I was always a big fan of animated movies and after watching Open Season 3 in 2010 an idea occurred to me: someone has to make these. That was the start of the journey that’s brought me here. 

I began this path in ninth grade, using Cheetah 3D on a Macintosh while watching YouTube tutorials. Eventually, I upgraded to Cinema 4D and finally Maya. Halfway through college, I discovered rigging, and something just “clicked.” Additionally, I’ve taken a Python for Maya course and am currently learning rigging in Unreal Engine.

I’ve been working as a freelancer for several years now, successfully taking on roles ranging from rigging artist, to rigging lead and general project manager. In this time I’ve created rigs for video games, movie teasers, short films, music videos, motion capture, TV, Marvel streaming shows, commercials and posing for Netflix advertisements.

The field I’ve chosen is incredible, filled with amazing people from all around the globe. Who knows where the world of animation will take me next, but I’m really excited to find out.