Purpose
    Seeking a position in lighting/compositing. Speacialing in lighting and rendering in Maya and Nuke integration.

Education
    Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia             Sept. 2009 – Present
    Master of Fine Arts in Visual Effects (expected Mar. 2012)
    Artistic Honors Scholarship

    Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts                           Sept. 2005 – May 2009
    Bachelor of Science in Computer Graphics/Digital Media
    Springfield College Grant recipient, 3.4 G.P.A. , Dean’s List

Computer Skills
    Maya, Nuke, Z-Brush, Houdini, Adobe Creative Suite,  Basic MEL/Python Scripting, RenderMan, CSS, and Linux

Experience
    Savannah College of Art and Design                            Jun. 2011 - Sept. 2011
    Teaching Assistant, Savannah, Georgia
    - Helped students create believable forms and environments using NURBs and polygonal modeling in Maya. Taught students various texturing and lighting techniques using Maya, Photoshop and Mental Ray. 

    Del Padre Visual Production                                       Jan. 2009 - May 2009
    Intern, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
    - 3D Generalist responsible for modeling, shading, and rendering using Maya. Clients included the Space Science Institute and Science Theatre Education Programming Systems

    Springfield College Newspaper, The Student                    Oct. 2008 - May 2009
    Freelance Photographer, Springfield, Massachusetts
    - Given weekly photo assignments to capture sporting events and extra curricular activities around campus for newspaper articles. 

    Springfield College                                                    Sept. 2007 – May 2009
    Computer Lab Assistant, Springfield, Massachusetts
    - Tutored students in the following software; Maya, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, CSS, and Z-Brush
    
    Sports Pride Journal                                                 Mar. 2009 – Apr. 2009
    Design Editor, Springfield, Massachusetts
    - Responsible for taking photographs and creating graphics that were included on the cover and inside banners

    Black Box Theatre                                                        Oct. 2008 – Nov. 2008
    Game Level Designer/Effects Artist, Springfield, Massachusetts    
    - Modeled and textured static meshes, designed virtual environments, and created lighting effects in Unreal Engine

    Step Up Springfield                                                    Jan. 2008 – May 2008
    Web Designer, Springfield, Massachusetts
    - Responsible for all communication between my team and clients and assisted with the design, layout, and content of the website
    
College Activities/Other
    Springfield College Computer Graphics Club (2007-2009)
    Springfield College Women’s Swimming & Diving (2005-2006)
    Fluent in Cantonese