Brandon Shakley

Brandon Shakley is an accomplished creative professional with a track record of fostering the production of content for numerous multi-million-dollar entertainment franchises. Over the course of his 17-year career, he has developed a keen understanding of how to balance the business goals of an organization with the need for high-quality visual assets that increase audience engagement and drive product sales. Brandon possesses a versatile skill set with a background in performance, animation, and storytelling, as well as recent experience with start-up ventures as a branding consultant, creative director, and co-founder. For more information - including recent work - please visit www.westbrookvisual.com. Accomplishments: •Managed team of animators in the complete overhaul of animation assets for AAA game title with rapid one-month turnaround time. •Collaborated in the creation, streamlining, and management of new production pipeline. •Created training documentation and trained new hires on production pipeline. •Acted as animation liaison with Pixar Animation Studios on behalf of n-Space, Inc. And facilitated knowledge sharing between studios. •Consistently recognized for excellence in job performance and exceeding production targets. •Co-authored business plan and pitch presentation that won the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition, as well as third place in the Stu Clark Investment Competition. •Successfully managed the conceptualization, planning, and creation of 3D assets/animation for innovative mobile AR/VR educational app. •Developed and implemented strategic plan for product development, as well as content roadmap for future production.