Lecture an introductory course on real time visual effects for games. Demonstrate creating effects of various types, simulations in Maya, meshes and UV layouts, Niagara, shaders, and blueprints in Unreal Engine 5.

Create visual effects in Unreal Engine 5 using niagara, meshes, and shaders for first person weapon effects.

Manage the planning and production of visual effects produced by the visual effects team for a project under the supervision of the project art director. Meet with stakeholders, gather feedback, and strategically plan for project needs on a regular basis. Provide mentorship and direction to vfx artists on the project. Create and encourage creating organizational knowledge bases, updating regularly with new techniques as information becomes available. Create visual effects using a combination of 3D meshes, rigs, animation, shaders and materials, particle systems, and blueprint logic scripting. Assist in other areas of content creation as needed.

Create assets, materials, particle systems, and blueprint real time effects for the Revenants game by Black Ice Studios, LLC. Programs include Unreal Engine, Adobe Photoshop, Maya, Substance Designer.

BUDGET MANAGER (December 2018 - January 2021)Prepare the annual budget and monitoring, conduct financial research including potential revenue sources and expenditure reductions, conduct risk management activities, monitor purchasing and inventory, provide leadership and supervision to staff, prepare and review requests for proposals and bids and seek out process improvement opportunities.BUDGET ANALYST (August 2016 - December 2018)Prepare the annual budget and monitoring, conduct financial research including potential revenue sources and expenditure reductions, conduct risk management activities, and monitor purchasing and inventory.

Work with clients to identify and develop solutions to problems and unmet needs. This can include product visualization, stakeholder analysis, budget analysis, cash flow projections, documentation, and more dependent on the client's needs.

Dreamforge Studios (formerly Landslide Games) is a collective effort of smart, talented, and passionate people who want to build the highest quality games and experiences. Each individual has a huge impact on the final product, as collaboration between team members is not only expected but encouraged. We believe that diversity ensures a greater product, reflected by the makeup of our studio with members ranging from Europe, to East Asia, to North America.https://www.dreamforge-studios.com/- Manage Concept Art and 3D Art teams, ensuring consistency of vision from concept through completion of the in-game assets and environments.- Model and texture meshes in Physically Based Render (PBR) style (3ds Max, Substance Designer, Substance Painter, Adobe Photoshop).- Rig meshes for implementation into Unreal Engine 4.- Prototype Unreal Engine 4 implementation of modular 3D animation rigs.- Create master materials in Unreal Engine 4.

Established a video game company in Wichita, Kansas focused on games for mobile phones. Oversaw production of games and applications.

Developed 3D meshes and assets including PBR texturing and rigging for a mobile video game using Autodesk 3DS Max, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, and Photoshop.

Managed special projects and performed high level research and analysis. Projects ranged from capital assets operations costs assessments and projected costs of new assets, creation of a work order management system including User Experience and User Interface design (UX/UI), creation of a Global Information Systems (GIS) map of capital improvement projects, and more.

Managed and performed administrative duties in areas of land use regulations, floodplain management, code enforcement, building and zoning permit issuance including review of site plans, coordinate and write staff reviews and recommendations, report to Planning Commission, Site Plan Committee, Community Foundation, and City Council.

Conducted research and assisted in consulting with local governments and nonprofit organizations.