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Bend, Oregon, United States

Calabasas, California, United States

Led a cross-disciplinary art team of 10 members in the development of GreenPark Sports, a stylized social sports fandom app with partnerships with the NBA and LaLiga, available on iOS and Android.

Santa Monica, California, United States

Developed Valorant’s premium content infrastructure, closely collaborating with both internal and external teams to enhance player progression through battle pass offerings.

Santa Monica, Ca

Built and led a 3 member art outsource team at Riot Games, driving initiatives to scale content production for League of Legends, resulting in increased efficiency and maintaining quality and cohesion across the game’s content.- Trained and mentored two outsource producers and produced approximately 50% of the game's content in collaboration with internal teams.- Provided outsource training, coaching, and support across Riot Games.- Pioneered inventory management for League of Legends content needs, developing a strategy to efficiently meet the high demand across multiple product teams.- Collaborated with Art Leads to develop style guides and documentation, facilitating both internal and external onboarding.- Provided feedback through drawovers and paintovers in a support capacity.

Montreal, Canada Area

Art Direction on social and mobile game licenses. Collaborated with business development and leadership on project pitches and contract acquisition.- Fallout Shelter (Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows- Zoo Tycoon Friends (Microsoft Windows)- Concept support on Star Citizen - Monsters University, Disney/Pixar (iOS, Android)- Ballpark Empire, MLB (Facebook)- Antiques Hunter: Portobello Road, BBC (Facebook)

Beijing And Montreal

Bomb Buddies (Facebook, PC):- Art Direction- Concepts- VFXDeBlob Online - THQ (PC) - Canceled- Art Direction- Concepts- VFX- Outsource Management

Responsible for bringing projects from Greenlight to finish, and to keep in check art quality and brand identity throughout multiple projects (PS3, PSN, PSP, and PS2).Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale (PS3)- Greenlight pitch deck- Art direction (task force)- Team Building- Previz and conceptsSorcery (PS3 Move)- Greenlight pitch deck- Art direction (task force)Plastation 3 Move- Product design and feedback- 3D Assets for E3 Plastation Conference (2010)Playstation VITA- feature and usage designs- Game project pitch decksTwisted Metal (PS3)- Greenlight pitch deck- Art direction (task force)- Previz and conceptsGod of War: Ghost of Sparta (PSP)- ConceptsJourney (PSN)- Art consultationGod of War III:- Mood pieces- Gameplay mechancisFat Princess:- Art consultationWarhawk: Omega Dawn (PSN)- Dropship concept design- Dropship 3D prototypeflOw (PSP)- Puffer concept design- Puffer 3D PrototypeflOwer (PSN)- Art Director on the SCEA side- Concept Paintings- Palette Studies- Flower designsLittle Big Planet (PS3)- Character customization

Calling All Cars! (PSP)- Concept Paintings- Storyboards- Character Designs- Environment Designs- 3D Prototyping- Animation...Homeland (PSP) - Canceled- Concept Designs

Taught Vehicles and Mechs and Environments.

---Ratchet & Clank (PS2)- Key Creator/Artist on the "Ratchet and Clank" series (over 9 million units sold).- Co designed Ratchet, Designed Clank- Designed the majority of the Gadgets- Came up with a TON of gadget ideas... some being used in the latest installments- Textured all the Characters and Gadgets, and assisted in environments- Assisted in creating various in-game Visual Effects- Created art for the HUDRatchet & Clank: Going Commando (PS2)- Environment Artist/Concept ArtistRatchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2)- Senior Environment Concept ArtistRatchet: Deadlocked (PS2)- Senior Environment Concept Artist- Acted as team Mentor- Provided weekly TutorialsResistance: Fall of Man (PS3)- Senior Environment Concept Artist- Acted as team Mentor- Provided weekly Tutorials- Lead FX Artist: Jump started the FX TeamRatchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)- Produced various environment mood pieces

Illustrator for the following titles:- Heavy Gear- Jovian Chronicles- Tribe 8- Gear Krieg

Montreal, Canada Area

Syndicated Cartoon Series:- Flight Squad- Ripley's Believe it or Not!

Created Storyboards for various televised advertisement campaigns:- Molson- Boomerang- Budweiser- Bungee- Nicoderm- VolkswagenConcept Designs for the Science and Technology Museum of Ottawa.Concept Designs for the mascot character of Haggens Pet Products.

Created several digital illustrations for the company's website.