Rachel is a talented and hard working skilled individual with seven years of multi-media production. She possess an understanding of storytelling.
Rachel produce projects from conceptual storyboarding to finished products. She incorporates the principles of animation in order to an effective story as well as utilizing compositing techniques (lighting, texturing) to create finished scenes.
SIGGRAPH 2017 - California
(2017) Student Volunteer
Selected from 1000 applicants to support operations of SIGGRAPH which served over 16,500 attendees.
Assisted international exhibitors with presenting and demonstrating their technology to attendees
Ensured software licenses were validated
Performed as the conference mascot, Shay D. Pixel
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
(2016 - 2017) Producer/Editor
Oversaw productivity of 10 other students remotely. Communicated via class threads, phone, email ensuring continuity was maintained and deadlines were met.
Assisted in character and environment design, asset modeling and animation
Filed and edited footage together, created additional Foley and other graphics
Creative Talent Network Expo - California
(November 2016) Volunteer
A convention that encourages professionals and amateurs to connect
Selling tickets and collecting passes for patrons
Directed crowds for various panels
World Animation and VFX Summit - California
(October 2016) Volunteer
A conference event that celebrated industry leaders and innovators
Assembled contents for conference bags
Greeted and checked in attendees, speakers
Creative Filmakers Association - Ohio
(2011 - 2012) Apprentice Editor/Intern
Twenty apprentices were selected from over one hundred to edit video into sub-topics of a documentary slated for national debut in 2015. Apprentices worked with established industry editors learning industrial processes of non-linear video editing.
Accomplishments:
Editing videos,
Creating and uploading documents to the website,
Transcribing video footage,
Handling equipment and setting up shots on location
Natcoll Design and Technology (Yoobee) - New Zealand (2009-2010) Project Manager/Animator/Modeler
Monitored and updated 18 students’ progress for dailies. This included modelling, rigging, texturing, file formatting, lighting, and rendering.
Contributed to pre-visualizations, sound, asset modelling, texturing and animation
Redistributed responsibilities based on priorities and capabilities to offset bottlenecks
American Embassy of Wellington - New Zealand
(2008-2009) Video Director, Producer, and Editor
Produced an orientation video for US diplomats
Developed a production schedule
Script writing, Interviewed talent
Filmed and captured footage, Video and audio editing
Software Skills
Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, Mudbox, Unreal Engine, Unity,
Microsoft Office (PC and Mac)
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Science
Media Arts and Animation
Natcoll Design and Technology (Yoobee)
Wellington, NZ
Diploma of Animation Advanced
Certification Digital Animation and Video Production
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
with as specialization in Marketing
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Education
Listed are my creative experiences only. I also have extensive office skills using Microsoft Office and Macs.
Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity
2015 - Present
National Technical Honor Society
2015 - Present
ACM SIGGRAPH
2016 - Present
Women in Animation
2016 - Present
Organizations
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3D Modelling, Texturing, Animation, Storyboarding, Image Manipulation, Motion Graphics, Video Editing, Audio Editing, Project Management
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