About Me:
Hello! I'm an animator with 8+ years of industry-level experience working for companies such as 20th Television Animation, Warner Bros. Discovery, ShadowMachine, and Webtoon. My specialties are 2D animation and compositing using Toon Boom Harmony and Adobe software. My passion is working closely with diverse teams, styles, and mediums to tell animated stories.

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Skills:

2D Character & FX Animation, Compositing, 2D Asset Creation & Rigging, Character Design, Storyboarding, Scene Layout, Illustration, Graphic Design

Software Experience:
Toon Boom Harmony, Storyboard Pro, Adobe Animate, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Clip Studio Paint, Procreate, Shotgrid, and Slack

Work Experience:

20th Television Animation: Oct 2022 - July 2024
- Harmony Compositor and Animator

• Project: Solar Opposites Seasons 4 & 5 for Hulu.

• Duties: Added special effects and lighting into scenes, assisted with retake animation, as well as handling QC tasks.

• Problem-solving and troubleshooting within the Harmony software while meeting deadlines.

• Attended daily meetings and check-ins with leads and animators.

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ShadowMachine: July 2022 - Oct 2022
- Harmony Technical Director

• Project: Little Demon Season 1 for FX and Hulu.

• Duties: Added special effects and lighting into scenes, assisted with retake animation, as well as handling QC tasks.

• Problem-solving and troubleshooting within the Harmony software while meeting deadlines.

• Assigned and prioritized tasks for compositing team via Shotgrid.

• Attended daily meetings and check-ins with leads and animators.

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Warner Bros. Discovery: Rooster Teeth Productions: Feb 2016 - July 2022
- 2D Character and Effects Animator

• Projects: Camp Camp, RWBY: Fairy Tales, Nomad of Nowhere, and Death Battle for Rooster Teeth.

• Collaborated with Webtoon on ‘The Monster Under My Bed’ and ‘The Ladder’ shorts.

• Duties: Animation, retakes, compositing, and QC with input from directors and producers. Assisted with asset creation under guidance from Lead Technical Artist.

• Animated 1000-1200 frames a week during peak production periods

- Storyboard Artist

• Drew boards and created assets for episodes of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures, Achievement Hunter Animated, and Face Jam Animated in collaboration with the directors.

• Software used: Toon Boom Storyboard Pro and Toon Boom Harmony.

 

Ex Libris Bookstore: Dec 2013 - Jan 2016

- Computer Sales and Order Fulfillment Associate

• Duties: Selling, ordering, stocking tech merchandise, fulfilling online orders, cashiering, and customer service.

• Certifications and Awards: Apple Product Professional Certified, Teamwork Award 2014 Winner, Extra Mile Award 2015 Winner.

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Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer: 2011-current

• Worked with multiple clients on a variety of projects including logo design, packaging design, avatars, concepts, traditional and digital illustration.

• Software used: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Clip Studio Paint, and Procreate

 

Harris Teeter: Neighborhood Food and Pharmacy: Aug 2002 - Dec 2012
- Grocery/Stock Clerk

• Duties: Loading and Unloading Trucks, Receiving, Ordering, Stocking, Cashiering, and Customer Service

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Education:

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Animation

Savannah College of Art and Design

• Graduation Date: Nov 2015

• My courses of study focused on character animation and storyboarding using traditional and digital production methods; with a strong focus on acting,  storytelling, and working with a team in a professional setting.

 

Associate's Degree: Advertising and Graphic Design

Guilford Technical Community College

• Graduation Date: Nov 2012

• My courses of study involved logo design, package design, digital/web design, typography, as well as digital and traditional illustration.

Accomplishments & Awards:

Achieved Dean's Honor List at Savannah College of Art and Design

• Winter 2013, Spring 2014 through Spring 2015

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Short Film Involvement:

"The Lowdown Showdown" - 2D Short Animated Film

- Director, Storyboarder, Character Designer, 2D Animator

• Production: September 2014 - July 2017

• Two lifelong enemies duke it out over the woman of their dreams in this Space Western-inspired short. The Lowdown Showdown channels the zaniness of classic cartoons and adds a modern style to the timeless pursuit of love.

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"Zodiac Run"

• Harmony Animator: Key Animation and In-Between Animation

    - Official Selection of the 2015 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

    - Official Selection of the 2015 Big Mini Media Film Festival

    - Official Selection of the 2015 Fargo Fantastic Film Festival

    - Official Selection of the 2015 Orlando Film Festival

 

"Bygone"

• Harmony Animator: In-Between Animation, Cleanup, Ink and Color

    - “Best in Show” Winner, Animation/Experimental of the 2015 Speechless Film Festival

    - Official Selection of the 2015 Cleveland International Film Festival

 

"Sweet Revenge"

• Harmony Animator: Key Animation and In-Between Animation

    - First Place Animation Winner at the 2014 MovingMedia Student Film Festival

    - Official Selection of the 2015 NYC Independant Film Festival

    - Official Selection of the Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games 2015

Demo Reel/Portfolio:

www.willbanimating.com

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IMDb Page:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8211828/

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