Experience

• 3d Artist at Slipgate-Ironworks

  April 2023 - March 2024

  -Hand painted stylized textures for character assets
  
  -Assisted character animation processes with draw-overs
  
  -Provided support in creating static environment assets
  
  -Animated many non-cinematic scripted sequences
  
  -Designed the player path, the enemy spawns, and animated the scripted skybox sequences in an on-rails shooting segment
  
  -Participated heavily in Quality Assurance; made extensive use of Jira to thoroughly report bugs and errors.
  

• Generalist at TMHK VFX

  Phoenix

  October 2016 - April 2019

  
  -Storyboarded, edited, animated, and composited several television spots for both Spanish and English syndication.
  
  -Provided VFX cleanup services for various film and commercial projects; painting out audio equipment, replacing or removing logos on shirts, etc.
  
  -Designed several elements for a VR museum experience for the SRP History Museum in Phoenix, -Arizona, including creating panoramic animatics for a film crew to recreate on location as well as compositing CG elements into panoramic footage. Provided voice over for final experience.
  
  -Designed, modeled, rigged, animated, and rendered several creatures for the film ‘Intersect’ in Blender. Texturing and material design done in Substance painter.
  
  -Created 3d art assets as well as sound design for prototype interactive advertisements.
  

• Generalist at PHL collective

  Philadelphia

  June 2019 - September 2023

  Justice League: Cosmic Chaos

  -Authored stylized VFX using Unity’s Shuriken VFX tools, Amplify Shader Editor, and Photoshop
  
  -Assisted in pre-production character design
  
  -Authored many shaders using Amplify Shader Editor, including drafts of the cel shaded character material
  
  -Assisted the animation team; created animations for boss enemies in Maya

  Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem

  -Drew initial character poses for illustrated cutscenes
  
  -Authored realistic VFX using Unity’s shuriken tools and Embergen, matching the design language of the film in which the game is licensed after
  
  -Created many environment tiles using Blender and Substance Designer

  Ben 10: Power Trip

  -Authored stylized vfx using Unity’s shuriken tools, Amplify Shader Editor, and Phothshop
  
  -Storyboarded the intro cutscene and laid out each shot in Maya for the animation team
  
  -Voiced all enemies
  

• Visual Effects Artist at Unpop Now

  Philadelphia, United States of America

  June 2016 - September 2016

  Completed several visual effects sequences weekly. Depending on the subject, the shot could require 3d props and backgrounds, or just 2d compositing.

• Adjunct professor - 3D at Delaware College of Art and Design

  Wilmington

  September 2016 - May 2017

  Taught the fundamentals of 3D art and asset creation in a one year course. The lessons encompass modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, and rendering. The students learn through multiple software packages including Maya, Blender, and Mudbox. They also learn techniques that are unique to different mediums/ goals, like texture baking for interactive assets, or compositing render passes for vfx or non-interactive animation.