Johnathan Dean is from High Point, North Carolina; the furniture capital of the world. Currently, he is a senior at The University of Tampa pursuing his BFA in animation and loving the Florida weather.

Dean grew up with four dogs and three siblings. He attended a historical military high school, which gave him a great appreciation for proper organization, teamwork, and communication skills. He now lives with his brother and his dog, Piper.

Dean specializes in 3D character development from start to finish including poly modeling, UV mapping, character rigging, animating, and texturing in Maya; with some developing skills in Substance Painter, Blender, Zbrush and Cinema 4D. He has ventured into other mediums such as: photography, 3D printing, drone flying, full-time management of a 3D animation Discord server, and full-time management of a YouTube channel; including the creation of all assets used on both the channel and the server.