Description

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Highly organized and detail-oriented worker, with a drive to exceed expectations. Ability to analyze data, develop strategies, and provide solutions to complex problems. Seeking to leverage skills and knowledge to contribute to team success.

EXPERIENCE

3D MODELOR/ANIMATOR — Change Lab

Los Angeles, CA, June 2023 – Present

  • Create animated narrative sequences under tight deadlines using computer software and hand drawing techniques.
  • Edit existing footage using video editing tools such as Adobe Premiere Pro and Cyberlink PowerDirector.
  • Apply story development, directing, cinematography, and editing to animation to create storyboards and map out key scenes and characters.
  • Collaborate with producers to ensure that the desired visuals were achieved within budget constraints.
  • Construct detailed 3D models and textures for use in computer-generated imagery (CGI) projects.
  • Produced storyboards to illustrate the desired action for each scene prior to animating it.

 

MEDIA OPERATOR — International Centraal Gospel Church (ICGC)

Chicago, IL, February 2018 – Present

  • Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment.
  • Install, adjust and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio, video conferencing, and multimedia presentations.
  • Obtain and preview musical performance programs prior to events to become familiar with order and approximate times of pieces.
  • Record and edit audio material, such as video soundtracks, using audio recording, and editing equipment.

 

STUDENT FACULTY ASSISTANT — Hampshire College Dance & Media Departments

Amherst, MA, September 2021 – May 2023

  • Troubleshot software problems for students; coordinated the lab’s standard operating procedures (SOP) with lab users; ensure safety of lab equipment and users.
  • Located print and online materials for students completing research projects.
  • Organized and managed student choreography for school performances.
  • Held dance workshops, performed at school concerts, designed flyers and other promotional documents, organized events for the dance department.
  • Organized institutional data for retention purposes.
  • Received, sorted and distributed incoming or outgoing mail throughout facility campus.

 

TEEN MENTOR/COUNSELOR — STEAMbassadors

Evanston, IL, February 2020 – August 2022

  • Introduced youth to positive or creative outlets to minimize exposure to negative influences.
  • Monitored youth during activities, field trips and special events.
  • Conducted youth workshops to encourage communication, teamwork and cooperation.
  • Counseled youngsters to help overcome barriers affecting educational or vocational situations.
  • Formed relationships with youths by planning and participating in activities.
  • Conducted team meetings with staff on frequent basis to discuss caseloads and goals.

 

CREATIVE EXECUTIVE — Teens Aloud Foundation (USA)

Houston, TX, September 2020 – July 2022

  • Developed strategies for incorporating new technologies into existing workflows.
  • Worked with creative directors to develop design solutions, and presented final layout to them for approval.
  • Provided guidance to junior staff members on design principles, best practices, and workflow processes.
  • Formulated basic layout design and presentation approach and specified material details, such as style and size of type, photographs, graphics, animation, video, and sound, and determined if it conformed to standards and specifications.

 

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) IN ANIMATION, FILM/VIDEO PRODUCTION & DANCE — Hampshire College
Amherst, MA, US, May 2023

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE (A.S.) IN BIOLOGY
— City Colleges of Chicago – Harry S Truman College Chicago, IL, US, Jul 2020

NO DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE — Lawrence University
Appleton, WI, US,

 

SKILLS

  • Animation/Film Production
  • Video/Audio Editing (Apps used : Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Cyberlink PowerDirector, Adobe Audition)
  • Motion Graphics (Software Used : Cinema 4d, Adobe After Effects)
  • Lighting Techniques
  • 3D Modeling (Software Used : Autodesk Maya, Cinema 4D, ZBrush)
  • Computer Animation (Software Used : Autodesk Maya, Cinema 4D)
  • Fashion designing (Adobe Photoshop, Hand Drawing, Marvelous Designer)
  • Image Editing (Adobe Photoshop)
  • Content Design
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Team Communication
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Effective Communication
  • Active Listening
  • Dance Production & Choreography (Hip-Hop, Contemporary, House, Lite Feet, Locking)

 

LANGUAGES
• English Fluent

• Spanish Intermediate

Learning Institution : College, Telenovelas

• Turkish Beginner

Learning Institution : Self taught, Turkish Dizi

 

AWARDS

  • Hampshire College – Hermon Dunlap Smith & Ellen Thorne Smith Scholarship Recipient, September 2022
  • Harry S Truman College – Honors List, August 2020, December 2019
  • Harry S Truman College – Dean’s List, May 2020
  • City Colleges of Chicago – Star Scholarship Recipient, December 2019
  • YCCS Civic Engagement Project – Awarded 4th Place, June 2019