Friends and Co-Workers:

David Wade- Fellow grad student currently working at EA - Tiburon.

Wade Acuff- Another fellow grad student currently working at Eyevox. Past projects include special effects for the Lord of the Rings and Lazytown.

Ty Chen- Another friend of mine from my undergrad days. He's currently working at LucasFilm. Past projects include Night at the Museum and Evan Almighty.

Patrick Odom- Another BFA graduate of Mississippi State; Patrick does photography and painting.

Drew Daleo- Drew Daleo is a modeler at ReelFX. His past projects include the Wild and Everyone's Hero.

Bryan Engram- Bryan Engram is the head of animation at ReelFX. He was my supervisor during the Very First Noel, and his past projects include the Wild and Everyone's Hero, to name a few.

Justin Barrett- Justin Barrett is the animation TD ReelFX. He's a great animator, but he's also got a good mind for scripting and problem-solving.

Ray Chase- Ray Chase is a senior animator at ReelFX. His past projects include Jimmy Neutron and the Ant Bully. He likes pirates. A LOT.

Hollan Holmes- Hollan Holmes is a texture artist at ReelFX, and a master of Quake 3.

Ray Ross- Ray is another freelancer that I worked with at ReelFX. He's been working with them remotely since the Very First Noel.

Yarrow and Carrie- Yarrow and Carrie Cheney were the directors of the Very First Noel, and were great to work with. Check out their blog to see what they're up to now!

Sean Ermey- Sean's another freelance animator that I've worked with at ReelFX. He's faster than the speed of light on his Vespa scooter, and his past projects include TMNT and Ant Bully.

John Anderholm- John is a technical director at ReelFX. He commands Windows like a maestro and can solve any problem using only the keyboard.

Brandon Bruce- Brandon is a part of the modeling team at ReelFX. He loves to model and has tons of awesome action figures for inspiration. Check out his blog for works in progress.

Christian Smith- Christian Smith is another member of the modeling team at ReelFX and is a part of the Christian Smith-Brandon Bruce modeling tag team. Check out his blog to sample his work.

Jason Owen- Jason is another fellow animator from ReelFX and is now currently working in Austin at BioWare. He loves a good practical joke and playing games on XBox Live.

Forums and Other Resources:

CGTalk.com- Excellent resource for CG artists. Lots of links to different artists' sites, as well as a forum for sharing info or tech help.

Without a Box- If you're interested in entering festivals, this site can help you do it.

The Hogan Rig- This is a good rig for animation practice. The rig includes a nice shelf with control buttons as well as some basic options for swappable model pieces.

Thelvin Cabezas- I don't personally know this guy, but I've seen his thesis short, Poor Bogo, and I loved it. Be sure to check it out!