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ResumeStoryboard Director-Atomic Cartoons, Burbank CA
Jan 2021-October 2024 Board Driven 7 min show for a Dr Seuss property -Collaborated with Showrunners and Supervisor to work through story beats in preparation for boards -Lead brainstorm sessions with story team and showrunners to beat out the premises, solidify main story beats and work out the best gags for the comedy beats. -Present board iterations to Showrunners to narrow down story beats and gag beats. -Mentored and promoted board artist to Director position -Lead a storyboard team with members from Los Angeles and Vancouver. "Princess Power" 11-22 minute CG Show -Managed storyboard team, dividing sections of script according to each person's strengths. -Mentored and promoted Storyboard Revisionists to Storyboard Artists -Collaborated with Showrunner and Supervising Producer on board driven 1-2 minute shorts. -Maintained cross departmental communication to ensure that our work could be easily translated to each stage of the pipeline. Executive Producer/Creator-Cartoon Network, Burbank, CA Oct 2022-Dec 2023 -Created and developed an original preschool show -Collaborated with development executives, an educational consultant and a writer on the bible, outline and script. -Prepared design references for launching artists on visual development. Storyboard Artist -Wild Canary Animation, Burbank, CA July 2018- December 2020 -"The Rocketeer" 11 minute CG Preschool/Bridge, Dec 2018-Aug 2019 -"Puppy Dog Pals" 11 minute CG Preschool/Bridge, Aug 2019-Sept 2019 -"The Chicken Squad" 11 minute CG Preschool/Bridge, Sept 2019-Jan 2020 -"Mira, Royal Detective" 11 minute CG Preschool/Bridge, Feb 2020-Dec 2020 Storyboard Revisionist- Wild Canary Animation, Burbank, CA Aug 2018-Dec 2018- "The Rocketeer" 11 minute CG Preschool/Bridge Storyboard Revisionist-Nickelodeon Animation, Burbank, CA July 2016-July 2018- "Shimmer and Shine" 11 minute CG Preschool Freelance Storyboard Assistant- Sounds Crazy Games-Commercial work, Jan-Feb 2016 Animatic/Storyboard Artist and Designer- Epipheo Inc., Remote, OH 2012-2015Advertisement and explainer videos, Storyboards, Animatics, Design Storyboard Artist-DisneyToons, Glendale, CA Jan 2013- Feb 2013 - "The Pirate Fairy" DTV CG Feature Freelance Storyboard Artist- Self Employed 2012-2016 - Storyboarded live action music video for Team Angelicvm’s Google Lunar X Project -Storyboarded live action horror short film “S.POIL” for Coydog Films -Storyboarded animated action/thriller short film “Asylum” for the Praetorian Project -Storyboarded live action commercials for Gaffa Media GmbH -Storyboarded 30 second live action commercials for Jerome Bethea’s LTD Studios and for FOCii 2011 Illustrator/Designer-Self Employed 2012-2016 -"Sticky: A germ's story" Children's Hospital Los Angeles -"Dex T-Rex" my own title, published with Stan Lee's Kids Universe -Nyree Press Publishing/Bug Love books: "Timmy's Yummy Tummy and his Tin Tin Snacks" S. Press "Everday things with Morgan" K.J. Massey "Misty Twisty Knot: Understanding Emotions and Behaviors Associated with Anxiety" Stephanie Brinkley Wellon "Timmy's Yummy Tummy and his Fun Lunch Bag" S. Press -Love and Fleece, LLC All written by D. Byron Patterson "The Amazing (and Mostly True) Story of How Lamby Got His Pants" "The Accidental Wonder Pig: A Lamby Lambpants Storybook" "The Incredible Flying Jonesy: A Lamby Lambpants Adventure" "Night of the Zombie Bear: A Lamby Lambpants Storybook" "Lamby's Coloring Book of Happy for Kids Who Like to Color Outside the Lines" -Illustrated children’s book, “Aiden and Keirnan go to the Zoo” for Rhonda McMullen - Illustrated/Designed Poster for Team Expansion Missions - Illustrated logos for Fearless Plugs and Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company -Created character designs for Si Spanish animation, Rhino Marketing and Platypus Design, Batsman LD -Artist Alley tables- Wondercon, Stan Lee’s Comikaze (known as Los angeles comic con) Ground Zero Animation Expo, Meltdown Zine Fest, OC Zine fest, |
EducationGoogle Project Management Course- Certificate of Completion, Coursera, Feb 2025
Retakes with Pete Michaels- 5StarTraining Eido, Nov 2021 Episodic Directing for Storyboard Artists with Pete Michaels- 5StarTraining Eido, April 2021 Anatomy for Animation with Rey Bustos-Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Oct 2020 Storyboarding for Animation-Instructor Ian Abando- CG Master Academy- Certificate of Completion Dec 2014 Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL — Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Computer Animation Press"Moms in Animation"
https://keyframemagazine.org/2019/03/01/moms-in-animation/ Voyage LA http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-katya-bowser-katya-bowser-burbank/ Marnin Saylor Poor Patron Project https://marninsaylor.com/blog/the-poor-patron-featuring-katya-bowser Goodreads "Meet the Illustrator" Q&A http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/4530534-q-a-with-happy-not-cranky-illustrator-katya-bowser VolunteeringCompany Fundraising Committee-2025, Founder and Director. In process of establishing Non Profit Fundraising to increase accessibility to team dance
Caricature artist-2024, Exceleration Studios Halloween, Rise up animation Storyboard mentor- 2020 TAG Family and Membership Committee chair/ sub chair 2019-2025 - Led committee organized community events such as the Halloween Drive through in 2020 with 200 members in attendance. Comic Arts LA- 2018, 2014- Event Volunteer Bedside Art Program at Providence St Joseph Medical Center-2014- Caricatures for rehab patients. SIGGRAPH Convention Student Volunteer- 2010, 2011 |