Do not hesitate to contact me regarding presentations and speaking engagements. My demonstrations focus on insight into the animation industry; career strategies, portfolio development; creating an online presence; self-branding; improving character animation and performance driven work through workflow, Maya demos and other similar topics/workshops that offer advice in the field of animation production.
I’ve given presentations and Q&A sessions for high school classes, animation courses, trade shows and conventions and online and brick and mortar and filmmaking programs in various colleges.
TECHNICAL WRITINGS | INSTRUCTION | SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS | BOARD SEATS
2017 | Guest Lecture | “Career Strategies” | Pencil Mileage Club | CSUF, Fullerton, CA. |
2017 | Guest Lecture | “Career Strategies” | Inbetweens | DADA, USC, LA. CA. |
2017 | Art Talk | “Participating Perception” | Inbetweens | Saatchi Art, LA, CA. |
2017 | Art Talk | “Participating Perception” | 9th Week Pecha Kucha Presentation | DADA, USC, LA. CA. |
2016 | Guest Lecturer | “Animation Trails” | MFA Animation Department Seminar, | DADA, USC, LA. CA. |
2016–2017 | Guest Lecturer | “Anatomy of the Creature,” | Animal Drawing | LMU, LA, CA |
2012 – 2014 | Instructor | “Acting/Facial/Body Mechanics” | Workshops 3-5 | iAnimate, LA, CA. |
2011 – 2013 | Instructor | “Creature & Character Workshops” | Character II & Creature III | Gnomon, LA, CA. |
2007 | Guest Lecturer | “Career Strategies” | Character II & Creature III | Gnomon, LA, CA. |
2006-09 | Board Member | Advisory Board | CG Animation Accreditation | LAFS, CA. |
2006 | Panelist | “Bridging the Gap Between 2D and CG” | Visiting Lecturers – Talent Outreach | Disney Studio, Burbank, CA. |
2003 | Panelist | “Creating Believable Characters” | Comicon Animation Series | Comicon, San Diego, CA. |
2003 | Panelist | “Job Survival” | Speaker Series | Siggraph Chapter Meeting, LA, CA. |
2002 | Panelist | “Your Career Support Team” | Speaker Series | VES, LA, CA. |
1998 | Panelist | “Facial Systems” | Speaker Series | GDC, SF, CA. |
TEXTS
- Thinking Animation: Bridging the Gap
- The 3D Max R3 Professional Animation Book
- Inside 3D Studio Max R2 Vol. III
PROFESSIONAL ADVISEMENT/CONSULTING FOR SCHOOLS, DIVISIONS, PRODUCTIONS
- 2010-2011 Character Specialist and Consultant, Virtual Human Group, USC Institute of Creative Technologies
- 2007-2008 Animation Consultant/Pipeline Specialist, Motion Theory Studios
- 2007 Character Specialist/Consultant, Houdini V9.0, Sidefx Software
- 2006-2009 Board Member, Accreditation Advisory Board for the LA Film School Digital Arts Program
- 2002 Pipeline Consultant for Character Animation, Gnomeo and Juliette, Disney Feature Animation
- 2000 Advisory Board Member, Art Direction Group, All Productions, Ange Studios/Capcom Japan