Classes Taught : Game Animation

Currently developing Dad by the Sword - A 3D First-Person, Rogue-Like, dungeon crawling, sword based combat game for PC and consoles.-Directed and led a team of 10 members across all disciplines to adhere to our art style. -Designed and created unique animation sets for a first person player camera, enemies, bosses and environments.-Directed and animated in-game cinematics for boss introductions.-Rigged and Skinned characters for Animation production.-Developed a specific style of animations to enhance the games quality and readability in gameplay. -Planned and communicated with the projects programmers to assist in creating animation tools and systems for efficient workflow and quality. -Solved difficult design challenges for unique animation and gameplay systems.-Worked directly with junior artists to help guide and develop their skills. -Reviewed all assets and animation before engine implementation.-Brought NPC and enemies characters to life from concept to production.-Implemented all animations into the game engine.-Tweaked values for the best possible game feel.Other responsibilities include : Lighting, 3D Modeling, Level Design, Game Design, Game Feel, Production, Task Management and Milestone scheduling.http://www.rocketcat-games.com/

From 2013-2016 I led a team of young developers to releasing "The Song of Seven" on Steam. A puzzle / adventure game. I created and nurtured a growth focused culture, where I focused on putting every team member I hired in a position to succeed. On top of my normal skillsets such as animation, art direction and design, I guided our team on a production schedule from start to finish. Despite its limited budget, we were able to create a visually striking and heart-warming tale about a boy looking for a new life.

Hired for level design layout and lighting.-The team had roughly blocked out its Battleroyale map. Using the Unity Engine and the provided 3d assets, I laid out and lit each area of the map to be as visually distinct as possible. Considering the importance of gameplay and how players would interact with the map through combat and exploration. -Created light maps and mesh baking solutions for optimization-Created LUT's and LUT volumes for transitioned color schemes per area of the maps.

Classes Taught : 3d Animation Studio2d Animation2d Fundamental AnimationGame Character AnimationGame Design and Gameplay3d AnimationTeam Animation/GameActing for AnimationGame Concepting

Conceptually designed, Modeled, Rigged, and Animated 3d characters. I worked in the technology department focusing on creating interactive displays in a retail environment.

Part of an organized team tasked professionally test games for quality production on Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii. Documented and created detailed bug reports to assist in creating high quality development for expected release dates by publishers.

CSR and Moderator for video game publishers.