Resume/CV

Lead painter and puppet fabricator with 10+ years professional experience in stop-motion and live action animation. Focusing in traditional painting, sculpting, and 3D modeling for rapid prototyping. 

​Demonstrated communication skills, as well as creative and intellectual problem solving skills. Positive attitude and willingness to share knowledge and techniques with teammates. Self reliant, flexible, ability to quickly switch between working independently to collaborating with teammates. Works well under stress and within tight deadlines, skilled in accurate time estimates, team organization, and time management. Experience developing and documenting repeatable fabrication and painting techniques.

Technical Skills

  • Rapid prototyping (3D Printers): FormLabs, AnyCubic, Elegoo, EnvisionTec Perfactory IV, Projet 1200
  • Software: ZBrush, Blender, Magics, Perfactory RP, Dragonframe, Adobe CS6 (Photoshop, Illustrator)
  • Stop-motion Animation / Puppetry: Stop-motion animation armature design, “Bunraku” hand/rod puppetry design
  • Painting: Model/puppet/set painting experience; paint color matching; airbrushing; detail painting; UV/Blacklight painting
  • Fabrication: Proficiency in a wide variety of mediums (fibers, clay, glues/epoxies, paint, plastics, wood, metal, etc…); Basic electrical engineering and soldering; Simple mechanics (mathematics) systems; Basic wood shop; CNC machine tools (laser cutter)
  • Sculpting: Advanced anatomical knowledge; Proficiency in a wide variety of mediums (WED, Chavant, Roma, Sculpey, etc...); Advanced armature design construction;  
  • Molding/Casting: Intermediate mold making and casting experience
  • Electrical: Basic EE experience; wiring, soldering, and Arduino circuit programming
  • Costuming: Intermediate Sewing, Patterning, Block Printing, Leather working
  • STEM & Programming: Arduino, Maya MEL and Python scripting, Perl, PHP, Flash ActionScript (CS3), Javascript for Adobe Photoshop (CS6)
"There is an ever-growing list of desired skills and adventures, lovingly written in colored pencil, and tacked above my work desk. I have spent the past ten years dedicated to taking chances and learning new skills. As I do, my passion for art deepens, new areas of study are unearthed, and the list grows."
--Rachel