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Storyboard Revisionist
& Cleanup Freelance

"Thao: Rise of the Power Pham"

First Story Productions

Feb 2023 - Oct 2023
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• Clean-Ups and Revisions for storyboards.
• Modelled 3D mockups in Blender

Freelance Illustrator

Present
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• Worked as freelance illustrator while caring for ailing father

Assistant Press Manager

Pacific Media Expo

Nov 2013 - Nov 2019

• Facilitated relations between staff and Press, wrote & published press releases, qualified applicants, coordinated services, events, interviews and appointments.
• Worked with Manager to automate &decrease application processing time by 50%, enabled process to be done remotely.

Reimbursement Specialist

Genentech

Sept 2016 - Feb 2018

• Facilitated rapid acquisition of critical specialty medications alongside insurance agents, doctors and patients. Remained up to date and well versed in multiple products, medications, systems and their authorization process.

Graphic Designer &
Inventory Analyst

Chegg

Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

• Audited inventory, investigated fraud, created designs, logos and apparel for companywide competitions and company events.
• Increased department productivity workflow and output by 60% (from 430 audits to750 audits).
• Wrote training materials, which were later requested by supervisors for use in training new hires.

SELECT PROJECTS

Storyboard / Clean Up Artist

"Doggonit" Short Film for The Imagination Lab in Adobe Research

Jan 2015

• Created Storyboards, special effects, animated in Adobe After Effects.
• Cleaned up 2D animation.

Storyboard Artist

Transformers Fan Film for Prime Animation Studios

July 2014 - Oct 2016

• Created or revised action storyboards, 3Dmockups in Sketchup.
• Development work on props, and environments.

Visual Development Artist

Tremble - Video Game for UCSC

Aug 2013 - May 2014

• Worked alongside UCSC Game Developers to create Unity compatible story, characters, props and environments, and title screen special effects.

Clean Up Artist

"Jimmy Loves Juice" Short Film for SJSU

Jan 2013

• Cleaned up 2D animation, compiled and composed backgrounds, visual development on props, environments, color script and special effects.

SKILLS

• Storyboarding
• Illustration
• Screenwriting/Story Structure

• Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
• Photoshop
• Premiere
• After Effects
• Illustrator
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Word
• Excel
• Procreate

• Digital / Traditional Media
• Wacom / Cintiq Tablets

• Flexible and able to adhere to different visual styles and visions.
• Coachable and receptive to feedback.
• Proactive learning / Strong drive to learn and improve. Hungry to learn!
• Thrives in collaborative and cooperative environments.
• Curious.
• Organized and shows attention to detail.
• Strong initiative and problem solving.

EDUCATION

San Jose State University (2008-2014)
Bachelor's Degree in Animation / Illustration
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First Story Academy - (2023-2024) - SBFT1: Storyboard Revisionist Fundamentals, SBFT2: Intro to Storyboarding, SBFT3: Intermediate Storyboarding, Storyboard Revisionist Fundamentals (x3)

Sheldon's Art Academy (2010) - Anatomy Boot Camp (x2), Animation Boot Camp

Project City (2022) - Filmmaking 101, Writing an Animated Scene, Boarding an Animated Scene (x2)

Brainstorm School (2021 - 2022)- Storyboarding 1, Storyboarding 2, Boarding for Feature Animation