About Me

There are three people who have had the biggest impact on my life: my wife, Chuck Jones, and Michael Jackson. In grade school, I remember getting my hands on a copy of Preston Blair's Animation and being completely blown away by the process. I didn't really understand that stores sold lightboxes at the time, so I always made due with my parents' coffee table and a flashlight.

Now, I am one of the lucky adults who have found a way to turn an early passion into a career that is challenging, rewarding, and yet still deliriously fun. I've had the chance to work with amazing artists and studios, where the camaraderie was deep-rooted and the energy to complete the impossible was contagious. I thrive in this type of collaborative, close-knit environment that promotes self-improvement, and I am always excited to work with studios that share this mentality.

-P

Breakdown

Dancing Stewie

Shot 1: Stankonia Dance

  • * Key animation
  • * Animation in Maya
  • * Rig from Animation Mentor
Exercise!

Shot 2: Exercise

  • * Key animation
  • * Rigging of prop
  • * Animation in Maya
  • * Rig from Animation Mentor
Spooked Mailman

Shot 3: Spooked Mailman

  • * Key animation
  • * Rigging of props and modeling of set
  • * Animation in Maya
  • * Rig from Animation Mentor

Experience

3D SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZER
The VisualMD (Nov 10 - Present)

  • Research, develop and execute mechanism of action shots
  • Design, Model, texture, rig, animate, light, and render in 3D Studio Max and composite in Fusion

SENIOR MOTION DESIGNER & 3D ARTIST
Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (Oct 09 - Jul 10)

  • Created storyboards, developed animatics, and executived final products for marketing compaigns and ads for web/TV
  • Designed, modeled, rigged, animated, rendered and composited 3D/2D animations in Maya and After Effects

3D/2D ARTIST & FLASH DEVELOPER
Tournament One (Apr 09 - Oct 09)

  • Developed web and casino games in flash (AS3)
  • Designed, modeled, rigged, animated, rendered and composited 3D/2D animations in 3D Studio Max and After Effects

PHOTOSHOP ARTIST
Blue Sky Studios (Oct 08 - Dec 09)

  • Painted digital storyboard panels for prescreening of feature film, Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs