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//Directing

Dreamworks Animation - Puss In Boots: TLW Blu-ray & Marketing

July 2021 - Jan 2023

ANIMATION: The Trident (original short), ASMR (digital short), NFL, Various Toolkits for NBCU digital and broadcast

LIVE ACTION HYBRID: Hot Ones, The Voice, FOX sports (commercial)

Warner Animation Group (WAG) - Storks Blu-ray & Marketing

July 2016 - Sept 2016

Pigeon Toady’s Guide to Baby’s [sic], Gag reel

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//HEAD OF STORY

Warner Animation Group (WAG) - Feature Film

Storks, July 2013 - Sept 2016

 

//STORYBOARD

Dreamworks Animation - Feature Films

Unannounced feature films, Jan 2023 - present 

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, July 2021 - Jan 2022

The Bad Guys (Story Lead), Oct 2018 - July 2021

Abominable, Feb 2018 - Oct 2018

How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World, Jun 2017 - Feb 2018

Warner Animation Group (WAG) - Feature Film

The Lego Movie: The Second Part, Jan 2017 - April 2017

Storks, July 2013 - Sept 2016

Paramount Animation - Feature Film

Spongebob 2, Oct 2012 - July 2013

Reel FX - Feature Film

Beasts of Burden, January 2013 - April 2013

Walt Disney Pictures/CinderBiter - Feature Film

The Shadow King, Feb 2011 - Oct 2012

Illumination Entertainment - Feature Film & Marketing

The Lorax, Jun 2009 - Jan 2011

Forces of Nature (Lorax DVD short), Sept 2009 - Oct 2009

Despicable Me, Jul 2008 - Jan 2009

Cartoon Network Studios - TV (Revisionist)

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Jun 2007 - Nov 2007

 

//DEVELOPMENT

Dreamworks Feature and TV | Director, Writer (Screenplay)

Original Feature Film, Aug 2021-present

Original Feature Film, Aug 2021-present

Unannounced DTV Television Series (franchise), Sept 2022 - present

Warner Animation Group (WAG) | Director, Writer (Treatment)

Untitled Feature, May 2015 - Jan 2017

Paramount Animation - Feature Films - Story/Concept Design

Various Development Projects, Oct 2012 - July 2013

Illumination Entertainment - Concept Design

Various Development Projects, Jun 2009 - Dec 2010

Cartoon Network Studios - Creator, Storyboard, Script

The Lost Adventures of Gramps, May 2008 - Oct 2008

Stan Bayou, July 2005 - Oct 2007

 

//Skills

Story Development, Storyboard, 2D and 3D Character/FX/Graphic Animation, Illustration, Painting, Compositing, Editing

 

//Education

University of California, Los Angeles   (2004-2007)

MFA Candidate - School of Theater, Television, and Digital Media - Animation

Columbus College of Art and Design  (1999-2003)

BFA - Animation // Graduated Magna Cum Laude  - May 2003

 

Professional References available upon request.