Alumni Accomplishments - Digital Arts

2011

Collin Mapp
Digital Arts, MFA 2011
Collin Mapp had his new film, Pretty, selected for the 7th annual Chicago International REEL Shorts Fest. Pretty is a music video for the band, Eyes Lips Eyes. Pretty will be screened September 16-19th in Chicago. Information can be found about the festival on the website: http://www.projectchicago.com/ And you can see Collin's film on his youTube channel Congratulations!

Kyle O'Brien
Digital Arts, BFA 2011
Designer at Collegate Connection.

Gregory Ramsey
Digital Arts, BFA 2011
Portrait Sales Associate at Portrait Innovations.

Tina Gionis
Imaging, MFA 2011
Tina Gionis' artwork was included of the Quest for Fire exhibition that opened in the Toledo Museum of Art's Community Gallery, March 26.

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2010

Eric Kubli
Digital Arts, BFA 2010
Associate Illustrator at metaphor.com

John Nelson
Digital Arts, BFA 2010
Genius at Apple Retail.

Jeffery Oberlander
Digital Arts, BFA 2010
Floor Supervisor at Trilogy Fulfillment

Chase Greenlee
Animation / Video, BFA 2010
Multimedia Coordinator for the Frost Valley YMCA

Danny Rings
Animation / Video, BFA 2010
going for my MFA at Rochester institute of technology

Andi Baumgartner
Imaging, MFA 2010
Work accepted to IDEAS 09, Ball State Museum of Art, Muncie, IN

Christopher Koelsch
Imaging, BFA 2010
Chris Koelsch is exhibiting in the Zeros+Ones: The Digital Era Exhibition at climate/gallery, Long Island City, NY. The exhibition dates are March 6-21, 2010, and the Opening reception is March 6, 6-9pm. For more information on the gallery, visit www.climategallery.com
Second Place, Print Division, SpaceTime Exhibition, SIGGRAPH 09

Heather Moyer
Imaging, BFA 2010
Print Division, SpaceTime Exhibition, SIGGRAPH 09. Undergraduate Research Award, BGSU

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2009

Ellie Kay Bockert Augsburger
Digital Arts, BFA 2009
Freelance Independant Animator and CGI Specialist

Valerie England
Digital Arts, BFA 2009
Geek Squad Counter Intelligence Agent (CIA) at Best Buy.

Kathryn Kosey
Digital Arts, BFA 2009
Web Applications Developer, Shumsky.

Scott Wohlwend
Digital Arts, BFA 2009
Web Developer/Graphic Designer, I.D. Images LLC.

James Maloney
Animation, BFA 2009
Animator at LogicJunction. Winner, 3D Games division of GameJam! Funniest Award for his Henry the Frog character .

Wayne Silasi
Animation, BFA 2009
Recieved 2nd place in the SIGGRAPH 2007 Space/Time Exhibition and 1st Place in Drawing at the BGSU School of Art Undergraduate Art Show 2007.

Elizabeth Osterhues
Animation / Video, BFA 2009
Working at Designing Digitally, Inc. as a 3D developer.

Seder Burns
Imaging, MFA 2009
Third Place, Print Division, SpaceTime Exhibition, SIGGRAPH 09. Visiting Professor, University of Toledo.

Danielle Capone
Imaging, BFA 2009
Print Division, SpaceTime Exhibition, SIGGRAPH 09

Melissa Griffith
Imaging, BFA 2009
First Place, Print Division, SpaceTime Exhibition, SIGGRAPH 09

Joshua Lightle
Imaging, BFA 2009
Hired as a Video Editor, Root Learning, Sylvania, OH

Kim Young
Imaging, MFA 2009
Work accepted to IDEAS 09, Ball State Museum of Art, Muncie, IN

Anne Miller
Interactive Art, BFA 2009
Work as a full-time Specialist in User Experience Design at Nationwide World Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Creating interactive animation, game design, video editing, graphic design, and production design.

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2008

Deepti Bhatt
Digital Arts, MFA 2008
Interface Design Specialist at State Farm Insurance.

Brian Nixon
Digital Arts, BFA 2008
Project Management Professional at CSC.

Kevin Turchik
Digital Arts, BFA 2008
Previously the Lead Artist at Bitgap Games. Now studies Modern Game Art Weapons at CG Society Workshop.

Jonathan Graef
Animation, BFA 2008
Accepted into the MFA in Animation program at Savannah School of Art and Deign.

