ABOUT

N I C E T O M E E T Y O U !


As far back as I can remember, I've been the "art kid" in my family. Growing up in the Midwest, I thought I'd end up in a big city on a coast if I wanted to be successful. As it would turn out, I'm surrounded by a successful design community in the places I've always called home.

Born and raised across Michigan, I came to Fort Wayne to pursue the animation career I've always dreamed about. Over the course of my college education at the University of Saint Francis, I realized that my skills are best fit to the marriage of animation and design: Motion Graphics. This discipline allows me to pull from every part of my favorite creative skills—photography, design, animation, video editing, audio editing—and combine them to make something entirely new.

Professionally and personally, I'll always be that "art kid." I'm so grateful that it has led me along this path of exploring the depths of design and intention behind everything we come into contact with—books, movies, podcasts, even how flags are designed. I want to use my skills to bring clarity to confusing concepts, organize chaotic ideas, and beautify knowledge so it's accessible and engaging.

P E R S O N A L W O R K

F U N F A C T

My first standout motion graphics project was Cool Science with Dustee and Darlene. These two shorts were made for PBS back in 2014 as my internship experience at the end of college.

Between another student and myself, we animated these shorts that aired on all Midwest PBS programming and won Best Educational Short at the San Diego International Kids Film Festival and a Bronze Telly Award.