Nora Graven
Co-Director / Animator
Originally from Owego, New York, Nora is an aspiring character animator and rigger. She has a BA in Computer Art from SUNY Oneonta and is currently completing her BFA in Animation from SCAD Atlanta. In her free time Nora enjoys knitting and watching cartoons with her kitten, Chicken Livers.
Ginger Tontaveetong
Production Manager / Texture Artist
Inspired at a young age by Tim Burton's "Nightmare before Christmas", NOR's project manager, Ginger, has made her way across waters from Bangkok, Thailand to pursue an MFA in Animation. Drawing from her graphic design background, she hopes to merge her skill sets to become an animation concept artist or project. Eventually she plans to return to Thailand to start up her own animation/design company.
Kimberly Graves
Assistant Production Manager / Animator / Rigger
As the child of a military officer, Kimberly was raised in Germany and England as well as several locations in the southern US. She is interested in 3D character animation and rigging and hopes to work in feature length animated films or the video game industry. She is an avid conventioneer, regularly attending DragonCon, MomoCon, AnimeAtlanta, etc.
Crystal O'Mara
Assistant Production Manager / Animator
Born and raised in Bermuda, Crystal is an animator, filmmaker and graphic designer pursuing an undergraduate degree in animation at SCAD Atlanta with an emphasis on character animation. She is also a scuba diver and one day hopes to both start her own production company and teach art in Bermuda.
Michelle Ionescu
Co-Director / Animator
Michelle Ionescu was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois where her dream of working in the film industry first developed. Upon moving to Georgia, she knew she was SCAD bound, working towards a bachelor’s degree in Animation. Michelle hopes to create and develop content that can influence and inspire the next generation of creative minds.
Deandra Alston
Assistant Blog Manager / Animator / Assistant Rigger
Hailing from Atlanta, Deandra is a 3D Animation generalist with a specialty in 3D character set up. She enjoys tinkering with rigs and figuring out what makes them work. Outside of Animation, Deandra enjoys working on cars. sewing, and collecting as many animated dolls with ball joints she can find.
Brandon Bryant
Visual Development Coordinator / Blog Manager / Animator
Brandon Bryant is a 3-D Character Animator from Peachtree City, Ga. Inspired by "Monster's Inc", Brandon is living his dreams by pursuing a BFA at SCAD Atlanta. When he is not animating or being an RA, Brandon spends most of his free time proclaiming that Beyonce is the greatest musician of all time.
Andrew Goh
Lead Animator / Compositor
Born and raised in Singapore, Andrew is an animator, concept artist and filmmaker, pursuing a BFA at SCAD Atlanta. His translates his passion for storytelling to visual development as well as animation performance. Andrew enjoys Japanese and Italian food, but not together.
TJ Jones
Assistant Blog Manager / Animator
TJ Jones is a fine artist, 3D animator, and filmmaker born in Colorado Springs, CO pursuing a BFA in Animation at SCAD Atlanta. He is aiming for a career in 3D animation at a full service animation studio that specializes in commercials and short films. TJ also enjoys creating comedic photo manipulations and videos to be used for world domination.
Princy Peuse
Techinical Director / Animator
Princy is from Kerala, India, currently pursuing her MFA in character animation from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). She has worked on several animated and live action short films and is presently exploring animation for games. She has a particular interest in developing unique aesthetics for animation, combining drawing and 2D textures in 3D environments.
Sean O'Neill
Animator / Story Development
Despite the rather Irish name, Sean O'Neill is an animator and film maker living in Atlanta. Currently enrolled in SCAD, he cannot wait to start making films like the ones that inspired him. Sean was on one of the finalist teams in SCAD Adult Swim Pitch competition and managed to stayed awake for all 24 hours for SCAD Generate with Pixilogic.
Charles Quinniey
Animator / Assistant Rigger
Charles Quinniey is an animator and character rigger from Buffalo, New York, who is currently pursuing a MFA in Animation at SCAD Atlanta. After graduating, Charles is looking to teach animation at a university or work within the children's entertainment industry as a producer or both. For more than 10 years he has been on the board of the Wesern New York Minority Media Professionals and a committee member of the Buffalo-Niagara Film Festival.
Taylor Read
Animator
Taylor is an animator, storyteller, and graphic designer born in Atlanta, GA. After moving to England at ten years old, he continued to live overseas until returning to Atlanta for his college years. Employers, co-workers and friends have commented on his wicked sense of humor in conversation. He has an affinity for comedy, and almost always manages to find a way to implement it into his creative work.
Jeff Sawhill
Lead Modeler
Born and raised in the college town of Athens, GA, Jeff is a 3D modeler and animator completing a BFA in Animation at SCAD Atlanta. He has a mind for all things spatial and enjoys constructing characters, environments, props, and other 3D curiosities. He also plays strategy games, watches dark thriller films, and is, of course, Georgia football fan.
Aasha Sriram
Lighter
Aasha, also known as Aasha Bagahsa Oh my Gosha, was born in Bangalore, India. This Indian Princess loves to paint and light with all the colors of the wind! In her free time, Aasha likes to volunteer at animal shelters.
Michael McWethy
Texture Artist / 2-D Effects Animator
Hailing from Flint, Michigan, Michael specailizes in 2-D Character Animaton and 2-D Effects Animation. When he is not animating, Michael spends his time watching re-runs of Jersey Shore and obsessing over penguins.
Robert Wilson
Animator
Originally from Nashville TN, He now lives and works in Atlanta GA. When he is not working on animation projects he studies philosophy and Shakespeare.
Erica Penk
Lighter
Originally from Dacula, GA, Erica has formally been pronounced the "Georgia Tech Spy." Bouncing back and forth between Georgia Tech and SCAD she enjoys exploring the technical and artsy sides of visual effects and animation while quoting Disney movies and dancing to music to survive all-nighters.