making art & eating peanut butter

I'm a 2D/3D motion graphics animator, animation director, and pretend-plein air artist from New England, with 12 years of experience animating for the broadcast marketing industry. Currently based in NYC, making things move and watering my plants (and trying to get my dog to stop herding the Roomba).

what I do:

Animation & motion design across a wide range of styles. I work closely with art directors to create projects that meet strategic needs for social, broadcast, out-of-house advertising and short form narrative content. My work has appeared on Times Square billboards, Paramount+ streaming, Netflix, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr channels, and on every size and shape of device you can think of (and probably a few that you can't!). I focus on making work that looks amazing, delivers on objectives, and, on the back-end, is streamlined, flexible and efficiently built to allow for fast iterations and quick changes, because when the notes are flying you still have to be able to hit those deadlines!

Attention to detail is a must, & spreadsheets are probably going to be involved. Don't be surprised if there's color-coding.

  • Motion Design

    Over a decade of broadcast motion design experience means slick keyframes, impactful transitions and cool graphics are nearly second nature. Whether it's 2D or 3D, I love bringing cool designs to life!

  • Character Animation

    Experienced in both 2D and 3D animation, including Maya, Toonboom Harmony, and After Effects. Lots of experience creating After Effects character rigs that have been used by large teams!

  • Project Lead & Direction

    Pitching on, directing and mentoring junior team members through large projects. A huge believer in the power of good organization, I have years of experience wrangling deliverables and creating pipelines and production tools that decrease the friction that can happen between tasks in a team-based environment.

Software Capabilities

                                       

                              

Skills
  • 2D Motion Graphics
  • 3D Motion Graphics
  • 2D Puppet Rigging & Animation (AE, DUIK, Joysticks n Sliders, Limber)
  • 3D Character Animation
  • 3D Modeling, Texturing, Lighting
  • Directing
  • Expression coding/toolkits
  • Mogrts
  • Project Lead & Management
    • Scheduling
    • Budgeting
    • Pipelines/Workflows

Where I've Been Lately

Lead Animator

Nickelodeon/Nick Jr

2016-2024
As senior animator, I lead and direct projects ranging from brand campaign packages to social media content, music videos to short form narrative stories. I contribute motion graphics, 2D and 3D character animation, compositing and editing for broadcast programming, web content and social media. I interface with producers, project managers and stakeholders and oversee junior members of the team, helping to brainstorm new creative and technical solutions to create streamlined and aesthetically interesting projects.

Freelance Motion Designer

Various Clients

2012-Present

I provide storyboarding, design, asset creation, and animation services to a variety of clients, including but not limited to: infographic/explainer videos, character animation, event graphics, social content posts, and after effects puppets and graphics toolkits for distribution to wider teams.

Motion Designer/Character Animator

Fisher-Price

2014-2016
Motion designer, character animator, and video editor on a diverse array of projects, including entertainment music videos, product visualizations, marketing presentations and social media materials. I worked on pipeline-based projects with a larger team, as well as independently on motion design, video editing and social media content, providing creative starting with concepts all the way through to delivery. Communicated directly with my clients within the company to find the most impactful visual solutions.

Selected Clients & Testimonials

Education

Savannah College of Art and Design

M.A. Character Animation

University of Massachusetts

B.F.A. Studio Art/Animation
B.A. English Lit

School of Motion

Expression Session - Expressions in After Effects

CGMA

Storyboarding for TV Animation

I'd love to hear from you!