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An accomplished professional with over 25 years of broad expertise cultivating strategic relationships with cross-functional internal and external stakeholders.
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Quality-focused Independent Animation Producer driving innovative solutions from initial concept to final deadlines/deliveries.
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Detail-oriented team leader and self-directed team player with proven success in managing multiple simultaneous projects.
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Creative problem-solver with exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills.
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Specific expertise in production processes and in training of both production management team and production artists.
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Trusted Mentor/Instructor to current and former students now, who are award(s)-winning and award(s)-nominated Animation Professionals in the Los Angeles Animation Industry.
Work References - Available Upon Request
Professional Duties, Training & Skills Summary
Production Management responsibilities overseeing, supervising and managing projects/productions and crew for time efficiency, keeping within budgetary limits and managing tight deadlines.
Create budgets and timelines for any type of project/production.
Work as a Liaison between the client and team for terminology, communication, trouble-shooting, and provide daily/weekly status reports on delays and negotiate revised deadlines if needed.
Set up processes and training for project/production management and teams/crews, including Department Heads, supervisors, and coordinators to facilitate their tasks on projects/productions.
Computer Skills: PC and Mac, Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook), Google Chrome, Zoom, Adobe Photoshop (for digital artwork/asset coordination), FileMaker Pro (for digital asset database), and Final Cut Pro (for film editing)
Resume
Animation Experience by Title
INDEPENDENT ANIMATION PRODUCER/INSTRUCTOR/CONSULTANT - MERCYFUL CREATIONS:
▪ Animation Producer: "A Patch for Pam" (Animated Edutainment Short) -
Mercyful Creations
FOR CLIENTS:
▪ Animation Producer: Williams-Sonoma, Inc. – PSA-Animation Project
▪ Animation Producer: Soul Shoppe – PSA-Animation Project
▪ Animation Producer/Instructor: Greater Sacramento Urban League – PSA-Animation Project
▪ Animation Producer/Instructor: Studio 24 - Animation Workshop/Project
▪ Animation Producer: Capsity - Computer Animation Project
▪ Instructor: California State University, Northridge (Animation Club) – Animation Workshop
▪ Instructor: Arlene Hein Elementary School – Animation Workshop
▪ Instructor: Arnold Adreani Elementary School – Animation Workshop
▪ Instructor: Rosemont High School – Live-Action Film/TV Workshop
▪ Instructor: Leroy F. Greene Middle School – Afterschool Animation Video Workshop
PRODUCER/LINE PRODUCER/ASSOCIATE PRODUCER:
▪ Line Producer: “The Boo Crew 2: Don’t Judge a Boo by its Cover” (Animated Special and Direct-to-DVD) - Wayans Bros./Nickelodeon
▪ Producer: “The Proud Family” (52 Half-Hour Episodes) - Hyperion Entertainment/Disney Channel
▪ Associate Producer: “Amelia’s Notebook” & “Little People-Christmas” (DTV) - Mattel Entertainment
▪ Associate Producer: “The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina” (DTV) - Hyperion Entertainment/Miramax
PRODUCTION MANAGER/ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER/PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR:
▪ Production Manager: “The Adventures of Hyperman” (13 Half-Hour Episodes) - Hyperion Entertainment/CBS
▪ Production Manager: “Back at the Barnyard” (Model Database Set-up) - O Entertainment/Nickelodeon
▪ Assist. Prod. Manager: “Wonder Woman” (2008 Direct-To-DVD) - Warner Bros./The CW
▪ Assist. Prod. Manager: “Shaggy and Scooby-Doo, Get a Clue!” (7 Half-Hours) - Warner Bros./The CW
▪ Assist. Prod. Manager: “Loonatics Unleashed” (26 Half-Hour Episodes) - Warner Bros./The CW
▪ Assist. Prod. Manager: “Bah-Humduck: A Looney Tunes Christmas Special” (DTV) - Warner Bros./WBHV
▪ Prod. Supervisor: “Happily Ever After: Fairytales for Every Child” - Hyperion Entertainment/HBO
▪ Prod. Supervisor: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” - Hyperion Entertainment/USA Network
▪ Prod. Supervisor: “Life with Louie” (2 Half-Hour Episodes) - Hyperion Entertainment/FOX
▪ Post-Prod. Supervisor: “The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina” (DTV) - Hyperion Entertainment/Miramax
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR (RECORDING):
▪ Recording Coordinator: “Xiaolin Showdown” - Warner Bros./CW
DEVELOPMENT/PRE-PRODUCTION/PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - MATTEL ENTERTAINMENT:
▪ Direct-To-Videos: “Amelia’s Notebook,” “Barbie in The Nutcracker,” “Little People – Christmas Discoveries”
▪ Network/Cable TV Series: “He-Man,” “Little People,” and “Max Steel”
▪ Webisode/Interactive: “Diva Starz,” “Nelly Nut,” and “DinoRiders”
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR:
▪ Production Coordinator: “Oz Kids Stories” (26 Half-Hour Episodes) - Hyperion Entertainment/LeCanal+
VARIOUS PRODUCTIONS/TECHNICAL ARTIST POSITIONS IN ANIMATED FEATURES:
▪ Lead Blue Sketch Artist: “The Iron Giant” - Warner Bros. Feature Anim.
▪ Blue Sketch Supervisor: “Quest for Camelot” - Warner Bros. Feature Anim.
▪ Prod. Coordinator (Anim. FX): “Space Jam” - Warner Bros. Feature Anim.
▪ Blue Sketch Artist: “Aladdin” - Walt Disney Feature Anim.
