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Résumé // CV //
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Animation (Emphasis in Graphic Design), Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2019
FILMS / SCREENINGS / EXHIBITIONS / COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2024
Ashen, Film / Collaborative Project, Remote (Dir. Ruby Bell, VFX Sup. Jayme Wilkinson)
(acted as VFX Coordinator for a global team of artists)
2020
Screening, Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse (Power Portal), Cleveland, OH
(commercial animation project for the Cleveland Cavaliers E-Sports team)
Dreamscapes: Ingenuity Festival 2019, Screening / Group Exhibition / Collaborative Project, Live Performance, Ingenuity Cleveland, Lakewood, OH (with animators Knox Price and Hannah Obremski and musical performer Fern Enley)
2019
Burgle Bud (BFA Thesis Screening and Defense), Film (3D Animation) / Screening / Collaborative Project, Peter B. Lewis Theater, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH (with 3D artist Sam Klug)
2018 – 19
2019
73rd Student Independent Exhibition, Juried Group Exhibition, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH (Seafood Seal with animator Cas Yee and The Burdgelar with animators Sam Klug and Alex Marek)
Screening / Collaborative Project, Cleveland Institute of Art (in Collaboration with General Motors), Cleveland, OH (with artists Sam Klug, Jessica Lebut, Grace Merry, Peter Renner, and Ty Scott)
2018
Through the Ages: The Digital Age, Film (2D Animation) / Screening / Group Exhibition / Collaborative Project, Nathan and Fannye Shafran Planetarium, Cleveland, OH (with artists Sam Klug and Alex Marek)
2018
Awards and Scholarships
Final Selection, Celebrating a Decade of Animated Brilliance: The Cleveland Institute of Art Student Film Showcase, Juried Group Exhibition / Screening, Peter B. Lewis Theater and Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH (collaborative project with animator Sam Klug) (juried by Anthony Scalmato, Lincoln Adams, and Jeff Simonetta)
2023
Honorable Mention, 73rd Student Independent Exhibition, Juried Group Exhibition, Reinberger Gallery and Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH (collaborative project with animator Cas Yee) (juried by Heather Day, Rena Detrixhe, and Letha Wilson)
2019
Best Collaborators, Presentation Event, Cleveland Institute of Art in Collaboration with General Motors, Cleveland, OH (Juror: Stephen Gray, Global Senior Manager of Creative Visualization for General Motors)
2018
Gund Family Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2015
Institutional Grant, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2015
LECTURES and PRESENTATIONS
Live Cooking Demonstration and Educational Discussion on Cajun Culture, Alternative Spring Break, Cleveland Institute of Art, New Orleans, LA, March 12.
2025
“Arts, Culture, and Hurricanes on the Bayou: Coping with Tragedy Through the Arts”, Alternative Spring Break, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 1.
2024
“Art in the Aftermath of Katrina and Rita Using the Arts to Cope with Tragedy”, Alternative Spring Break, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 3.
2023
BFA Thesis Defense and Presentation, Peter B. Lewis Theater, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH, May 8.
2019
Commissions
Commercial Art Commission, Album Artwork / Merchandise Design / Branded Social Media Content, The Other LA (Blind Anxiety Entertainment), Nashville, TN
2022 – 23
Commercial Art Commission, Logo Design, MWF Counseling, Lumberton, TX
2019
Community Projects
End of the Year Exhibition, Collaborative Project, EYEJ (Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice) / Mound Elementary, Cleveland, OH
2018
Wetland Warriors, BTNEP (Barataria–Terrebonne National Estuary Program), Houma, LA
2013 – 18
(President and Founder of youth environmental activism program)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Member, New Orleans Film Society, New Orleans, LA
2025 – Present
Alumni Council Member, Cleveland Institute of Art Alumni Association, Cleveland, OH
2024 – Present
Alumni, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Houma, LA
2015 – Present
EXHIBITIONS JURIED
Scholastic Art + Writing Awards, Juror for Competition and Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2024
Scholastic Art + Writing Awards, Juror for Competition and Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2022
Travel
Traveled to view the Ottawa International Animation Festival in Ottawa, CA in 2017, 2018, and 2023.
Employment
Alumni Ambassador, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
(experience conducting one-on-one art critiques and acting as a CIA admissions resource for prospective students)
2024 – Present
Render Farm Support Specialist, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2023 – 25
(gave lectures and compiled extensive guides on how to render 3D animated films and projects; extensive experience troubleshooting software / rendering issues for animation students.)
Digital Media Designer, New Orleans Integrative Counseling, Remote
2020 – 23
Render Farm Support Specialist, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2023 – 25
(gave lectures and compiled extensive guides on how to render 3D animated films and projects; extensive experience troubleshooting software / rendering issues for animation students.)
Watershed Volunteer Program Coordinator, Cleveland Metroparks, Parma, OH
2022 – 23
(led and coordinated ~40 educational events for volunteers, collaborated with 16 partner organizations, redesigned program website, and created educational materials.)
Watershed Volunteer Program Assistant, Cleveland Metroparks, Parma, OH
2022
Production Assistant, Lachina Creative, Beachwood, OH
2019 – 20
(clients: Pearson Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing, American Bar Association, and Cleveland Cavaliers E-Sports)
3D Layout Lead, General Motors, Cleveland, OH
2018
Art Lead Intern, EYEJ (Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice), Cleveland, OH
2017 – 18