Experience

• Environment Artist at Quixel

  Kirkland , United States of America

  March 2019 - Present

  - Build, light, and otherwise compose scenes in UE4 using Megascans assets

• Remote Environment Artist at Frame Machine

  Kirkland, United States of America

  November 2018 - April 2019

  - Create game ready assets from concept to completion
  
  - Create various types of foliage ranging from trees to grass.
  
  - Create materials using Substance Designer and Zbrush.
  
  - Required to make changes on work per client request (Sony)
  
  - Regularly generate solutions to complex artistic, technical, and interpersonal
  
  problems
  
  - Interpret customer ideas and concepts to generate content the customer will
  
  find appealing

• Environment Artist at Midwinter Entertainment

  Kirkland, United States of America

  February 2018 - September 2018

  - Created game ready assets from concept to completion
  
  - Performed performance profiling and optimizations for the Xbox One using
  
  Pix.
  
  - Set up material pipeline for characters from scratch and made dozens of
  
  materials for characters using Substance Designer/Painter.
  
  - Created various types of foliage ranging from trees to grass.
  
  - Worked closely with lead engineer to create an attractive day night cycle
  
  lighting setup with performance conscience post processing.
  
  - Created various material effects for special abilities using Unreal Engine 4’s
  
  material editor.
  
  - Created documentation for outsourcing team to correctly build vehicles,
  
  characters, and guns with our material pipeline in consideration.

• 3D Generalist at Sledgehammer Games

  Foster City, United States of America

  December 2016 - February 2018

  - Created props for single player, multiplayer, and zombies from reference /
  
  concept art
  
  - Reworked many materials for a variety of assets including various hero
  
  assets and vehicles.
  
  - Contributed to the lighting team
  
  - Worked very closely with the rigging team and have helped rig many
  
  vehicles.
  
  - Scripted a variety of Maya tools for the art integration team.
  
  - Worked on asset destruction.
  
  - Trained new artist’s to the team.
  
  - Developed and implemented optimization techniques used on many levels in
  
  the final game to reach performance goals.
  
  - Worked closely with outsourcing studios to deliver high quality art assets.

• Co-Founder / Environment / Hard Surface / Texture Artist at Pixel Perfect Polygons

  Dallas, United States of America

  July 2014 - November 2016

  - Created content for individuals from description/concept art
  
  - Required to make changes on work per client request
  
  - Regularly generate solutions to complex artistic, technical, and interpersonal
  
  problems
  
  - Interpret customer ideas and concepts to generate content the customer will
  
  find appealing
  
  - Develop a high level of attention to detail to catch any mistakes made on
  
  work

• 3D Hard Surface / Texture Artist at Dark Rift Entertainment

  Dallas, United States of America

  August 2015 - March 2016

  - Created high poly and low poly hard surface models for this company on a
  
  freelance capacity