Education
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro PA
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Applied Media Arts/Cinema Traditional Animation Concentration, Stop Motion Focus Jewelry and Metals Minor
Projects
Pingu Lost His Noot (November 2025-January 2026)
Freelance contract under NinetyEight for the Pingu social media. Fabrication and Animation.
24 Hours Animation Contest For Students (October 2022, 2023, 2024)
Work on a team of 5 to complete a 30 second film in a 24 hour period
- Create wire armatures and fabricate puppets
- Character and Background animation
- Various production and post-production roles
Employment
Freelance Stop Motion Animation (November 2025-Present)
- Puppet and Set Fabrication
- Character Animation
- Previous clients include marketing firm NinetyEight
Viscous Independent Film (May-August 2024)
- Character animation using plasticine clay
- Background animation
- Set Fabrication
Wegmans Food Markets Front End and Produce (August 2020-Present)
Awards and Achievements
Panic Switch (2025) – 14 festival selections including 3 awards
- Best Stop Motion Animation, Lightbox Film Festival 2025
- Best Short Animation, Cannabis Culture Film Festival 2025
- Best Animated Film, Reale Film Festival BiMonthly Awards May-June 2025
24 Hours Animation Contest for Students - Ranked #4 in 2024, Ranked #78 in 2023
CELEBRATE THE ARTIST 16th Annual Gmitter Scholarship Exhibition – March 2025
Skills
Software: Dragonframe, Office 365 Suite, Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe Creative Suite
Craft: Puppet & Prop fabrication, Wire armatures, Hand/machine sewing, Garment patterning, Mouth sculpting, Detail painting, Moldmaking, Soldering, Riveting, Piercing, Tap & die, Score & fold, Chasing & repoussé, Hammer forming, Stonesetting, Wax carving, Casting
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