Patricio Amerena

PATRICIO​ ​AMERENA Animator,​ ​Designer,​ ​Illustrator (011​ ​5255)​ ​-​ ​•​- SKILLS Microsoft​ ​Office,​ ​iMovie,​ ​Manga​ ​Studio Calm​ ​and​ ​creative​ ​under​ ​pressure Excellent​ ​people​ ​skills​ ​/​ ​detail​ ​oriented Independence​ ​&​ ​self-motivation Learns​ ​new​ ​skills​ ​/​ ​software​ ​quickly Well​ ​read​ ​/​ ​articulate​ ​in​ ​speech​ ​&​ ​print - - Troubleshooting​ ​Software​ ​&​ ​Hardware Excellent​ ​grasp​ ​of​ ​(pop)​ ​culture​ ​and​ ​media Open​ ​minded​ ​&​ ​curious English​ ​and​ ​Spanish​ ​fluency Team​ ​player​ ​/​ ​good​ ​communicator Good​ ​listener​ ​/​ ​follows​ ​directions ACCOMPLISHMENTS - Obtained a Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies while working on outside projects and being a Media/​ ​Reserve​ ​Student​ ​Helper​ ​at​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Wisconsin-Milwaukee Created​ ​and​ ​uploaded​ ​short​ ​animated​ ​music​ ​videos​ ​and​ ​promos​ ​on​ ​time​ ​and​ ​under​ ​budget. Invited by David Southward as guest lecturer to present at the Honors College course titled “Comics​ ​From​ ​Hell”​ ​at​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Wisconsin-Milwaukee EXPERIENCE 2016-17 “MARCO´S​ ​OPEN​ ​MIC​ ​NIGHT”​​ ​PILOT​ ​EPISODE;​ ​LOS​ ​ANGELES/CDMX Writer,​ ​director,​ ​producer,​ ​ ​animator,​ ​sound​ ​design​ ​and​ ​post​ ​production 2015-16 STOOPID​ ​BUDDY​ ​STOODIOS​​ ​-​ ​LOS​ ​ANGELES Operations​ ​assistant.​ ​Helped​ ​bring​ ​to​ ​life​ ​episodes​ ​of​ ​Robot​ ​Chicken,​ ​Super Mansion​ ​and​ ​Buddy​ ​Thunderstruck Spring​ ​2015 “AFTER​ ​EXTINCTION”​ ​CONFERENCE​ ​– ​ ​CENT ​ ER​ ​FOR​ ​21ST​ ​CENTURY​ ​STUDIES​ ​-​ ​UW-MILWAUKEE Assisted​ ​lecturers​ ​with​ ​technological​ ​troubleshooting​ ​-​ ​Prepared​ ​rooms​ ​prior to​ ​lecture​ ​and​ ​cleaned​ ​up​ ​afterwards- MEDIA​ ​/​ ​RESERVE​ ​SECTION​ ​-​ ​GOLDA​ ​MEIR​ ​LIBRARY Helped​ ​curate​ ​DVD​ ​display​ ​and​ ​Graphic​ ​Novel​ ​/​ ​browsing​ ​collection. Customer​ ​service​ ​and​ ​answering​ ​phones.​ ​Shelving​ ​books,​ ​CDs,​ ​Micro​ ​Film, Micro​ ​Print,​ ​Micro​ ​Fiche,​ ​and​ ​equipment:​ ​handled​ ​and​ ​cleaned​ ​laptops, webcams,​ ​tripods,​ ​projectors,​ ​game​ ​consoles,​ ​cameras,​ ​microphones,​ ​etc. Helped​ ​with​ ​printing​ ​issues​ ​and​ ​prepared​ ​coffee. 2008-13 “​THE​ ​EVIL​ ​DEAD:​ ​THE​ ​MUSICAL!” GIANT​ ​SPIDER​ ​PRODUCTIONS Music​ ​director​ ​and​ ​animator.​ ​Recruiting,​ ​scheduling,​ ​supervising,​ ​and coordinating​ ​5-piece​ ​band​ ​with​ ​8-piece​ ​ensemble​ ​cast.​ ​Planned​ ​and​ ​executed short​ ​prologue​ ​animation,​ ​screened​ ​it​ ​before​ ​each​ ​performance.​ ​Set​ ​up​ ​/​ ​clean up​ ​stage​ ​each​ ​night. 2008-13 FRESH​ ​CUT​ ​COLLECTIVE Videographer,​ ​editor,​ ​animator​ ​of​ ​short​ ​promotional​ ​films.​ ​In​ ​charge​ ​of​ ​social media​ ​uploading,​ ​sharing,​ ​and​ ​flier​ ​distribution. EDUCATION University​ ​of​ ​Wisconsin-Milwaukee​ ​-​ ​Masters​ ​in​ ​Liberal​ ​Studies,​ ​2015 University​ ​of​ ​Wisconsin-Milwaukee​ ​-​ ​Bachelor​ ​of​ ​Fine​ ​Arts,​ ​2012 REFERENCES Beth​ ​Traylor,​ ​Brandon​ ​Stanley,​ ​Sarah​ ​Kober​ ​-​ ​Former​ ​supervisors.- ​/​- ​/​- ​/​ ​(414)​ ​- Jocelyn​ ​Szczepaniak-Gillece,​ ​Kristie​ ​Hamilton,​ ​Lane​ ​Hall,​ ​Stuart​ ​Moulthrop​ ​-​ ​Graduate​ ​School​ ​Faculty (letter​ ​of​ ​recommendation​ ​available​ ​upon​ ​request) Brooke​ ​Thiele​ ​-​ ​Animation​ ​mentor​ ​(letter​ ​of​ ​recommendation​ ​available​ ​upon​ ​request) David​ ​Southward,​ ​Senior​ ​Lecturer​ ​at​ ​Honors​ ​College​ ​of​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Wisconsin-Milwaukee.- ​/​ ​(414)​ ​-