-THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY 2019-CURRENT

DISNEY FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY 2022

• Took and edited photos for publication and marketing release of weddings, corporate events, and on-location studios. Worked with other lines of business to photograph specialty characters.

• Worked with primary photographer to facilitate equipment, lighting, posing of subjects, and handling VIP guests from location to location.

• Took charge when leadership was not available. Became point of contact for multiple events due to computer and photography equipment knowledge base.

• On call Photographer/editor/assist: Due to skill set and knowledge of photography was able to fill in multiple different positions at a moment’s notice.

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DISNEY PHOTO IMAGING 2021

• Average of 1,500-1,800 photos per day.

• Trained at Hollywood Studios with cross training for Galaxy’s Edge and Capture Your Moment.

• Multiple awards for Photo of the Month/week.

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DISNEY HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS OPERATIONS 2021

• Ensuring the safety of thousands of guests per hour on the Tower of Terror, an Otis Elevator drop ride.

• Supervisor of ride motion for guests.

• Worked with Walt Disney Imagineering on sound profiling.

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DISNEY COLLEGE PROGRAM ASIA OPERATIONS 2019

• Ensuring the safety of thousands of guests per hour at Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain, a Vekoma roller coaster and Kali River Rapids, an Intamin raft ride.

• Analyzing Guest flow for Safety, Courtesy, Show and Efficiency at two shows: Up: A Great Bird Adventure, a free flight bird show, and Rivers of Light, Animal Kingdom’s nighttime water show.

• Provide information and assistance to Walt Disney World Animal Kingdom guests.

 

Head of Marketing and Public Relations

-House Pixel Games (June 2018 - Apr 2019)

• Launched and maintained ad campaigns and budgets using Hootsuite management tools in an Agile development environment.

• Designed and assembled press kits, website, and web stores for Mowin’& Throwin’.

         (Steam, Nintendo PlayStation, and Xbox platforms)

• Acted as studio point of contact for media outlets and Influencers.

• Maintained all social media platforms for Mowin’& Throwin’ Development and release.

 

VFX Multimedia Animation Intern

-Booz Allen Hamilton (May 2014 - Aug 2014)

• Collaborated with clients and fellow artists on the team to determine the After Effects VFX Compositing needs and executed those projects.

• 3D modeling and optimizing in MAYA and 3DS Max to be used on iOS and Android builds.

• Archived projects, audio production, GUI designer of multi-platform games in Unity

• Quality assurance review testing and bug fixing.

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Brand Ambassador

-AroundCampus Group Part Time (Feb 2016)

• Public relations and marketing work demonstrating the new HTC Vive virtual reality headset.

• Presented product’s capabilities to industry professionals prior to public release.

 

Photo Editor / Photographer

-SMU Student Media (Aug 2013 - May 2016)

• Supervised and managed a staff of 7 photographers.

• Lead photographer and photo editor for all of Southern Methodist University’s division one sporting events and other university activities.

• Interacted with and  photographed high profile figures & dignitaries, such as former U.S. Presidents.

                                                                                                    

Multimedia Visualization Intern

-Lockheed Martin (May 2011 – Aug 2012)

• Researched Gigapixel viewing of scientific data this data was published in a scientific journal and the technology has been used by various companies and federal agencies. 

• Subject matter expert for 3D modeling in MAYA visualizing scientific data. 

• Worked on the Multimedia R&D team in developing a gigapixel viewer for Big Data.

• Designed graphical user interfaces for Perspective Pixel multi-touch displays.