Tomas Jech
Animation, BFA 2008
Intern, Pixar Animation, California

Greg Wark
Animation, BFA 2008
Winner, 3D Games division of GameJam! Crowd Favorite Award for his Creepy Crawler

Colin Goldberg
Printmaking, MFA 2008
Now working as a webmaster for http://www.danshamptons.com/

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2007

Michael Brandeberry
Digital Arts, BFA 2007
Gwozdziec Synagogue Virtual Environment, Vilna Shul, Boston, MA (exhibition)
2006 Undergraduate Leadership Award

Tara Wilson-Valaitis
Digital Arts, BFA 2007
Project Coordinator at Nextpoint SACI Scholarship Spring 06 - $1500

Sebastien Dion
Ceramics, MFA 2007
Currently works for Apple in Toronto. Co-inventor, co-writer and graduate research assistant to the " Durable Ceramic Output for the Rapid Prototyping Process" Technology Innovation Enhancement Grant funded by the Third Frontier Fund of Ohio. This invention is currently "patent pending".

Adrianne DeVille
Imaging, BFA 2007
-Received MA in Art Education from Case Western Reserve University in Spring 2008 -Digital work displayed at 2010 "Snap to Grid" competition at LACDA -Currently employed as Print and Television Production Coordinator for Wendy's International; Columbus, Ohio.

Ginger Nelson
Imaging, BFA 2007
Front End Web Developer/Designer for: www.tinyprints.com www.weddingpaperdivas.com Mountain View, CA

Pratap Gajjala
Interactive Art, BFA 2007
Employed as Interactive Developer at LogicJunction Inc.

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2006

James Spencer
Digital Arts, BFA 2006
Web Designer and SEO at Maximized Living in Orlando, FL.

Joshua Fry
Animation, BFA 2006
Working at Disney doing lighting and compositing on the new film, "Wreck-it-Ralph". Graduated with his MFA from Ohio State where he worked in the ACCAD lab.

Ian McConville
Animation, BFA 2006
Gwozdziec Synagogue Virtual Environment, Vilna Shul, Boston, MA (exhibition). Works at Three Rings Design as a game designer in San Francisco, California.

Amy Seawick
Animation, BFA 2006
Worked as an intern at Pacific data Images (PDI)/Dreamworks in the summer of 2005. PDI is an animation company in California that produced "Antz", "Shrek", "Shark Tale", "Simpson's Halloween Special and CyberWorld", etc.

Jacob Williams
Animation, BFA 2006
Gwozdziec Synagogue Virtual Environment, Vilna Shul, Boston, MA (exhibition)

Brandon Williams
Imaging, BFA 2006
3D Artist, RTT USA, Pasadena, CA

Patrick Lichty
Interactive Art, MFA 2006
Assistant Professor, Interactive Arts & Media at Columbia College Chicago. Work accepted to IDEAS 09, Ball State Museum of Art, Muncie, IN.

Dave Schwan
Interactive Art, MFA 2006
"Interactive Development Specialist" Media One, Salt Lake City, Utah

Jessica Sparks
Interactive Art, BFA 2006
Web Designer in Marketing and Communications, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

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2005

Jessica Canter
Digital Arts, BFA 2005
Working at DreamWorks animation as a surfacing artist. Movies include, Kung fu Panda, Monster vs Aliens, Shrek 4, Kung fu panda 2, The Croods, and Turbo. Received her MFA in 2006 from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA Work as an online professor at the art institute. Was an intern at Disney animation as a texture artist.

Ken Edwards
Digital Arts, BFA 2005
Developer at 601am.

Matthew Battaglia
Animation, BFA 2005
Works at DNA Productions in Texas as a 3D Modeler. DNA Productions produced the animations "Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius", "Santa vs the Snowman", and are currently working on "The Ant Bully".

Bryan Woodard
Animation, BFA 2005
Works at Toybox in Auckland, New Zealand doing 3D Animation. Previously worked at Brandspank, Auckland, NZ, Digital Masters, Auckland, NZ 2Reveal, Columbus, OH, and Outsider Entertainment, Columbus, OH. View web portfolio

Donald Rasmussen
Imaging, BFA 2005
MFA Candidate - Photography, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Renee Byerly
Interactive Art, BFA 2005
Works at Easy2 Technologies in Cleveland, OH as a multimedia designer.

Jennifer Ellis
Interactive Art, BFA 2005
User Experience Designer/Web Developer at Progressive Insurance.

Andrew Hughes
Interactive Art, BFA 2005
Senior Accreditation Coordinator with the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, President/CEO of Designing Digitally Inc., Instructor for the University of Cincinnati, Instructor for the Art Institute of Ohio - Cincinnati, Instructor for Miami Valley CTC, Consultant for The Ohio Board of Regents

Steve Parker
Interactive Art, BFA 2005
Interactive Art Director at Fahlgren.

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2004

Kevin Paskowski
Digital Arts, BFA 2004
Art Producer/Scene Lead - Zynga in San Francisco, CA

Michael Climer
Animation, BFA 2004
High poly modeler for Redstorm Entertainment / Ubi Soft, working on Ghost Recon and Rainbow 6 Xbox 360 games.
Art Institute of San Francisco MFA in 3D Modeling.

