“These Aren’t People” 2022-23 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ACCOLADES
JURY CHOICE Direct Monthly Online FF, Canton, MI, USA
CRITIC’S CHOICE Black Swan IFF, Kolkata, India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT Tagore IFF, West Bengal, India (IMDb qualifier)
BEST ANIMATED FILM Ohio Valley Festival for Filmmakers of Color, Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
BEST ANIMATION Chatham-Kent IFF, Chatham, Ontario, CAN (live panelist)
Best Istanbul FF, Istanbul, Turkey (IMDb qualifier)
Madras Independent FF, Chennai, India
Tamizhagam IFF, Chennai, India
BEST ANIMATED SHORT Do It Zero - A Zero Budget Production FF, Gloucester, UK
SacFilmChallenge, Sacramento, CA, USA (virtual panelist)
White Pearl IFF, Chennai, India
Golden Horse IFF, Sivagangai, India
Halicarnassus FF, Bodrum, Turkey
BEST STUDENT FILM Vegas Shorts Film Awards, La Vegas, NV, USA
BEST HUMAN RIGHTS Into The Wild FF, Castelló d'empúries, Girona, Spain
BEST SOCIAL FILM Gully IFF, Patna, Bihar, India
Nawada IFF, Nawada, Bihar, India
EXCELLENCE Hispanic IFF, Rehoboth Beach, DE, USA
FINALIST BIPOC Animation Festival, Austin, TX, USA
The Fatherhood Image FF, New York, NY, USA
Digital Media Fest, Rome, Italy
Emerging Artists FF, Calgary, Alberta, CAN
WeMakeFilms IFF, Wallington, UK
SEMI-FINALIST Dubai Independent FF, Dubai, UAE
Near Nazareth Festival, Afula, Israel
Mediterraneo ISFF XII, Diamante, Cosenza, Italy
NOMINEE I, Immigrant, Burbank, CA, USA
Aporia International Village FF, Injegun, Gangwon-do, Korea
Student World Impact FF, Paramus, NJ, USA
SCREENINGS ONLY Caribetoons IAF, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
21st National Student FF of Guaíba NIS&FFF, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Alibag Short FF, Alibag, Maharashtra, India
Uplift IFF, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, UK
Benson FF, Omaha, NE
MOMO ISFF, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Esto Es Para Esto Film Exhibitor, Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, MEX
Los Angeles Show Biz Shriners FF, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Festival Boca do Inferno XI, Santo Andre, Sao Paulo, Brazil
London Arthouse FF, London, UK
Changefest Social Change IFF, Inglewood, CA, USA
Videotitlan, Latin American Festival, Callao, Peru
East Lansing FF, East Lansing, MI, USA
El Encuentro: The Latino Film Experience, Lowell, MA, USA
Edo State IFF, Benin, Edo, Nigeria
Pocahontas Reframed FF, Richmond, VA, USA
Buffalo IFF, Buffalo, NY, USA
Dark History & Horror Con’s Screaming Mad FF, Champaign, IL, USA
First-Time FilmakerSessions@PinewoodStud, Slough, UK
Lift-Off FilmakerSessions@PinewoodStud, Slough, UK
Ortigia FF, Syracuse, Italy
Cinema Secondo Noi, Rome, Italy
MonsterFlixAwards.com, Czech Republic
Columbus Moving Image Art Review, Columbus, OH, USA
FearFighters Quartertly Showcase, Atlanta, GA, USA (virtual panelist)
Ukrainian Dream FF, Odesa, Ukraine
The Paus Premieres Festival, Manchester, UK
HONORABLE MENTIONS Cinemaking IFF, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ATX Short Film Showcase, Austin, TX, USA
Actor & Director IFF, St Petersburg, Russia
PREVIOUS FILM FESTIVAL ACCOLADES
“Eden & the Beast” Asian Film Center (AFC) Global Fest, Kolkata, India 2017
Make Art Not War Teaser Future FF, Los Angeles, CA 2017
North America Teaser Future FF, Las Vegas, NV 2017
BGSU ArtsX Cinema Salon, Bowling Green, OH 2017
“Redemption” Best of Ringling Spring Showcase, Sarasota, FL 2006
Gold Award Winner - Animation, Create Magazine 2006
