Feb 2026 — Present
Associate Program Manager - Digital Media
- People management, course design and curriculum oversight, performance evaluations, and other leadership responsibilities.
Experience
Across classrooms, studios & cultures.
Seventeen years bridging creative production, academic leadership, and technology-enhanced learning.
Feb 2023 — Present
Lecturer - Digital Media
- Teach and support learning across 3D graphics, animation, interactive technologies, and design.
- Develop student-centred experiences informed by instructional design and technology-assisted learning.
Jul 2022 — Dec 2025
External Ph.D. Supervisor (alongside RMIT)
- Supervised Ph.D. candidates in Creative Arts and Design within the Faculty of Social Science, Arts & Humanities.
Feb 2017 — Feb 2023
Senior Assistant Professor of Multimedia - Alternate Semester Deputation
- Delivered Instructional Design, UI Design, Game Design and Development, 3D Modelling and Texturing, and Audio Editing.
- Guided capstone projects for approximately 30 students each semester.
Jul 2016 — Feb 2023
Senior Assistant Professor of Multimedia
- Conducted classes and assessment while moderating question papers, workshops, value-added programmes, student outreach, and curriculum development.
- Served on the Board of Studies and contributed to international relations activities.
Jul 2014 — Jul 2016
Assistant Professor of Electronics & Media Technology
- Developed innovative instructional methods and mentored student research across electronics, broadcasting, animation, video, audio, games, web, and advertising.
- Evaluated student progress and supported departmental committees and career-enhancement programmes.
Oct 2013 — Jun 2014
Head of Academics - 3D Animation & VFX
- Led academic operations, daily lesson delivery, student progress, seminars, and animation awareness programmes.
- Encouraged students to build professional freelance experience and maintain online portfolios.
Nov 2010 — Oct 2012
Head of Computer Animation & VFX
- Led curriculum development, course mapping, quality control, lesson planning, and lecturer guidance.
- Created a curriculum accepted by the University of Greenwich and pioneered animation courses in the Philippines.
Feb 2007 — Nov 2009
Senior CG 3D Lighting Artist
- Defined lighting moods, quality-assured shots, and guided teams through the CG production pipeline.
- Contributed to Farm Kids, Back at the Barnyard, Penguins of Madagascar, and Lego's Clutch Powers.
Education
Foundations & continued learning.
2025 — 2026
Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Learning and Teaching
Focused on evidence-informed learning design, assessment, student engagement, and technology-enhanced teaching, with a capstone on Designing for Virtual Reality.
2017 — 2022
Ph.D. - Instructional Technology Using Augmented Reality
Research focused on enabling lab-based courses to be conducted online using augmented reality practical experiments.
2009 — 2010
MSc - Computer Animation & Visualisation
2004 — 2008