Sandbox and consulting company specializing in conceptual design and narrative visualization of advanced technology concepts. Here ideas precipitated from brainstorming sessions either become entrepreneurial projects or are archived, chalked up as learning experiences. • Manage translation of business goals into world-class design with minimal oversight. • Lead concept art creation with clients in higher education, museums, aerospace and publishing industries (keyframes/characters/creatures/environments/props) • Fast, efficient, imaginative 3D Direction (low-poly, high-res, environment, prop, organic character, terrain) with artistic texturing & UV layout (procedural, photo-source, painted).• Animate with technical rigging (skeletal, mechanical, blending), particle effects, lighting, and rendering (‘in-game’ cinematography and ‘playable’ cameras rigs), motion composition and design. • User interfaces, technical writing, copywriting, layout, color theory, typography, photography, and film, working closely with engineers, programmers, and product designers across disciplines. • Manage asset creation and optimization workflows for Unity and Unreal, including PBR with VR/AR interactives, simulations, and 'factual fiction' storytelling.“It’s often easier to make progress when you’re really ambitious, and, the reason is, you actually don’t have any competition – no one else is willing to try those things – and you also get the best people, because, the best people want to work on the most ambitious things.” Larry Page.

“Excellence is the passing grade. It’s not an option -- it’s necessary for the survival of the company. We have to have excellence -- on average.”

Website design, logo enhancement, outreach materials and event advertising to promote human settlement of Mars. Redesigned the Mars Society's website, created their first YouTube channel, Mars to Stay and Inspiration Mars wikipedia pages, Facebook and Twitter accounts, among many graphically intensive assets.Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver

DMC | Digital Media Center for Film and Visual ArtsTaught graduate level courses in digital art, animation, and design using Maya/CAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, and UX design. Guided artists in their creation of interactive media, installation art, character designs, corporate logos and branding, stage sets and event advertising, personal websites and portfolio PDFs.

Maya, Houdini, and CAD modeling instruction for engineering and graduate-level digital art students at The Fu Foundation School of Engineering.