Developing location-based augmented reality gaming experiences.

I worked on a variety of Unity-related projects at Mapbox, involving C# Maps SDK development for real world location-based gaming, augmented reality engineering, UX design, internal art/creative direction, and various other technical and creative Unity development tasks.Since the beginning on 2019, I have been working exclusively on a new project in Swift/Xcode.

I was a lead engineer on Luna, a tactile VR puzzle game for Oculus Rift and HTCVive, which was nominated for Best Art at the 2018 GDC Independent GameFestival. Focused on developing gameplay/movement systems, art tech and tools.Contributions:- VR UX prototyping and engineering.- Autonomous character movement and interaction systems via AI state machines.- Procedurally generated node-linked waypoint path mesh generation.- Game progression and bonus system evaluation and distribution logic.- VR cinematic cutscene management logic.- Various art-centric tools/scripts/custom editors/etc.- Volumetric performance-focused atmospheric effects.- Custom shaders for mesh deformation and particle systems.- 3D asset and animation pipelines using Maya, AfterEffects and Unity.- Code reviews and creative design meetings.- Rapid prototypes of new gameplay ideas.http://www.funomena.com/luna/

Using Hadoop, Pig, Hive, Python and lots of other fun tools to manage the ever-expanding world of big data.

Currently developing multiple game projects for a variety of platforms. My first title, Monster Balls, is available on the iTunes and Google Play app stores. I designed all gameplay concepts and art assets, and used the Corona SDK and lua scripting language to build the game. Currently designing new products for 2013 while also developing a scalable business structure that will allow for the continuous production of high-quality games.

I am currently developing game prototypes for several high-profile clients. I create and manage all artistic and technical prototype needs, including look development, art direction, 3d hard surface and organic modeling, character rigging, animation, dynamics, shading, Unity implementation, state machine authoring, external data read/write, and all related C# coding.

Developed a dynamic, procedural UI system for an upcoming site-specific Kung Fu Panda-themed interactive exhibit for a Dreamworks-based amusement park. Used Unity, Maya, Aftereffects and NGUI to create draggable trays for spawnable characters and props, created realtime physics bodies for prop items.Animated and rendered 3D animation clips of Kung Fu Panda’s Shifu character delivering instructions to the player during app onboarding.Wrote over 40 custom unity scripts for UI creation and management.

Instructing and developing curriculum for various CG relates classes, including animation, scripting, rigging, motion graphics, and thesis.

Designed curriculum and instructed courses in visual storytelling, game design and 3D character modeling. Developed syllabi, coursework and helped strategize long and short-term departmental growth plans.

Designed and directed the production of Puppy Park and Argyle, two independentlydeveloped games for the iPhone and iPad. Mapped and tested gameplay usingtabletop design methods, created needed art and sound assets, and contracteda remote programmer to code the game in Unity. Currently available on theiTunes store.

Created body and facial animations for in-game cinematics. Worked quickly and efficiently to produce high quality shots involving multiple characters and dialogue.

I was working on the upcoming MMO, Star Trek Online. I was prototyping and developing the look, feel and structure of the character animation system. For Gods and Heroes, I assisted in reviewing and refining several of the main character rigs, developed the look and feel for many of the in-game combat animations, helped design the core combat animation structure, provided feedback to animation outsourcers and assisted with cleanup of returned assets, and animated many of the high-level signature animations seen in the game.

Character Animator – TKO Software. September 2003 – June 2004. Responsible for creating various animation and character setup assets on multiple game related projects. Recently completed animating the main character for the game Sahara, based on the upcoming film from Paramount.

I developed multi-state animation move sets for 12 different characters. Using the 3d models as reference and working with an engineer for integration, I built custom character rigs, thumb nailed animation poses, and created numerous 3d animation clips in Maya.

X-Men 2 - Character Animator - Developed and created the performances and gestures of photo-realistic digital characters for X-Men 2. Designed and implemented various binding and rigging solutions for multiple characters in a reference-based production pipeline.

Developed syllabi for and instructed the following courses: computer art applications, advanced surface modeling and shading, and 3d character animation I and II.