer. I completely immersed myself in the field and never looked back. I am continuing to learn and grow, working on a range of animation and video projects, collaborating with a videographer at times, improving my processes, and exploring new techniques every day.

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I’m a motion designer living in Nashville, TN, and I am passionate about visual storytelling using a combination of 2D and 3D methods. I studied graphic design at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, graduating with an Associate’s degree. I then went on to Indiana University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art, majoring in Graphic Design. More recently, I have completed a number of online motion design classes with the School of Motion.

I got my start as a 2D designer in Pittsburgh, working in an advertising agency on print projects for clients such as Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Iron City, and Daily’s Juice. I later moved to Denver, CO, and freelanced for a time with the ad agency for Coors Brewing. I then accepted a full-time position with a small marketing firm, where I had the opportunity to work with clients like LePeep Restaurant, the Prostate Cancer Education Council, and many local businesses.

I continued my journey to Nashville, where my passion for animation began to grow. After an acquisition in 2020, I was given the opportunity to become a full-time motion designer. I completely immersed myself in the field and never looked back. I am continuing to learn and grow, working on a range of animation and video projects, collaborating with a videographer at times, improving my processes, and exploring new techniques every day.

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Skills

An
Animation
Mo
Motion Graphic
Ex
Explainer Video
3D
3D Animation

Experience Level

Animation
Intermediate
Motion Graphic
Intermediate
Explainer Video
Intermediate
3D Animation
Intermediate

Education

Expression Session, Credly Certificate at School of Motion
March 29, 2024
Online class teaching how to write expressions in After Effects.
Character Animation Bootcamp, Credly Certificate at School of Motion
September 29, 2023
Online class teaching how to animate characters in After Effects.
Explainer Camp, Credly Certificate at School of Motion
September 30, 2022
Online class teaching the process of creating visual essays from beginning to end.
Cinema 4D Basecamp, Credly Certificate at School of Motion
March 25, 2022
Online class teaching the basics of using Cinema 4D.
Advanced Motion Methods, Credly Certificate at School of Motion
November 19, 2021
Online class teaching advanced motion animation processes and techniques in After Effects.
Animation Bootcamp, Credly Certificate at School of Motion
September 24, 2021
Online class teaching the principles of animation in After Effects.
Bachelor of Finae Art/Studio, Graphic Design Major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
May 18, 1995
Associate in Specialized Technology, Visual Communications at Art Institute of Pittsburgh
March 27, 1992

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Industry Experience

Consumer Goods, Other
    uniE608 The Hive
    Social media animation highlighting a new classroom collection for the Eureka brand. Animated in After Effects. Artwork was designed by Design Group Americas in-house product design team.
    uniE608 Magnetic Blocks
    3D rendering and animation for Eureka brand product. Animated in Cinema 4D and After Effects.
    uniE608 Curiosity Garden
    Social media animation highlighting a new classroom collection for the Eureka brand. Animated in After Effects. Artwork was designed by Design Group Americas in-house product design team.
    uniE608 Influencers
    Promotional animation used in business meetings with potential buyers to show Design Group collaborates with several social media influencers in the craft market with millions of followers, and the reach that could bring to their stores.
    uniE608 Love Bows
    Social media animation highlighting a current trend using specific bows, to show a target audience they can get their bows at Offray. Animated in After Effects combining photography and live action video.
    uniE608 Crayola Collection
    Social media animation highlighting a new classroom collection for the Eureka brand. Animated in Cinema 4D and After Effects. Artwork was designed by Design Group Americas in-house product design team.
    uniE608 Dudley's
    Social media animation promoting Dudley's Easter egg coloring kits during the Easter season. Animated using a combination of frame by frame animation in Adobe Animate, 2D animation in After Effects, and 3D animation in Cinema 4D.
    uniE608 Adventurer
    Social media animation highlighting a new classroom collection for the Eureka brand. Animated in After Effects. Artwork was designed by Design Group Americas in-house product design team.
    uniE608 Basics Collection
    Social media animation highlighting a new classroom collection for the Eureka brand. Animated in After Effects. Artwork was designed by Design Group Americas in-house product design team.
    uniE608 Toy Fair
    Animation used at a convention playing in a series of ads on a video board, to advertise the CR Gibson brand of kids products and where they can be found in the convention. Animated in After Effects.