David Donar
Animation, MFA 2004
Professor of Animation, Sheridan Institute, Ontario Canada Asst. Professor of Digital Production Arts, Clemson University, South Carolina Graduate film, "Pulcinello" screened Hollywood Film Festival, Seattle Intl Film Festival, Great Lakes Film Festival

Tony Greco
Animation, BFA 2004
Works at Bethesda Softworks in Maryland as a game designer. Bethesda produced the games, "The Elder Scrolls", "Call of Cthulhu" and "Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships".

Rusty Hughes
Animation, BFA 2004
Works at Universal Digital Communications in Mansfield Ohio as a 3D animator. Juried show: IMMEDIA 2003 show in Ann Arbor, MI.

Andy Lyon
Animation, BFA 2004
University of Southern California Los Angeles MFA 2006

Zachary McGill
Animation, BFA 2004
Works at Universal Digital Communications in Mansfield Ohio as a 3D animator. Juried show: IMMEDIA 2003 show in Ann Arbor, MI.

Dony Permedi
Animation, BFA 2004
Animator at Gentleman Scholar Studios. School of the Visual Arts in NY MFA in Animation, 2006.

Kevin Paskowski
Animation / Video, BFA 2004
Director of Outsourcing, Art Coordinator, Art Producer, Hidden Chronicles - Zynga 2D/3D Artist, 3D Outsourcing Lead, MW2 - Zynga 2D/3D Artist, YoVille - Zynga Asset Integrator, Roller Coaster Kingdom - Zynga Web Application Support Engineer - Jobvite

Nick Weber
Imaging, BFA 2004
MA candidate, East Asian Studies, University of Toronto

Kenneth Boich
Interactive Art, BFA 2004
Graphic Designer at Tween Brands, Columbus OH

Michelle Fiocca
Interactive Art, BFA 2004
Now works/lives in Chicago, IL as a Web Designer at Orbit Media Studios, Inc. www.orbitmedia.com. MFA received 2006 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL

Colin Hess
Interactive Art, BFA 2004
Works for UVPhactory in NY as an animator and has created animations and promotional videos for Cimemax, General Electric, MTV, and more. His work has been shown at ResFest in NY, The Amity Art Foundation and the Brooklyn International Film Festival.

Andy McGrath
Interactive Art, BFA 2004
Works as a designer and programmer at CreativeMyndz in Ohio. CreativeMyndz produces educational DVDs and CDs.

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2003

Jessica Maloney
Digital Arts, MFA 2003
Assistant Professor, Ashland University, OH, Artworks exhibited in the SIGGRAPH 2006 Art Gallery. Work accepted to IDEAS 09, Ball State Museum of Art, Muncie, IN

Luis Cabrera
Animation, BFA 2003
Works at Forest City Enterprises, Inc. as a Graphic Designer in Cleveland.

Maury Mountain
Animation, BFA 2003
Artist at Epic Games in North Carolina. Epic Games is the developer of Unreal Tournament.

Trevor Roth
Animation, BFA 2003
Works at Digital Image Studios in Michigan as VFX/CG Supervisor.

John Schmidt
Animation, BFA 2003
Works at Volition Inc. as an animator. Volition is the developer of "The Punisher" "Red Faction" and many other games.

Scott Smalle
Animation, BFA 2003
Works at Rockstar Games in California as a 3D modeler. Rockstar Games produced "Grand Theft Auto", "Max Paine 2", and others.

Tommy Stanton
Animation, BFA 2003
Works at Volition Inc. as a game designer and modeler. Volition is the developer of "The Punisher" "Red Faction" and many other games.

Brian Yetzer
Animation, MFA 2003
Digital Artist/Training Specialist at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online. Principle artist and owner of YetiSketch.com

Matthew Hancy
Interactive Art, BFA 2003
Worked on the video games "Gears of War", "Unreal Championship 2", and "Unreal Tournament 3". My primary role is Effects artist, I also do High Poly modeling and Cinematic work. Gears of War won several awards including: Game of the Year, Best Graphic

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2002

Deneva Goins
Digital Arts, BFA 2002
Senior User Experience Consultant at Cisco.

Matt Kirk
Digital Arts, BFA 2002
Production Assistant at INDE Intuitive Design

Wendy Like
Digital Arts, BFA 2002
Hired at the Center for Applied Technology, BGSU in 2006. Received MFA, 2004, University of Findlay in Children's Literature.

Rebecca Roth
Digital Arts, BFA 2002
User Interface Developer at OnStar.

