skills

Leadership and Collaboration

  • Creative Team Leadership, Mentoring, and Training

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication

  • Meeting Facilitation and Action Item Tracking

  • Budget, Scope, and Schedule Management

  • Project Management and Documentation

Education and Facilitation Skills

  • Compassionate and Patient Teaching Approach

  • Workshop Facilitation and Group Instruction

  • Creative Arts and Craft Experience

  • Program Planning and Organization

  • Experience with Caregiving Roles

Software and Technical Skills

  • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

  • Graphic Design and Layout Principles (Digital and Print Media)

  • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

  • Video Production and On-Set Direction

Artistic and Design Skills

  • Painting, Faux Finishing, Color Matching and Theming Techniques
    (Wood Graining, Aging, Texturing)

  • Sculpting (Foam, Clay, Props) and Fabrication

  • Silicone and Fiberglass Fabrication and Maintenance

  • Airbrush and Wet/Dry Brush Techniques

  • Mold Making, Casting, and Carpentry

  • Sewing, Costuming, Wig Care, and Set Decoration

  • Layout and Design Interpretation

Operational and Practical Skills

  • Reading and Interpreting Technical Drawings

  • Spray Tool Operation and Maintenance

  • Health and Safety Compliance

  • Creative Problem Solving

Strategic and Creative Development

  • Creative Strategy and Concept Development

  • Trend Analysis in Home Accessories and Gift Markets

  • Decorative Sign, Wall Art, and Tabletop Décor Design

  • Grant Writing and Contract Proposals

 Artist

  • Blue Hippo, Lead Scenic Artist, large-scale fiberglass sculptural elements for Universal’s Epic Universe theme park.

  • Home Theme Orlando, Scenic Painter, character murals and theme treatments on rental homes in the Orlando resort areas, 2022, Art Director, Christina Williams.

  • Michelee Puppets, Illustrator, Upstander League, 2019
    Puppet characters, props and backgrounds. Director, Jamie Donmoyer.

  • Creative Block, a bilingual short film, September 2016
    Cartoonist, Poster art. Director, Nicola Rose.

  • In the Land of Moonstones, a short film, April 2018
    Cartoonist, Original illustrative content. Director Nicola Rose,

  • Uncle Interloper, Galactic Word Patrol, YouTube series, June 2018
    Illustrator, Original illustrative alien alphabet. Director, Grant Baccioco.

  • A Beka Book Publishing, May 2013-July 2016
    Production artist, Text layout and illustration for elementary-high school text books

  • Michelee Puppets, Financial Literacy Fairwinds Project, 2021
    Puppet character build team, performance, logo and coloring pages.
    Director, Jamie Donmoyer.

  • Goodbye Petrushka, a short film, 2022
    Graphic Designer, Prop book cover. Director, Nicola Rose

  • Gabrielle, a short film, 2019
    Illustrator and Prop Maker, Prop book covers, prop art-in-character. Director Nicola Rose

 Puppeteer

  • Puppets Skits and Chicks, created by L. Y. Marlow, 2021-present. Puppet design, build and performance. 

  • Pete and Penelope, created by Adam Bush, December 2019
    Puppeteer and voice talent for Lucy the Hedgehog,
    Puppeteer for Penelope.

  • Dragonfire, live short-form puppet theatre, Spring 2019
    Part the 2019 Experimental Puppetry Theatre Program (XPT) at the
    Center for Puppetry Arts.
    Personal project, direction, puppet design, building and performance.
    Also, coordination of rehearsals, social media, relaying information to out of state performers, crowd-funding backers, housing and financial planning.

  • Puppeteer, Universal Studios, December 2016-Present
    Secret Life of Pets Unit, opening cast. 

  • Nigel, a short film, character designer, puppet builder, puppeteer of Nigel, Director Thomas Steffl, July 2018 

  • Jane Henson’s Nativity Story, Director Sean Keohane, designed and sculpted puppets to match the style of the original show, 2017.

  • TE-TV Kids, Little Buddy Joins the Eco Team, WSRE special, puppeteer, Daisy the Cheerleader, July 2016 

  • Beyond the Sock; Puppetry Workshop for TV and Film, puppeteer for YouTube promotional material, June 2017 and 2018 

  • Michelee Puppets, May 2017-Present
    Rhyme Time, puppeteer, touring to preschool classrooms

Education

—  Schools and workshops

 

Pensacola Christian College

Master of Art, Studio Art and Illustration.

 

Beyond the Sock, puppetry workshop for television and film

Studied under Muppet and Sesame Street performers,
Peter Linz, Noel MacNeal, Martin P. Robinson.

 

Sesame Puppeteer Workshop 2018

Studied under Sesame Street performers,
Peter Linz, Martin P. Robinson, Matt Vogel and Stephanie D’Abruzzo. 

 

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