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Boston, MA, US

• Consistently created top-selling cosmetics across various thematics and styles for players to engage with
• Collaborated alongside 3D Art, Game Design, and Art Direction to create 3D-friendly concepts that are within budget and VR-optimized
• Strategized with Monetization Stakeholders, and Consumer Insights to gauge player sentiments and deliver captivating cosmetic assets
• Owned and established creative direction of style guides for a variety of mainline cosmetics, elevating large partnerships with external brands (Barbie, Masters of the Universe, and Destiny)
• Worked across the entire project, driving solutions to key features via: key art, graybox environment art paintovers, UI exploration, and pipeline documentation
• Drove art outsource efforts, providing direct feedback and clear goals to vendors throughout each sprint

• 2023: Flexibly contributed in-client illustration work while balancing fluctuating deadlines for Riot Game's Soul Fighter event
• 2021: Worked part-time, collaboratively and efficiently with the team at Wild Blue Studios on a new client project, while maintaining clear communication for a smooth iteration cycle
• 2021: Successfully stayed reactive and flexible to client feedback and weekly concept goals

• Collaborating with the team on exploring and fleshing out fresh, new & unique thematics
• Maintaining consistent & clear communication over remote environment
• Eagerly seeking opportunities to expand outside of comfort zone

• Developed concepts & marketing illustrations for new set of figurines
• Worked collaboratively with senior 3D character artist and art lead to create an enticing, diverse, high quality product

• Worked with art outsource managers to concept hero skins for playable characters in SMITE, adhering successfully to a tight timeline and art style

• Conceptualized and collaborated closely with art director developing 𝗶𝗻-𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 for an unannounced IP
• Iterated on 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽 asset concepts in a timely manner

Greater Boston Area

• Created 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 on some of the largest displays in the area for popular trade shows, conventions, conferences, and speakers in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 for digital marketing campaigns, working hands-on with clients themselves
• Helped 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 of new interns & co-ops

Greater Boston Area

• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 & 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 with studio head and art lead to successfully create 2D animations & illustrations for branding, promotional material, and game assets (𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝘁) on new and.

• Collaborated closely with studio director to 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 - from sketch iterations to final marketing renders & 3D turnarounds - during pitching/funding phase for an unannounced original.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Game Design And Digital Art, 3.84

Activities and Societies: Asian American Heritage Week Commitee Designer 2017 & 2018; VSA, Co-President 2017-2018, Secretary 2016 - 2017.

Education record

Character Concept Design w/ Qiu Fang, Design Originality w/ Saiful Haque, Fantasy Landscapes w/ Joon Ahn, Character Design w/ Anh Dang.