My life has not unfolded exactly as I expected, but does it ever? Because of that, I believe that I have been molded into someone more resilient than I could have otherwise imagined. Life has thrown some windy curveballs and somehow, I’ve been able to catch them all. I am no means immune to self-doubt, I believe in having an unshakable confidence in the process of becoming. No matter how hard life hits I believe with all my being that we are all becoming greater than we were yesterday, in one way or another. From the age of 17 until I was nearly 27, I served in the US Army, did 3 combat tours to Iraq, and an overseas tour to Germany. One thing that I learned in the army was the concept of "failure is not an option", which I believe can push people to accomplish the seemingly impossible. After my time in the army, I spent a few years in America before I decided to move back to Germany as a computer network administrator. I sold and gave away everything I had and bought a 1-way ticket to Munich. Nearly 4 years of working in IT taught me something valuable; helpdesk was not for me. I fell in love with photography and the arts. So, I decided to put in my 2-weeks-notice and study photography full time. During my studies I opened a wedding photography business and I loved it. Business was booming! Suddenly life throws another curve ball. A few months before my graduation the COVID panic hit and wedding photography was all but dead. I had to make another quick pivot. I had to choose something that I could work from home and still afford to keep the lights on. I decided to go back to school to study 3D Animation. It didn’t take long before I was introduced to the world of VFX. I immediately changed my major from animation to VFX and dug my hands in as deep as I could. I studied everything from particle simulations to VFX production and 3D modeling to LookDev and Lighting. So now that I’ve completed my Bachelors in VFX I’m continuing to build my skills as a 3D generalist. I’m knowledgeable in Houdini, Blender, Unreal Engine, and Maya; Blender and Houdini being my favorites.