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Seoul, KR

Freelance VFX artist for PC/console/mobile games, specializing in Unreal Engine. Experience and tools also include: Unity, Blender, Houdini, Zbrush, Substance Designer, Photoshop.

Lead composer for new language learning app, Fluyo. Creates music compositions to support the language education and game content of the app. Leads a team of 3 other composers, ensuring style consistency across the entire soundtrack.

Santa Clara, CA, US

Solo product designer and UX engineer for internal tools in the Big Data Analytics department.- Drive the product’s design direction via mockups and prototypes to improve the visual design and usability of the product, in line with the company’s design systems- Assist front-end engineers with UI implementation and directly contribute to React codebase for.

Santa Clara, CA, US

Contract design generalist for an early-stage stealth startup’s mobile app.- Conducted user research and synthesized data gathered from over 3000 survey participants using Google Forms/Sheets- Established a user flow to define how a user would experience the minimum viable product and conceptualized new features to maximize user engagement- Created low and.

New York City, NY, US

Led many aspects of the company's branding, design, and marketing efforts including: creating the website and various landing pages for marketing funnels; building online courses in Kajabi; identifying buyer personas and the buyer's journey; creating various design and digital media assets for web and social media; creating and implementing email.

Freelance UX/UI Designer, Digital Media Designer, and Digital Marketing Specialist for artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs. Responsibilities include: creating wireframes and prototypes for web and mobile products; consulting on social media, content marketing, and email marketing strategies; designing and developing websites; producing video and motion.

Freelance composer and sound designer for games, film, and multimedia. Creates audio assets for projects, including AR/VR experiences, to establish a cohesive soundscape and support the story and world-building. Implements audio using tools like Wwise and FMOD.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Volunteer UX/UI designer at a startup focused on simplifying how people discover, learn about, and contribute to social impact projects.- Collaborated with the design team to create low-fidelity wireframes, visual design mockups, and user flows for the responsive website- Contributed to branding decisions to shape the overall tone and messaging of GiveShop.

Dumfries, Scotland, GB

Assisted the team with various motion graphics and other visual design tasks for a number of clients, such as designing presentation slide decks and creating animated explainer videos for products.

Brooklyn, New York, US

Created a UI redesign mockup of the product dashboard and performed a design audit of the website, which detailed areas that could be improved to increase clarity about the product, legibility of the information, and increase new user signups.

Seattle, WA, US

Created music to bring the fantasy world of Wonderfall, an immersive XR experience, to life. Collaborated with the sound designer and art director to ensure that the musical aesthetic is congruent with the other audio/art assets of the game.About Wonderfall:Travel to a mystical world of science and magic on the verge of unraveling in the aftershock of an.

Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Edinburgh Game Symposium in Scotland. Responsible for community interaction, procurement of venue, applying for sponsorships, communicating with speakers, technical set-up, designing and printing marketing materials, website design, attendee well-being, and more on an annual basis.

Educator on film and game audio techniques for membership site, Scorbit.org. Created instructional video presentations/tutorials, involved in community interaction, and assisted with marketing pursuits.

Collaboratively organized the IndieCade Festival in Los Angeles, CA. Responsibilities included social media/public outreach, event marketing, web development, technical troubleshooting, and curating live music performances.

Assistant to award-winning game composer, Jesper Kyd, during the production of Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Helped export, edit, and prepare stems for final mixing session.

Sound Designer and Audio/Dialog Editor for Dawnrunner's film, The Darkest Matter.

Petaluma, CA, US

Utilized internal sound library to create character and environmental sound effects for Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. Worked closely with designers to implement sound effects using proprietary tools. Other responsibilities included: composing background music mockups and performing placeholder voice-over dialog.

Novato, CA, US

Worked as an intern during the production of Conan for the XBOX360 and PS3 at Nihilistic Software. Gained experience in the art, animation, design, and QA departments.

Master'S Degree, Composition For Screen

Ux Academy, User Experience And User Interface Design

Ba, Game Design Psychology

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