WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance Illustrator (Tempe, AZ) • May 2009 - present

• Creates custom traditional portraits for local clients
  
• Exhibits printed artwork at local pop culture conventions throughout the year
  

 
Shutterfly, Inc (Tiny Prints & Wedding Paper Divas) • October 2013 - present
Production Designer (Tempe, AZ)

• Edited customer photos as needed to ensure optimum printing quality
  
• Proofread all customer-submitted text for grammar, spelling and stationery etiquette
  
• Adjusted pre-designed stationery layouts as necessary to accommodate customers’ individualized text
  
• Addressed any design or etiquette-related questions for customers via phone or email
  
• Evaluated new team members to ensure consistent level of knowledge/processing quality across department
  
• Worked with engineering team to manually fix printer rendering issues on photo books
  
• Applied advanced photo editing and color adjustment tools to fulfill complex requests
  

 
Resolutions Multimedia Group
Animation Assistant (Phoenix, AZ) • March 2013 - May 2013

• Assisted in creating storyboards and graphics for Flash animations
  
• Collaborated with other teams to ensure consistency in style and quality
  

PUBLICATIONS

• L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future, Volume 26
  Illustrator for Simon Cowell’s story “Confliction” (as Cassandra Shaffer)
• Templum Digital Magazine No.2
• ​INCOMPLETE: A WIP-focused zine
• To Boldly Go: A Star Trek zine
• Pokemon Go!: A Pokemon Go! Team Leaders zine
• Moonlight: A Shiro-centric Voltron zine
• Who Runs the World: A Lesser-Known Magical Girl Zine
• Primary: A Primary Color-themed Original Art Book

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
CBS 5 News, KGUN 9 News, ABC 15 News, Covington & Burling LLP
Courtroom Sketch Artist (Phoenix, AZ) • July 2012

• Provided local news stations and law firms with realistic pencil sketches of plaintiff’s and
  defendant’s attorneys, witnesses, and presiding judge  

SKILLS
Software: Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Manga Studio
Traditional Media: Graphite Pencil, Colored Pencil, Ink Pens, Charcoal, Oil Pastels, Gouache, Acrylics
 
EDUCATION
The Art Institute of Phoenix • GPA: 3.8/4.0
Bachelor of Arts, Media Arts & Animation 

​HONORS AND AWARDS

• Production Design Team Honor Roll, Tiny Prints & Wedding Paper Divas (2016)
• Best Display, The Art Institute of Phoenix Spring Portfolio Show (2012)
• Alpha Beta Kappa Honors Society Member, The Art Institute of Phoenix (2012)
• Dean’s Honor Roll, The Art Institute of Phoenix (2009 - 2012)
• Spring 2011 SIGGRAPH Animator’s Challenge, Intermediate 2D Category (2011)
• 1st Quarter Winner, L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrators of the Future Contest (2009)
• Recipient of Karen Swan Scholarship, The Art Institute of Phoenix (2009)