“Big Surprise” Give Kids the World - TELLY AWARD, Orlando, FL 2005
EDUCATION
Bowling Green State University, Master of Fine Arts - Digital Arts, April 2022
Ringling College of Art + Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts - Computer Animation 2008
Carnegie Mellon University, Entertainment Technology - Participant 2005
Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science - Environmental Design/Minor in Spanish 2001
SOFTWARE SKILLS Maya · Photoshop · Premiere Pro · After Effects
REMOTE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
College for Creative Studies - Character/Traditional Animation Adjunct Instructor 2020-2021, 2022-2023
Missouri Western State University - Character/Traditional Animation Adjunct Instructor 2020-2021
Des Moines Area Community College - Character Animation Adjunct Instructor 2021
Terra State Community College - Animation Instructor 2014-2015
TRADITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
College for Creative Studies - Character/Traditional Animation Adjunct Instructor 2019-2020
Terra State Community College - Animation/Gaming Instructor 2015-2017
Southeastern Community College - Animation Instructor/Club Adviser 2011-2014
Westside High School - Animation/Art Instructor 2010-2011
3D ANIMATION EXPERIENCE
Larger Than Life Creations, LLC - 3D Sculptor/Owner, 8/15-present
- Design custom trophies for bodybuilding/physique competitors
University of Toledo Center for Creative Education - Contract Animator/3D Artist, 1/19-5/19 - Designed, rigged, & animated characters for VR simulations
University of Iowa Animation Program - Instructional Specialist, 1/15-3/15
- Rigged characters for research projects
Reel FX Creative Studios - Animator/Clean-Up Artist, 9/09-7/10
- Animated shots for Open Season 3, Looney Shortz, Webosaurs, & DC Universe
NATIONAL STUDENT TEAM AWARDS
”The Future of Indy 500” SkillsUSA - 1st & 3rd places, Indianapolis, IN, USA 2013
EXHIBITION PANELIST INVITATION
Latino Issues Conference - Creative Presentation (virtual panelist), Bowling Green, OH, Feb. 20, 2020
EXHIBITIONS
MFA Thesis Exhibition - Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, OH 2022
Faculty Now! Artist Showcase - College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, 2019
NOWOH 12th Annual Northwest Ohio Community Art Exhibition, Bowling Green, OH 2019
Silent Auction - Southeastern Community College, West Burlington, IA 2013
Spring Showcase - Southeastern Community College, Burlington, IA 2012
Artist Showcase - Reel FX Creative Studios, Dallas, TX 2009
Artist Showcase - Big E’s Café, Sarasota, FL 2007
Silent Auction - Ringling College of Art + Design, Sarasota, FL 2006, 2007
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Moon III” - Gold Award Winner - Photography, Create Magazine 2006
ACADEMIC AWARDS, GRANTS, & SCHOLARSHIPS
Bowling Green State University - Digital Arts Graduate Scholarship 2016-2019, 2020, 2021
Bowling Green State University - Embracing Global Engagement, Video Presentation Award 2019
Terra State Community College - Equipment Grant 2016
Southeastern Community College - Equipment Grant 2014
Texas A&M University - Tittle Luther & Lovett Scholarship 2000
El Paso Community College - Art Show, 2nd Place 1998
ATHLETIC AWARDS
Central Illinois Open Water Swim, Men 35-40 - 1st Place 1.2 mile swim, Hudson, IL 2014
Lake Geode Challenge Triathlon, Mixed Relay - 3rd Place 1.5 km swim, Mt Pleasant, IA 2013, 2014
Lake Geode Challenge Triathlon, Men’s Relay - 2nd Place 1.5 km swim, Mt Pleasant, IA 2012
INTERESTS Swimming · Jazz · Chess · Sculpture/3D Printing · Entrepreneurship