Originally from Texas, my very un-Texan indifference for football allowed me to attend rival universities. I received my undergraduate BFA degree in Design at the University of Texas, and also obtained minor equivalents in Biology, English, and Computer Science. Then I moved on to Texas A&M University, where I received an MS in Visualization Sciences. After graduation I was extremely honored to secure a job at Lucasfilm Animation. I spent my time there as an ATD (Assistant Technical Director), creating promotional merchandising imagery for Star Wars: Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebels, and the teased but never released Star Wars: Detours. I also learned some pipeline and tools scripting in MELscript and Python. That knowledge eventually landed me a job at Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), the VFX branch of Lucasfilm. As an external ATD there, I dealt with sending and receiving data from 3rd-party studios–  which meant a LOT more pipeline and tools scripting! I eventually worked my way over to my role as an Experience Designer at ILM XLab, the interactive and immersive branch of ILM that invites you to “Step Into Our Stories”. I’ve been designing VR and AR immersive experiences ever since!
Life’s not all work though; I also enjoy dancing, traveling, motion capture acting, and my favorite hobby, aerial silks.
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