Kenneth Leishman was born August 29, 1978 in Picayune Mississippi. Early in life I moved around and eventually settled in Vinton Louisiana. I graduated in 1996 from Vinton High School and a few months latter joined the United States Marine Corps. In the Marines I rebuilt and test ran jet engines learning teamwork and small team leadership. In August 2002 after six years I was honorably discharged with multiple commendations and medals. For the next few years I sought to find myself and eventually decided a career in computer animation would fulfill a lifelong dream of mine to work in the movie industry in special effects. Throughout most of my life i have been building plastic models, getting to the point of winning competitions for my work. I decided to attend school in Tampa Florida. During the time in Tampa I have learned a variety of new skills, I look forward to applying them in my future endeavors of my life.