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Education  

 

Laguna College of Art and Design | Laguna Beach, CA | 3.9                                                               Expected Graduation: 2026

   Major: BFA Character Animation, Minor: Creative Writing  | Scholarship Award

 

Santa Ana Community College | Santa Ana, CA | 4.0                                                                                                                  2021

   Certificate of Graphic Design  

Skills

  • Software Proficiency: Google Suites, TvPaint, Storyboard Pro, Maya, ZBrush, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premier Pro, Blender 

  • Language: Bilingual in French and English

  • Arts: Animation, Background Layout, Storyboarding, Illustration, Graphic Design, Writing, 3D Modeling,

  • Soft: Organization, Time Management, Attention to Detail, Fast Learner, Communication, High Work Ethic

 

Experience

Animator, Storyboarder, Editor | 24 Hour Animation Challenge | Remote                                                              October 2024 & 2025

  • Managed and organized my teams of 5’s production schedule while encouraging high effort and feedback discussions.

  • Rapidly animated the majority of scenes while assisting and supervising all animations.

 

Co-Producer, Animator, Layout, Storyboarder | Surreal Estate, Class Film | Laguna Beach, CA                        April 2025 – May 2025

  • Outlined our entire weekly production schedule accounting for any possible setbacks for our team of 9

  • Timely did a significant amount of layouts and animations while assisting my peers as directed.

 

Graphic Design Freelance |  USNA Parent Group | Remote                                                                               April 2023 – June 2025

  • Drafted several options and designed their logo alongside additional graphics and graduation banners that were all printed.

 

Courtesy Clerk |  Vons | Huntington Beach, CA                                                                                             October – December 2022

  • Bagged groceries, collected carts, managed self check-out, and cleaned.

  • Organized and returned products to their designated spots.

 

Quality Control |  Coast2Coast Signings | Costa Mesa, CA                                                                             August – November 2021

  • Organized and inspected files for misspellings and missing information errors made by notaries on legal documents.

 

Marketing Internship |  Orangewood | Santa Ana, CA                                                                                               July – August 2020

  • Presented 5 new infographic design layouts and sketches for a set of  icons, and discussed feedback.

  • Created 10 new graphics and layouts in Adobe Illustrator for a set of  infographics advertising the company.

 

Campaign Co-Leader |  Reveille Inc - OC Know Better | Costa Mesa, CA                                                                March – June 2021

  • Collaboratively participated, and was selected by the CEO of OC Human Relations Council to develop our campaign to encourage students to avoid stereotyping.

  • Designed on Illustrator: hoodies, pins and stickers. Created a motion graphic animation to advertise our campaign.

  • Marketed, presented and successfully launched a campaign to staff and students with active participating sparking students to share stories, including publication on Voice of OC.

 

Design Teacher Assistant |  Samueli Academy | Santa Ana, CA                                                                      July 2018 & August 2019

  • Managed 70 incoming freshmen of rotating groups of 4, guiding them to apply the elements and principles of design.

  • Encouraged students to think creatively and believe in their abilities through assisted decision-making and providing an open environment to be adventurous and inquisitive for hands-on creative projects.

 

Volunteer Work  

Kiwanis International - Club of Orange: Photographer, Graphic Designer, Food Preparation | Orange, CA                        2016 – 2019

Honors and Awards

California Scholarship Federation

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