Expression College, Emeryville, California

January 2005 – Present
Program Director : Fine Arts
Responsible for all aspects of delivering and managing education in the Fine Arts Department which servers the Animation, Visual Effects, Motion Graphics, and Game Art Degrees.

• CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT for classes focused on : fundamental drawing, drawing from observation, drawing from the imagination, pre-production skills for digital pipelines, sculpting, traditional animation (for digital artists), concept art skills, art history and color media skills (watercolor, acrylic, pencil, art marker), storyboarding, and stop motion animation methods.
• CLASS SCHEDULING (8 classes every 8 weeks)
• STUDENT ADVISING / CAREER COUNSELING
• TEACHING CLASSES (in focuses listed above)
• CREATING RUBRICS for class participation/completion
• LEADING and MANAGING the CLASSROOM
• MANAGING a Department (yearly budget, personnel hiring/reviews/development, purchasing)

January 2003 – Present
Associate Program Director : Animation and Visual Effects (BA Degree)
Responsible for delivering and managing education in the Animation and Visual Effects Department. This includes the following, as well as often stepping in as the Director :

• CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT for classes focused on : learning modeling, animation, dynamics, rigging, texturing, lighting, scripting (in Maya); learning compositing (in Nuke); learning painting, image manipulation, web page development, and compositing (in the Adobe Suite)
• CLASS SCHEDULING (17 classes every 8 weeks)
• STUDENT ADVISING / CAREER COUNSELING
• TEACHING CLASSES in texture and lighting (using Maya), Demo Reel production and direction on reels for : compositing, animation, texturing, lighting, modeling, dynamics, and rigging
• CREATING RUBRICS for class participation/completion
• LEADING and MANAGING THE CLASSROOM
• MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE with State and Government regulations