Experience

• Hard Surface Artist — Destiny 2 at Bungie

  Seattle, WA

  October 2021 - July 2026

  • Created and shipped 25+ Exotic and Legendary hard-surface weapons across five major Destiny 2 expansions: The Witch Queen, Lightfall, The Final Shape, The Edge of Fate, and Renegades
  
  • Owned weapon assets end-to-end from concept interpretation through final in-engine implementation, independently executing high-poly modeling, low-poly construction, UVs, baking, materials, shaders, and final integration
  
  • Translated 2D concepts into detailed hard-surface weapons, maintaining proportion, form, silhouette, visual language, and gameplay functionality
  
  • Designed and implemented weapon shaders, material effects, and animations to reinforce weapon identity, material definition, and gameplay readability
  
  • Optimized weapon assets for real-time performance and memory budgets, balancing geometric detail, topology, texture layouts, and material complexity
  
  • Partnered with the Rewards team to establish 3D content standards and quality expectations, contributing pipeline improvements that increased consistency and production efficiency
  
  • Collaborated with Art Leads, Concept Artists, FX Artists, Animators, and Programmers to resolve visual and technical challenges throughout weapon development
  
  • Provided peer feedback and work-in-progress critique while authoring workflow tutorials and technical documentation to share best practices across the team

• 3D Artist at Amazon

  Seattle, WA

  December 2020 - October 2021

  • Created and retouched 3D assets and materials for web-based real-time applications and photorealistic product rendering
  
  • Refined asset creation workflows to improve production efficiency while maintaining quality, accuracy, and visual consistency

• Environment Artist — Meta Quest VR at Valkyrie Entertainment

  Seattle, WA

  September 2019 - February 2020

  • Created and optimized environments and production-ready assets for Meta Quest VR, balancing visual fidelity with platform performance requirements
  
  • Modeled and sculpted environment assets supporting project-specific visual styles, interactive elements, and gameplay experiences, while collaborating with clients and cross-functional teams through final production

• 3D Artist/Art Manager at Lowe's Innovation Labs

  Seattle, WA

  April 2018 - August 2019

  • Managed a team of 10+ outsource artists, coordinating deliverables, production schedules, and quality standards
  
  • Reviewed and approved 20+ assets daily, providing feedback to align work with technical constraints and established art direction
  
  • Developed and optimized real-time content workflows, identifying opportunities to improve production efficiency
  
  • Created outsourcing documentation, production guidelines, and tutorials to establish consistent workflows and reduce revision time

• Vehicle Artist — Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation at Exis Interactive

  Seattle, WA

  March 2016 - December 2017

  • Translated concept art into production-ready vehicle models and textures while meeting schedule, budget, and technical requirements
  
  • Modeled and textured a detailed sports car interior and exterior for VR, using extensive real-world reference to achieve accurate materials and proportions; showcased at GDC with SprintR VR technology

• Weapons Artist — Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire at ArenaNet

  Seattle, WA

  September 2016 - September 2017

  • Developed original designs focused on form, proportion, and silhouette to create distinctive 3D assets
  
  • Translated approved concepts into production-ready hard-surface models through the high-to-low poly workflow, maintaining established art direction and visual style
  
  • Solved complex modeling and optimization challenges across detailed props and organic assets while balancing visual fidelity and real-time requirements