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Education - BFA 2002 in Animation Production, School of Visual Arts.
Software - Adobe After Effects, Flash MX, Go Live, Illustrator, Image Ready, In Design, Photoshop, & Premiere. Final Cut Pro. Wacom Graphire & Bamboo. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook. Quark 7. Basic HTML, CSS, PHP3.
EXPERIENCE:
The Knowledge Project: Animation Instructor, Producer, Director
Instructed a 7-week Flash Animation Class that yielded the 4 minute cartoon Squirrelville, written and designed by students ranging from 11 to 19 years old. Subsequently produced the film in its finished form building from thier materials.

Darcy V Design, LLC.: Freelance Flash & Traditional Animator, Character Designer
Animated 5 seconds of cartoon fish in Flash MX.
Traditionally animated 3 sequences about lighthouses (directed by Christi Bertelsen).
Designed 7 characters for use in the music video
Totally Saturdays.

The Knowledge Project: Drawing & Visual Media Instructor
Instructed 2 courses in traditional drawing & design for middle & highschool students.

Betty Spaghetti’s School of Art and Debachery.: Drawing Instructor
Taught 4 workshops on how to design characters for both children and adults.

Caton Clark: Production Assistant
Assisted on short animated film Positive Reinforcement, directed by Christi Bertelsen.

Allan Neuwirth & Glenn Hanson: Production Assistant
Assisted with casting Chelsea Boys animated short film and comic’s gallery exhibit.

Animators, Ink.: Producer:
Co-produced/coordinated animation for the documentary Broken Promises, directed by Jeremy Taylor, animation directed by Michael Pappa.

Gellmart Industries, Inc.: Producer/Director
Created a 15 second animated corporate demo for use in client pitches.

3 Farms Fun For the Family Festival: Producer, Designer & Animator
Produced festival, coordinated and recruited films. Designed post cards, posters, and advertisement. Co-produced & animated on a 30 second commercial.

Interface Arts - Director Robert Lyons: Track Reader
Responsible for track reading of a song for use a music video short

The Knowledge Project: Animation Instructor
Instructed 6 week animation class for children ages10-13, creating anti-smoking PSA.

Animators, Ink.: Producer/Animator
Co-produced & animated on 3 short films
2003
The Incredible Inky, directed by Alisa Harris & Nelson Diaz.
2002
A Little Ink Spot, directed by Cynthea Mazur & Steve McGinnis.
2001
NY Inkpression, directed by Christi Bertelsen.

On Television, Inc.: Freelance Story Board Artist

Alan Steiner: Freelance Story Board/Layout Artist for Everyone’s Against Paley Whaley

The School of Visual Arts: Teacher’s Assistant
Helped freshmen in 2 semesters of Intro to Animation class

Currently on the Board of Directors for ASIFA East