+1(484)326­4833 ABOUT ME Hardworking, meticulous, versatile freelance artist currently specializing in 2D animation. SKILLS 2D Animation Digital Compositing Character Design Stop­Motion Animation Fabrication Storyboarding SOFTWARE Adobe After Effects Dragonframe ToonBoom Harmony Da Vinci Resolve TVPaint Clip Studio Paint Adobe Animate Adobe Photoshop [email protected] aidan.chenz.org EDUCATIONAL WORK FREELANCE ART INSTRUCTOR APR 2025 ­ PRESENT Wallingford Community Art Canter Successfully created and completed multiple types and iterations of art class curricula across Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer Semesters. Regularly coordinate with Art Center staff and parents to maintain a healthy class atmosphere. SOCIAL MEDIA WORK MEMBER, TONGAL LIGHTNING TEAM AUG 2026 ­ PRESENT Tongal Hand­selected to be a part of the Tongal Lightning Team, a diverse group of freelance creatives. Responsible for pitching and completing various short­form social media projects in coordination with other members of the Lightning Team and Tongal staff. TEAM MEMBER APR 2026 ­ PRESENT S23 Studios Collaborating with a variety of creatives on short­form social media projects. Notable Credits: VA + Script, Who do YOU want Miku to go with? (dir. Sasha Schaeffer) Director, Narrator, Animator, funeral story 270k+ views on Instagram 100k+ views on Instagram FILM WORK FREELANCE CHARACTER DESIGNER MAY 2026 ­ PRESENT C8P, LLC. Completing various character design materials for an upcoming project. FREELANCE ANIMATOR SEP 2024 ­ PRESENT Clean­up animator for Welcome to StarMart (dir. Vinny Wang, Cathy 'Caz' Shen, Vanessa Buice) ­Official Selection, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Audiences 13+ Competition Rough, clean­up, color animator for All Mine! (dir. Lee Tomlinson) Rough animator for MONOTONY (dir. Ian Robertson, volunteer) CO­CREATOR, WORKAHOLICS WANONYMOUS APR 2026 Philly Animators Created organizational frameworks,storyboards, character designs, background art and assets, 2D animation, sound effects, and composited scenes with a crew of 7 to complete a one­minute animation within 48 hours. ­Official Selection, Philadelphia Animation Festival COMPOSITOR EDUCATION RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD), Providence, RI BFA, FILM/ANIMATION/VIDEO 2024 ­Graduated with Honors ­Dept. Award of Distinction SEP 2025 Asians in Animation Composited on 9 shots in After Effects for the animated short film Unboxed. ­Finalist, New York Short Animation Festival, Spring 2026 2D ANIMATOR/COMPOSITOR MAY 2025 ­ JULY 2025 Pale Blue Dot Films Worked alongside producers and staff to complete animated sequences and composite shots for an upcoming project. 2D ANIMATION INTERN MAY 2024 ­ AUG 2024 Pale Blue Dot Films Coordinated with producers and other interns to create animated sequences for an upcoming project.