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Hove, GB

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Brighton, United Kingdom

2018-2022 Hogwarts Legacy

Horsham

Brighton, United Kingdom

• Sole VFX artist with responsibilities for all particle effects work, rigid body simulations the creation of most cutscenes and animation in Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture.
• Designed and created all ambient effects, abstract light effects and character effects
• Animated all characters in the projects 80 scenes and setup most of the animation in the title
• Contributed conceptual game ideas and involved with the development of game mechanics
• All rigid body setups with ropes, cloth, constraints and physics objects
• Developed look and movement of AI entities in the game

Oxford, United Kingdom

• Outlining new features for the VFX system to create better effects and to add key features for slow-motion effects
• Creating new texture maps using Maya, Max, Softimage, fumefx and photoshop
• Creating new vfx across the game and creating slow-motion effects for key moments
• Developing Javascript plug-ins for Photoshop to simplify the creation of animating textures

Guildford, United Kingdom

• Acting lead VFX artist for the final months of Bodycount.Offered 'Group Lead VFX Artist' position at end of project.Experienced visual effects artist for the games GRID, OFP2 and Dirt2.
• Completed the final pass on all effects, and managed the completion of all vfx work for Bodycount.
• On Bodycount, created all muzzle flashes, impact effects, atmospheric and environment effects.
• Created all decals and lens flares and helped develop grading and volume light system on Bodycount.
• Worked with main VFX programmer in the design and implementation of all VFX run-time systems, pipeline and tools for Bodycount and designed new techniques for producing better effects.
• Coordinated and managed a small team in an external office to complete work to a tight schedule.

Brisbane, Australia

• Created 3D scenes of massive urban planning areas for a real-time interactive engine.
• Developed artist tools to make it easier to populate large scenes with 3D content.
• Coded tools which analysed massive CAD data-sets, then automated population of 3D environments.
• Built many 3D environments and assets in 3dsmax and Softimage for interactive 3D applications.

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

• Created both complex rendered projects for DVD as well as interactive, low-poly environments for real-time, web-deployed applications.
• Controlled most 3D projects in Atlas Interactive through entire production. From initial client meeting, design, source-material collection, creation of all 2D and 3D assets, to final signoff.
• Travelled to various countries to collect source material, photos & relevant CAD files for projects.
• Excellent communication skills, through meeting clients and identifying their project needs.
• Gained a deep working knowledge of creating graphics, working on a wide range of real-time and rendered projects. (eg. 3D models of oilrigs, boats, underwater machinery, mechanical equipment)
• Designed, built and coded both 2D and 3D interactive web-based content in Flash and Director.

Beng Hons, Electronic And Communications Engineering

• Broad knowledge of physics and mathematical concepts, which helps with programming and understanding 3D techniques. • Solid knowledge of.

Education record

Sixth Year Studies Mathematics (C) Higher Grades Physics (A), Mathematics (B), Art & Design (B), Computing Studies (C), English (C).