Experience

• Hard Surface Artist at Bungie

  Seattle, WA

  October 2021 - Present

  • High to low poly pipeline with the focus of preserving the art direction and the defined artistic style of the game
  
  • Craft shader effects and animations that will effectively lend to a more immersive gameplay experience for players
  
  • Work with the Art team to align visual quality, communicate goals for 3d content expectations and to generate pipeline innovations
  
  • Translate provided concepts by collaborating with Art Lead, Concept artists, FX artists, Animators, and Programmers to achieve the design and gameplay goals
  
  • Ensure each weapon asset meets in engine performance and memory constraints from geometry budget to texture layout to shader graphs
  
  • Adjust design elements when necessary to improve overall gameplay while remaining true to the core overall concept

• Artist at Amazon

  Seattle, WA

  December 2020 - October 2021

  • Created and retouched 3d assets and materials for use in web-based, real-time applications, and photo realistic product renderings
  
  • Maintained quality bar for accuracy, aesthetics, and productivity while continuously improving workflows and processes to establish a more efficient pipeline
  
  • Worked closely with the Art team to compile data points and analyze incoming assets to sustain growing inventory

• Environment Artist at Valkyrie Entertainment

  Seattle, WA

  September 2019 - February 2020

  • Worked alongside team to develop and create environments that ranged in size and scope for use in a Virtual Reality space
  
  • Collaborated with client and internal team to adjust workflow and epand on different techniques in order to advance each project to final production
  
  • Constructed and iterated upon block outs to establish composition and mood for both interior and exterior elements
  
  • Modeled and sculpted assets to seamlessly fit the style and atmosphere of each environment
  
  • Focused on player interactivity to elevate the sense of immersion

• Artist/Art Manager at Lowe's Innovation Labs

  Seattle, WA

  April 2018 - August 2019

  • Management of outsource art team to ensure deadlines are maintained
  
  • Verify the quality of incoming assets from art team, and make improvements where necessary to fit technical constraints and art direction
  
  • Prototyping pipeline workflows and optimization to implement into real-time engines
  
  • Organization of asset database through Jira, Perforce, and in-house tools
  
  • Collaborate with team to set strategic vision for content and tools, and planning of milestone delivery for all assets
  
  • Identifying solutions to evolve and enhance the content creation process
  
  • 3d asset creation derived from scanned data through photogrammetry pipeline
  
  • Construct tutorials for outsource partners to establish consistent workflow

• Vehicle Artist at Exis Interactive

  Seattle, WA

  March 2016 - December 2017

  • Tasked with producing game ready vehicles from provided base meshes for unannounced project
  
  • Modeled and textured vehicle based on assigned concept art under the allotted time and budget requirements
  
  • Fully modeled and textured the exterior and interior of a sports car that was showcased alongside SprintR VR technology at GDC
  
  • Incorporated multiple references to obtain the level of detail knowing the player would be sitting behind the steering wheel and able to look around the entirety of the interior

• Weapons Artist at ArenaNet

  Seattle, WA

  September 2016 - September 2017

  • Conceptualized original designs through proportion and color theory into fully realized textured models for proprietary project
  
  • Translated provided concepts by collaborating with Art Lead, Concept artists, FX artists, Animators, and Programmers to achieve the desired quality
  
  • Ensured each model and texture meet to engine performance and memory requirements, including triangle count and texture maps; add animation and visual effects when desired
  
  • Tasked with crafting LOD models for props with various levels of difficulty (whether they are static or have animations and effects)
  
  • High to low poly pipeline following the established art direction and style
  
  • Adapted to new responsibilities