The character seems similar to another award-winning short film called "Afternoon of the Living Dead" (2007) which was produced by TK Productions' cinematographer, Casey Watterworth.
"AOTLD" is the story about a professional zombie hunter named Vernon Wagoner (played by Jason Margraves). Due to the popularity of the subject, "AOTLD" has a good chance of being screened at the upcoming I-75 Film Series.