Biography
I'm currently a senior year student Animation/Illustration student at San Jose State University, graduating in May of 2022. I love telling silly and warm stories, and injecting a delicious dose of authenticity and my cultural heritage where I can!
Skills
Roles
- Intermediate
- Intermediate
Other Skills
- Intermediate
- Intermediate
Work Experience
2021 – Present day
Director, Writer, Lead Storyboard Artist
Reyna Short Film (San Jose, CA)
Collaborating with a team of 12 members to produce a 2D animated short film. Expected Completion in May 2022. Awarded ASIFA Animation Educator's Forum Scholarship towards completion of the film.
2021 – 2022
Cartoonist (Freelance)
"Pahimakas", Akbayan's SJSU Pilipino Cultural Night (San Jose, CA)
Composed a 2 page finished comic spread based off a provided script.
2020 – 2021
Studio Teacher
TutorWorks (San Jose, CA)
Mentored a focused group of children in middle school during an online after school program on the topics of Coding, Writing, and Drawing to complete multiple personal projects.
2020 – 2021
Cartoonist
"Meatspace" Art and Humor Magazine, SJSU (San Jose, CA)
Collaborated with other students to create comics and other artwork cohesive to
the current issue’s chosen theme for three volumes.
2021 – 2021
Storyboard Artist and Production Artist
Lemons Short Film (San Jose, CA)
Collaborated with peers to storyboard, create layouts, animate, and color.
2019 – 2020
Animator
"Malinchista" 2D Short Film (San Jose, CA)
Provided Animation roughs for a short film thesis project.
2019 – 2019
Animation and Illustrator Instructor
Digital Media Academy (Standford, CA)
Taught children ages 9-17 to explore animation fundamentals and design
principles in Toon Boom Harmony and Adobe Photoshop in week long courses.
2019 – 2019
Assistant Colorist
"Sol Naciente", Animated Graphic Novel (San Jose, CA)
Provided flat colors for an animated graphic novel in a timely manner.
Education
2017 – 2022
BFA Animation/Illustration
San Jose State University
Storyboarding
2021 – 2021
WIA Mentorship Circle
Unknown
Storyboarding Mentee - Breaking Into Storyboarding (Fall 2021)
2020
CGMA
Unknown
Intro to Storyboarding (2019), Storyboard Mentorship (2020)