Art Director | Lead Visual Artist
10+ years bridging visual development, interactive learning, and
world-building.
Over the last 10 years at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), I’ve led visual direction, visual development, and UI/UX product design to shape engaging digital learning experiences for millions of students.
Skills: Visual Development, Art Direction, Character & Environment Design, 2D/3D Look Development, Motion & Interaction Design.
Role: Animation Director & Lead Storyboard Artist
Scope: 52 Episodes (English & Spanish) | Full Pre-Production & Pose-Heavy Animatics
Production Partner: Tonic DNA (formerly Pascal Blais)
Alphafriends is one of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s flagship educational IPs for Into Reading.
As Animation Director and Storyboard Artist on the project, I led pre-production across 52 dual-language episodes. I took existing character designs and developed full pre-production packs alongside pose-heavy animatics that defined the acting, timing, and visual comedy of the series.
Partnering closely with renowned animation studio Tonic DNA (formerly Pascal Blais), I provided direct creative oversight to maintain high-fidelity visual execution across the entire franchise rollout.