After School Enrichment:  Basic Animation Class – Hercules, CA                                                                

Utilizing my entrepreneurial and educational skills I developed, implemented, and teach a Basic Animation class in After School Enrichment Programs to 20 Elementary Schools in the Bay Area. Researched and contacted over 200 elementary schools from all over the Bay Area to start my base. Provided leadership with coordinators to help bring this innovative class to fruition.  Conduct presentations and events promoting the class to teachers, parents, and students. Negotiate all enrollments, fees, expenses, and formalities for each school.  Manage and instruct 8 to 15 students, ranging from 3rd to 6th grade with straightforwardness and proficiency. Guide and instruct the young animators in completing an entertaining and appealing final project. The East Bay Parent Guide selected my BASIC ANIMATION class as one of the New Cool After School classes.

West Contra Costa Unified School District – Richmond, CA                                   

Teach K-12 at various schools as requested. Strong command of classroom management developed with authoritative skills.  Analyze and process different circumstances with poise and efficiency. Proficient at deciphering and organizing lesson plans sufficiently and expeditiously. Memorize faces and names promptly in order to gain respect and trust. Provide academic and engaging studies to meet class requirements.

Academy of Art University – San Francisco, CA                                                          

Taught Computer Animation to undergraduate and graduate students using Maya. Revised the class curriculum, which helped improve the course while motivating the students to complete their final projects with outstanding success.  Managed 2 different classes of 20 students with great command and authority using my thorough knowledge of the animation application. Patient and considerate while providing guidance and leadership to students with issues regarding their studies and assignments.  Maintained professional interactions with administrators, teachers, and staff.

MSH Entertainment – San Francisco, CA                                                                              

Character Animator for the hit UPN TV series VanPires. Working knowledge of Maya, Softimage XSI, 3DS Max, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, and Flash, as well as many other creative and animation packages.  A thorough understanding of animation principles and theory. Hand keyed animation of creating memorably dynamic character animation. Collaborate with Art Director and other animation team members to define the characters and storyline.  A highly refined ability to see and communicate the overlapping details which make a performance physically, emotionally and tonally compelling. Deliver work within performance objectives and on schedule. Attend daily review meetings and address daily feedback with the willingness to make necessary changes and accept direction.  Started out as “fix animator” and then promoted to character animator within 1 week.

Park Place Property Management – Walnut Creek, CA                                           11/1989 to 11/1993

Assistant to company Controller.  Managed as many as 12 different property complexes totaling over 2000 accounts.  Acting liaison with payable accounts and property managers. Verified accuracy of all leases, policies, and reports.  Prepared financial reports by collecting , analyzing, and summarizing account information. Maintained accounting ledgers by posting account transactions and reconciled monthly and yearly statements.  Researched and resolved account discrepancies by thorough investigation.  Identified cost-saving and profit maximizing opportunities. Traveled to on site property locations to supervise and train accounting procedures to location managers.  Computer savvy talents led to attend accounting system seminars Midwest. Prepared and filed 1099-misc for vendors paid.

Esprit de Corp – San Francisco, CA                                                                          

Specialized in the payment of the company’s Federal Express shipments to locations all over the US and over 10 countries.  Shipments ranged from paperwork, to clothing samples, to retail orders.  Verified and cross referenced thousands of transactions daily.  Charged expenses to various departments from the CEOs to sales reps to company employees.  Monitored discount opportunities, scheduled and prepared checks, resolved purchase order contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation.

The Popcornery – San Francisco, CA                                                                          

Responsible for the overall daily operation of my store including promoting retail sales, production at adequate levels, inventory, and maintained an excellent appearance in my store to ensure cost effective and quality store operations. Ensured customer satisfaction with high superiority product. Completed accounting and paperwork associated with cash receipts and prices and conducted physical inventories. Developed, implemented and monitored my store prospecting plans to increase sales. Exhibited a high level of leadership presence within all aspects of the business and other internal departments. Effectively managed profit and loss responsibility for store. Analyzed various business reports for trend analysis and strategic planning purposes. Maintained appealing visual merchandising and store displays. Investigated transactions to continuously find methods to simplify procedures, improve processes, and maximize resources.