Experience

• Animator, Illustrator, and Graphic Artist at Freelance

  January 2018 - Present

  • Created animations for a variety of business clients and web use
  
  • Created portraits and illustrations of fictional characters and locations for clients
  
  • Provided graphic design and layout services for clients working on picture books,
  
  book covers, designing book characters, and design for business use

• Writer and Comic Artist at Underdog Comics

  January 2015 - January 2020

  • Contributed to the creation of 5 comic series as a writer and illustrator, (over
  
  1,000 comic pages fully inked and colored) https://furysforge.wixsite.com/ underdogcomics
  
  • All stories created were devoted to diverse characters and representation
  
  • Managed projects with multiple creators
  
  • Worked with outside creators on anthology and cooperative publications such as RedStylo’s Cosmic Love anthology

• Director at Underdog Comics

  January 2015 - January 2020

  • Founded Underdog Comics as a start-up comic creation and publication business; both digital and printed comics
  
  • Funded 4 successful Kickstarter campaigns, raising over $13,000 through pre sale
  
  • Sold comics in comics stores, at conventions, and through an online store; published free webcomics for ad revenue
  
  • Led a team of sales workers
  
  • Ran annual convention booths to sell comics at conventions such as FanExpo Boston, LadiesCon, and MICE for over 4 years
  
  • Independently managed finances and banking for Underdog Comics as well as distributing payment to its employees and contributors
  
  • Managed social media pages and website, including an online store
  
  • Led Underdog Comics to be a finalist in the NFTE (National Foundation for
  
  Teaching Entrepreneurship) 2016 National Business Plan Competition; selected as a speaker and featured guest at three NFTE events in 2017