▪ Blue Sketch Artist: “Once Upon a Forest” - Hanna-Barbera Feature Anim.
▪ Prod. Coordinator (BG/LO): “Cool World” - Paramount Studios
▪ Assistant Scene Planner: “Rover Dangerfield” - Warner Bros./Hyperion
▪ Production Supervisor (P.A.): “Rover Dangerfield” - Warner Bros./Hyperion
PRODUCTION ART COORDINATOR/PRODUCTION ASSISTANT:
▪ Prod. Art Coordinator: “The Little Mermaid” (26 Half-Hours) - Disney TVA CBS
▪ Prod. Art Coordinator: “Sebastian” (13 Half-Hour Episodes) - Disney TVA/CBS
▪ Prod. Art Coordinator: “Marsupilami” (13 Half-Hour Episodes) - Disney TVA/CBS
▪ Production Assistant: “Quack Pack” (13 Half-Hour Episodes) - Disney TVA/KCAL
▪ Production Assistant: “Shnookums & Meat” (13 Half-Hours) - Disney TVA/KCAL
▪ Production Assistant: “Tex Tinstar” & “Pith Possum” - Disney TVA/KCA
Animation/Education Experience by Work Chronology
MERCYFUL CREATIONS, Elk Grove – 2009-Present
Independent Edutainment - Social Justice Animation Short
"A Patch for Pam" – 2016-Present
Clients
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. – PSA-Animation Project - 2017-2020
Soul Shoppe – PSA-Animation Project - 2016
Greater Sacramento Urban League – PSA-Animation Project - 2016
California State University, Northridge (Animation Club) – Animation Workshop - 2016
Studio 24 – Animation Workshop/Project – 2013-2014
Arlene Hein Elementary School – Animation Workshop - 2013
Capsity – Computer Animation Project - 2012-2013
Arnold Adreani Elementary School – Animation Workshop - 2011
Rosemont High School – Live-Action Film/TV Workshop - 2010
Leroy F. Greene Middle School – Afterschool Animation Video Workshop - 2009-2010
WARNER BROS. ANIMATION STUDIOS, Burbank – 2007-2008
Warner Bros. TV Animation
Assistant Production Manager – “Wonder Woman” (2008)
Assistant Production Manager – "Shaggy and Scooby-Doo, Get a Clue” (2007)
WAYANS BROTHERS ENTERTAINMENT, Hollywood – 2006
Wayans Brothers Animation with Shawn Wayans
Line Producer – “The Boo Crew 2: Don’t Judge a Boo By Its Cover” (2006)
O ENTERTAINMENT ANIMATION, San Juan Capistrano – 2006
Production Manager – “Back at the Barnyard” with Nickelodeon (2006)
WARNER BROS. ANIMATION STUDIOS, Sherman Oaks – 2003-2005
Warner Bros. TV Animation
Assistant Production Manager – “Bah-Humduck: A Looney Tunes Christmas Special” (2005)
Assistant Production Manager – “Loonatics Unleashed” (2004-2005)
Recording Coordinator – “Xiaolin Showdown” (2003-2004)
HYPERION ENTERTAINMENT, Glendale – 1999-2003
Producer – “The Proud Family” with the Disney Channel (1999-2003)
MATTEL ENTERTAINMENT, El Segundo – 1998-1999
Associate Producer – “Amelia’s Notebook” and “Little People Christmas-Discoveries” (1999)
Production Coordinator – “Barbie in the Nutcracker”, “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe”, “Max Steel”, “Polly Pocket”, and other Development projects (1998)
HYPERION ENTERTAINMENT, Glendale – 1998
Post-Production Supervisor – “The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina” with LeCanal+ Studio (1998)
WARNER BROS. ANIMATION STUDIOS, Glendale – 1995-1998
Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Blue Sketch Supervisor – “Quest for Camelot” (1995-1997)
Lead Blue Sketch Artist – “Iron Giant” (1997-1998)
Production Coordinator (Animated Special EFX) – “Space Jam” (1995)
HYPERION ENTERTAINMENT, Glendale – 1993-1994
Production Manager – “The Adventures of Hyperman” with CBS (1994)
Production Supervisor – “Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child”, “Itsy Bitsy Spider” and “Life with Louie” with CBS (1993-1994)
Production Coordinator – “Oz Kids Stories” with Independent (1993)
WALT DISNEY COMPANY, North Hollywood – 1992-1993
Disney TV Animation Production Assistant – “Shnookums and Meat”, “Quack Pack”, “Tex Tinstar”, and “Pith Possum” (1993)
Production Art Coordinator – “The Little Mermaid’’, “Marsupilami” and “Sebastian” (1992)
WALT DISNEY COMPANY, Burbank – 1992
Disney Feature Animation
Blue Sketch Artist – “Aladdin” (1992)
HANNA BARBERA ANIMATION STUDIO, Universal City – 1992
Hanna Barbera Feature Animation
Apprentice Blue Sketch Artist – “Once Upon a Forest” (1992)
PARAMOUNT STUDIOS, Burbank – 1991
Production Coordinator – “Cool World” (1991)
Blue Sketch Artist – “Cool World” (1991)
HYPERION ENTERTAINMENT, Glendale – 1989-1991
Assistant Scene Planner – “Rover Dangerfield” with Warner Bros. Studio (1990-1991)
Production Assistant Supervisor – “Rover Dangerfield” with Warner Bros. Studio (1990)
Production Assistant – “Rover Dangerfield” with Warner Bros. Studio (1989-1990)
Work References - Available Upon Request
Education and Memberships
Pending BA degree from San Jose State University
– Concurrently 3 more General Education courses towards Graduation
