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United States

● Implemented modifications to artistic workflows to improve clarity for the environmental art team.● Leading weekly art reviews for 10 artists within the environmental art team, fostering creative development by providing each member with constructive feedback is informed about the project milestones.● Identified and delegated tasks for developing a beautiful corner in order to highlight the team's artistic talents.● Developed a 14-month project plan which factored in our project scope, allowing project leadership to assign approximate deadlines to each content milestone.● Handling the team's business development needs by making a comprehensive budget for full-scale production to assist publishers in making informed financial decisions.● Secured demonstration booth space for WaxHeart at four Game Developers Conference (GDC) events, resulting in valuable business and publisher contacts.● Overseeing task management for 10 artists to ensure they are engaged, not overwhelmed, and experiencing no obstacles in their work.● Secured a presentation opportunity for WaxHeart on OTK Media's Pixel Pitch, allowing us to showcase the game to a live audience of 6,000 viewers.● Advising the game director on current game industry trends to ensure our game continues to evolve and maintain its relevance.● Invoked monthly workflow and documentation reviews to ensure the continued relevance and efficiency ofour processes and information.● Assisting the team during QA playtest sessions by organizing feedback and bugs into actionable tasks.

Novato, California, Us

● Facilitated communication between 3 2K producers, 4 LEGO designers, and the game development team to streamline the stakeholder approval process for game assets● Developed and shared a project plan to revise 500 rejected assets using Miro and Confluence, complemented by daily production reports to highlight to stakeholders their value as creative partners.● Developed a workflow in Visio for asset approvals, improving the accuracy of approval estimations.● Escalated or resolved 7 issues that could have significantly affected the production of art and design content by utilizing problem-solving and interpersonal skills.● Facilitated, organized, and documented meetings for 7 artists in the environment art team, during which task progress was evaluated against estimates and actionable items were created from the documented notes.● Provided production support for 3 teams by leading stand-up meetings, taking and distributing meetingnotes, converting those notes into actionable items, and monitoring the completion of those items● Collaborated closely with the marketing team of LEGO 2K Drive to integrate 20 in-game assets into their advertising and social media campaigns.● Coordinated with the UX/UI team to revise 15 UI elements that were either not approved by the stakeholders or did not align with the latest 3D assets, ensuring a consistent gameplay experience.● Scheduled regular meetings with 2K production to review over 40 marketing materials, including the shipped box art, to secure LEGO's approval of the advertising campaign for LEGO 2K Drive.● Oversaw the product development process for 25 LEGO Mini-figures from initial concept to final production, contributing to 15% of the cosmetic items in the online store.● Compiled and submitted over 200 lines of NPC dialogue for review by 2K, communicating any concerns regarding problematic lines to the narrative team.

Novato, California, Us

● Monitored Perforce for implemented feedback, allowing for the prompt resubmission of updated assets.● Negotiated with stakeholders to gain approval for 100’s of previously rejected game assets by utilizingproblem-solving and prioritization skills, allowing the development team to concentrate on priority tasks.● Handled the administrative task of cataloging overseeing a database of 2,500 assets using Shotgrid and Monday.com, facilitating efficient stakeholder reviews while showcasing strong organizational skills.● Analyzed, categorized, and prioritized 1,500 pieces of stakeholder feedback in Jira utilizing SQL, guaranteeing its integration into LEGO 2K Drive.● Facilitated the creation of art and design content by creating and monitoring progress for 300 Jira tasks.● Conducted thorough research to gather references for each game asset as requested by 2K, ensuring compliance with copyright regulations.● Created over 2,000 color sheets for in-game assets using Adobe Photoshop so LEGO could identifyoutdated colors.

Laguna Beach, Ca, Us

● Assisted the Chair of the MFA in Game Art with the organization of seven school events by coordinating with LCAD faculty using Trello.● Utilized Google Suite and OBS to assist the MFA program in organizing their annual thesis defense.● Facilitated collaborations between 2 schools and the MFA program by organizing talent exchanges, employing the waterfall methodology.● Contributed to marketing efforts by designing promotional posters for school events using Adobe Suite.● Served as a Teaching Assistant for first-year students in the Master of Fine Arts in Game Design program.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Game And Interactive Media Design

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Game And Interactive Media Design