Employment History

 
Visceral Games : Environment Artist | Video Games | Feb - Aug  2010
  • Deadspace 2 : Modeled and textured game environments and props, focused on high detail and memory efficient modeling.
  • Created 12 unique environments from concept art and verbal direction.
Assemble : Modeler / Maya Generalist | Film VFX | Jan – April 2009
  • Modeled robotics and environments for two shots in Surrogates. Duties included 3d modeling, uv mapping, and rig prep.
  • Animation cleanup, muscle simulation, and fur dynamics for 5 shots in foreign film: The Warrior and the Wolf.
  • Worked on a wide spectrum of duties with a small team and learned the steps of the CG pipeline for film.
Electronic Arts : Environment Artist | Video Games | May – December 2008
  • Modeled and textured environments in Deadspace and Godfather II video games. 
  • Creation of in game assets, collision modeling, optimizing geometry and texture memory to meet specific budgets.
  • Worked closely with level designers to tie environment design with game play.
Civic Feline Clinic : Web Designer | Design | 1 Month - ongoing
Ex’pression College for Digital Arts : Teaching Assistant | Education | 2007 - 2008
  • Teaching assistant for:  Advanced Effects, 3D Modeling I and  II, and Technical Direction.
  • Helped students meet their current project goals, solve technical problems, and understand lecture material.
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    check out work experience section for breakdowns of what I did on each project.

Skills

3D skills
  • Poly, Sub D, and Nurb modeling techniques
  • Texture painting for high and low
  • resolution mesh
  • Lighting : GI, HDR
  • Mental Ray and Software renderers
  • Rigging robotic and hard-surface models
  • Basic animation techniques
  • fur, muscle, and rigid body simulation
  • Sprite and particle based simulations
  • Asset management systems
Graphic design
  • CSS and HTML web standards
  • Java and Flash integration
  • SLR photography
Program Knowledge
  • Maya 2009
  • Z brush 3
  • Photoshop CS4
  • After Effects CS4
  • Fireworks CS4
  • Dreamweaver CS4
  • Flash CS4
  • Illustrator CS4
  • Match Mover
  • Motion Builder
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Aperture 2
  • Unreal Engine 2
  • Mac, Linux, Windows
     
Shipped Titles
  • Deadspace II
  • Surrogates
  • The Warrior and the Wolf
  • Deadspace
  • Godfather II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

B.A.S. in Animation and Visual Effects at Ex’pression College for Digital Arts,
Emeryville, March 2008.

 

Other Projects

P.A. on several short film shoots  | 2009
Helped out on the set of two short films directed by Mauchi.  Duties included
assisting the art department in setting up scenes, and anything the director
needed.

 

“Jones” | Grand Goldie Award (student film) |2006
Collaborated with a group of six students to develop an award winning
short film. Tasks included camera and light set up, directing, editing,
story concept, script writing, and team management.