EXPERIENCE

  • Managing Graphic Designer with 10+ years of experience and a history of creating compelling visuals for a variety of agencies and B2B clients.

  • Proficient with software including:

    • Cinema 4D (Octane and Redshift Plugins)

    • Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere),

    • Unreal Engine 5

    • Avid Media Composer.

    • Utilizes RED and DSLR cameras

  • WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT, Stamford, CT Summer 2016-Present

    Senior Motion Graphic Designer ➡️ Managing Designer

    • Create daily content for TV, Network, and online graphic needs, including WrestleMania XL, WWE’s most successful and highest grossing event ever

    • Manage onsite production and graphic support to ensure a seamless execution

    • Supervise and delegate responsibilities to fellow team members to foster growth and development

    • Produce weekly talent entrance graphics along with specific arena DAKTRONIC / LED graphics to increase viewer engagement

    321 LAUNCH, New York, NY

    Fall 2010– Summer 2016

    2D & 3D Designer & Compositor / Editor ➡️ Freelance Director

    • Generated animatic commercial spots, according to agency feedback and vision within tight deadlines

    • Exported final content for a variety of needs, including web compression, DVD mastering, and web upload

    THE NAPOLEON GROUP, New York, NY

    Summer 2015–Summer 2016

    Freelance Director / 2D & 3D Designer & Compositor / Avid Editor

    • Generated animatic commercial spots according to agency feedback and vision within tight deadlines

    THE PROFESSIONALS, Long Island, NY (YouTube Web Series)

    Fall 2008 – Summer 2013

    Head Cameraman ➡️ VFX ➡️ Editor / Director

    • 2012 Shorty Award Nominee

    • Created visual effects for episodic series (camera tracking, muzzle flashes, blood effects and rotoscoping)

    • Shot long takes and fight sequences with multiple DSLR cameras and edited the final cut of episodes

    • Designed end tag promotional graphics

    MATCH POINT MEDIA, New York, NY

    Fall 2007 – Fall 2010

    Editor/ New Media

    • Edited and dubbed long form thirty-minute infomercials (HD and SD)

    • Outputted short form sixty-second commercial spots

  • HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, Hempstead, NY May 2007

    Bachelor of Arts in Film Production and Studies Major GPA: 3.6/4.0

    Completed Individual Senior Thesis Film

    Completed Advanced Film Production Workshop and Nonlinear Digital Editing course

    Dean’s List

  • SUGARCOATED, Hempstead, NY (Short Film)

    Fall 2006 – Spring 2007

    Producer/Director/Editor/Writer

    Official selection of Hofstra University Film Festival with Honorable Mention Award.

    TICK MARKS, Hempstead, NY (Short Film) Fall 2005

    Producer/Director/Editor

    Official selection of Hofstra University Film Festival and selected for Max Kolb Telethon.