Ranger Energy Services contracted me to create this animation in order to showcase their equipment. The company has been taking full advantage of having a 3D layout of their products in action, utilizing them for their flyers and presentations. The process of creating this video was arduous but extremely beneficial to the company. Round after round of scrim would reveal new missing details or changes that were overlooked the previous go around. I've never worked on a job in this industry, but after working on this project and talking to enough consultants about it -- I probably could. I added a dark background focus effect for some shots to keep the animation [...]

This animation showreel is a small showcase of my 2D animation capabilities. My animations have won various awards and have been featured on local television stations in the Houston area. Some of the animations shown were made for commercial purposes, others for personal projects. Both were added to display a wider range of animation styles that I can do for clientele.

I was approached by a medical animation company in Houston who needed to outsource a 2D white board animation because their focus is mainly 3D animation. My 2D animation skills are fairly rare in this area, so I worked with their client to create this animation explaining the treatment. The animation was played during a live Houston television interview while an employee and satisfied customer discussed their treatment plan.

Pig valves are used to essentially wipe the interior of a pipe and prevent blockages. Chaoda's latest patented design is unique in that it loads from the side with a latch door that only opens after the valve has been depressurized and drained. This video was made to explain the perks and functionality of this particular design.

Chaoda USA is a valve company that wanted to showcase their product in a more interesting way. Breaking down each part of the valve is the best way to do so. I created a hierarchical part structure for the valve and was able to animate the pieces in a way that both made sense and was visually pleasing to the eye. This valve in particular is called a Metal Seated Ball Valve, because the seats that cradle both sides of the ball are made of metal as well.

COOPER Valves has a product line of metal seated ball valves that are extremely advantageous in many industries. I made these videos for a loop at tradeshows. They would play continuously for several hours. They installed a television in the company's lobby and put the video on loop as well. Many industrial tradeshows get visited by Cooper each year, including POWERGEN, HRSG, AFPM, and more. Cooper Valves was a standout amongst the crowd with these videos, and gathered quite a following.

This project was about recreating a movie title sequence. The song, "Opera of the Frogs" by e-d was one that I had DYING to animate for almost eight years. This was my strongest opportunity. I watched Coraline just once and took notes of important characters and plot elements that I could abstract. I wanted to emphasize Coraline's tomboy personality. I make her run instead of walk and animate her hopping in puddles. She's a curious one who explores, ignoring danger along the way. The font was probably the most difficult final decision to make.

This short is about a talented lyricist who refuses to be himself. I began writing the plots for Relive Your Life 2 and noticed that a lot of my story tree was getting really political. This contrasted the whimsical and goofy nature of the original game. While perfecting the style for the game, I began animating this short.It features a rhyming narration by Josh Tomar and a very emotional performance by Michael Johnston. Most people relate to the protagonist, even if they are not in the same situation. It's a story about the difficulties of remaining sincere to yourself. This short animation received an Honorable Mention at the Texas Independent Film Festival [...]

Enersafe had bought a LED sign to have right outside the Midland office, but were only displaying unattractive still images. I took the initiative to follow the brand's colored sectional theme and create a short loop highlighting the three biggest departments at the Midland office.This is by far the best advertising quality in the small town, which has been attracting several more customers ever since the swap was made. The bright, saturated colors were great for grabbing people's attention as they drive down the highway.

Derpasaurus Rex was a simple idea. An obliviously overenthusiastic dinosaur that means well, but crushes all in its path. Working with Noah Scammon for writing and voice acting, I spent some time figuring out what style I wanted to work with. We wanted the dinosaur to be an outcast, so he's shaded and fully colored which contrasts with the world's simple and sloppy coloring. Essentially, we started writing a basic scenario like going to the doctors and then tossed in a hyperactive talking dinosaur and thought, "What could possibly go wrong?"It's a silly short animation created purely for our own entertainment.  

Full title is "Super Touchdown Happy Extreme". My final project for game development. Working alongside a talented group of programmers, we wanted to try something different. STHX revolves around bastardizing American football in a Japanese setting. It's a silly idea where you attempt to get your football to travel as high and far as possible by throwing and controlling the ball. You have to avoid negative objects and hit positive objects which will lift you up or increase your speed. You can upgrade the ball and your character as each throw gives you a certain amount of money based on your performance. The inspiration for this game stemmed from those like "Toss [...]