Residing & frolicking in:

Chicago, IL
Portland, OR

What I'm working on:

• Exploring Portland to its fullest: shopping local, drooling over nature and igniting my tastebuds!
• Elevating my motion graphics and compositing skillset.
• Souping up Live Action treatments and gathering more on-set direction experience.
• Nurishing my mind, body, and relationships.
• Crafting, committing, and crushing my 2021 goals.

A few goals for 2021:

• Join a bookclub.
• Learn the Jujutsu Kaisen outro dance.
• Complete 50 mile bike ride in a day.
• Plan backpacking trip through Southeast Asia.
• Plant a bamboo tree.
• Prepare one hell of a ramen from scratch.
• Get a stop motion studio setup in the garage.
• Attend a Portland MoGraph meetup.
• Learn DaVinci Resolve & Mocha
• Be more diligent about updating my site.

Recent accolades:

• Keynote speaker for Flashpoint Chicago Commencement, 2019
• Pixels of Fury (Chicago) – FIRST PLACE, 2018
• Adobe Creative Jam – PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD & JUDGES CHOICE AWARD - 2nd Place, 2017
• Typeforce 8 – Exhibition Artist, 2017
• 48 Hour Film Fest – BEST FILM, 2nd Place, 2016

On my mind:

How can I add more value? How can I convince all my friends to move to Portland? Where's my tamagotchi?

What I'm reading:

• 'On Earth We Are Briefly Goregous' – Ocean Vuong
• 'Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish' – Margarita Madrigal
• 'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' – Marlon James

What I'm watching:

• Jujutsu Kaisan ❤
• Eagerly awaiting Attack on Titan Season 4 release
• The Mandalorian, Season 2

What I'm groovin' to: