Courses Taught: Animation 1, Animation 2, Motion Studies
Education: BFA in Film and Animation, Rochester Institute of Technology

Joe is a character animator who studied film and animation at the Rochester Institute of Technology, winning film festival awards for two of the short films he produced while there. Since moving to the Bay Area, he has worked as a freelance animator and cg artist on various independent projects. Most recently he worked as a character animator on the Meez.com avatars, creating short animations and in-game cycles for their virtual world. He continues to work on short animated films in his spare time, drawing inspiration from the family and friends around him.