Companies
Dreamworks Animation SKG Glendale, CA
Production Designer - Rise of the Guardians
Director: Peter Ramsey
present
Art Director - Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Director: Peter Ramsey
2009
Art Center College of Design
Instructor. 2007 until present
Centropolis Entertainment, Hollywood, CA
Concept Artist for Roland Emmerich’s
10,000BC and 2012
Davis Entertainment, Hollywood, CA
Concept Artist for “Gulliver’s Travels”
Director: Rob Letterman
Dreamworks Animation SKG Glendale, CA
Visual Development artist:
"Over the Hedge",
"Bee Movie" and "Monsters Vs Aliens”
September 2004 until present
RSA Beverly Hills CA
story boarding and prop design for "Amazon.com" short film.
Director: David Slade. July 2004
LEGO Studio 12 Los Angeles CA
conceptual design and digital painting. July 2004
Hot Wheels Culver City CA
environment design and digital paintings for "The Ultimate Race".
Art direction: Scott Robertson. May-June 2004
Vertex Productions Altadena CA
conceptual design and illustration for theme park development.
June 2004
Rhythm and Hues Marina del Rey CA
conceptual design commercial projects - February-April 2004
Education
Art Center College of Design Pasadena CA
BS in Transportation Design, with Honors. December 2003
University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI
BFA Industrial Design, Magna Cum Laude. August 2000
Internships
PIXAR Animation Studios, Emeryville CA
conceptual sketching, 3D modeling and texture painting for the 2004
release of the animated feature "The Incredibles". summer 2002
AFI Los Angeles CA
set dressing and building of a special effect set for Marc Beneria's
thesis project
"King Returns". summer 2001
Press
Wiesbadener Kurier
Hollywood Reporter
Skills
lllustration
traditional media such as oil, gouache, acrylic, watercolor as well as digital (Photoshop)
Design
in depth research, obsessive conceptualizing, model construction,
designing for narrative, structured design process
Communication
fluent in English and German
effective verbal and visual presentation skills
public speaking
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Maya
Social
killer dance moves, hosting dinner parties