Walter Behrnes
Animation, MFA 2002
Effects Supervisor- Reel FX Films: Open Season 2 (2007 - Present), Visual Effects Supervisor, Post Asylum, Various Commercial Projects (2006 - 2007 ), Modeler, Tippett Studio, Films: Spiderwick Chronicles, ( 2006 ), Lead Techincal Director DNA Productions, Films: AntBully ( 2004-2006 )

Paul Gaboury
Animation, BFA 2002
Working for Pixologic the creators of ZBrush.

Paul Johnson
Animation, BFA 2002
Works at Singularity Productions as a 3D Modeler in New Hampshire.

Nick Povovich
Animation, BFA 2002
Worked at Castaway Entertainment as a game designer in California. Castaway is the developer of "Diablo" and many other popular games. Worked at Three Rings Design as a game designer in San Francisco, California.

Matthew Priest
Animation, BFA 2002
3D Architectural Artist Green Grass Studios
2003 Telly Award Jumby Bay Studios
2007 Telly Award CDI Animation Studios
Lead Digital Artist Jumby Bay Studios
Lead Prodcution Artist CDI Animation Studios

Matt Simmons
Animation, BFA 2002
Works at Blue Sky Studios in NY as an Animation Director. He helped create the film "Robots" and worked on "Ice Age 2".

Kai Zhang
Animation, BFA 2002
Winner of the Spirit of the Hoka Award at the Oxford Film Festival with his film "Resurrection" in Spring 2005.

Amanda Lange
Animation / Video, BFA 2002
Faculty at International Academy of Design and Technology, Detroit MI, for Game Production

Amy Tavormina
Imaging, BFA 2002
School of the Art Institute Chicago. Faculty at BGSU.

Emily Wharton
Imaging, BFA 2002
Graphic Designer, CDW corporation, Chicago, IL
2005 Publication "Making and Installing Handmade Tiles", Larks Books. Ceramic wall installation

Tina Bell Vance
Interactive Art, MFA 2002
Works as a web support specialist at Cleveland State University in the Center for Teaching and Learning. Juried shows: SIGGRAPH 2003 Art Gallery, San Diego, California

Rebecca Crockett
Interactive Art, BFA 2002
Works at Deloitte in Ann Arbor, Michigan as a multimedia developer.

Tom MacLean III
Interactive Art, BFA 2002
Senior Consultant at NorthPoint Solutions.

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2001

Dan Paul
Digital Arts, BFA 2001
Web and e-learning designer, developer and programmer at Medamorphis in Denver, CO.

Lacie Garnes
Imaging, BFA 2001
Received her MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago MFA in Art and Technology, 2006
Currently Department Chair, The School of Design, Westwood College

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2000

Jennifer Swyt
Digital Arts, BFA 2000
Owner, Jeneration Design Studio.

Matthew Kucic
Animation, BFA 2000
Carnegie Mellon University MFA, 2006

Ryan Shull
Interactive Art, BFA 2000
Web Designer, Insight Advertising Agency, Bowling Green, OH

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1999

Rick Edwards
Digital Arts, BFA 1999
Senior Communications Manager at Oracle

Eric Foos
Digital Arts, BFA 1999
Art Director: Real Time 3D Environment Design, Modeling and Texturing at aboutGolf

Hunter Grant
Animation, BFA 1999
"Command & Conquer: Generals"
"Barnyard The Movie"
Intro Cinematic to "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade"
Teaser for "StarCraft II"
Senior Cinematic Artist, Blizzard Entertainment, Irvine, CA (worked on Burning Crusade)

Brian Zajac
Animation, BFA 1999
Owner, EyeMagination, Web Design & Internet Marketing for Small Business, Naples, FL. http://www.eyemagination.us Co-Owner, 3DAS, LLC, 3D Renderings and Animations, Sarasota, FL. http://www.3das.com, Co-Author of the Only 3ds Max Books for Architectural Visualization, http://www.3dats.com/products.asp.

Nomar Perez
Imaging, BFA 1999
Senior Designer/Illustrator for American Greetings Creative Studio in Cleveland since 2002.

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1998

Craig Carpenter
Animation, BFA 1998
Currently working as a freelance artist. Portfolio at http://www.brightpointstudios.com

Jennifer Grisard
Animation, BFA 1998
I am working at a full-service graphic design firm in San Diego, California.

Thomas Dauber
Interactive Art, BFA 1998
Director of Advancement for the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. Responsible for fundraising and alumni affairs as well as communications and marketing.

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1997

Andrew Phelps
Animation / Video, BFA 1997
(my BFA was actually both Painting and Digital Art) Promoted to both Professor and Chair, founded the department of Interactive Games & Media at the Rochester Institute of Technology (http://igm.rit.edu), a department of 20+ faculty in the college of computing and information sciences that explores media-centric computing.

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1993

Chad Greene
Hybrid / Mixed Media, BFA 1993
Sr Art Director - Microsoft Game Studios

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