Jonathan Ma Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, US

• Created 2D concept sketches for 3D assets used for enemy attacks as well as modular props used for set dressing levels.
• Worked with the art director to texture every in-game weapon as well as every side character & monster in Substance Painter following a PBR workflow, using substance designer to texture pack different channels.
• Helped finalize more than half of the title’s total levels by placing set dressing blueprint assets, within Unreal Engine.
• Created materials in Unreal Engine using world position offset and engine data nodes allowing for emissive effects and animated pieces for 3D assets.

Boston, MA, US

• Introduced students to 3D concepts such as modeling, UV unwrapping, rigging, and animating, by creating a curriculum centered around the foundations of Maya.
• Answered students' questions over email by creating custom video recordings that helped explain confusing topics/tools, specific use cases, and project-specific questions that assisted in overall understanding of the.
• Worked with other instructors to fine-tune the course, so that students were getting adequate knowledge, better preparing them for future classes.

• Worked on blocking out major indoor and outdoor scenes that helped produce an asset list for all models needed.
• Created tileable materials for floors, ceilings, and large metal structures that used layer masks to avoid repetition.
• Collaborated with the creative director on setting camera angles, based on a storyboard, and adjusted scene composition improving various shoots.
• 3D models and textured hard surface assets in Maya and Substance Painter

• Helped level designing environments, by blocking out scenes, placing assets with collision that bound the players to the level, and play testing areas for improved player experience.
• Assisted in developing the game's visuals, by creating the materials for terrain, water, foliage, and 3D models in Unreal Engine 5.
• Optimized 3D models, by applying LODs and made custom collisions for assets.
• Created stylized modular rock and mountain sets for outdoor areas using Zbrush.
• Converted 2D concepts and illustrations into 3D through collaboration with concept artists.

Detroit, MI, US

• Modeled modular architecture kits that were optimized for PC & console gaming.
• Translated both real-life and illustrated references to in-game assets for the desired low-poly art style.
• Adapted to the studio’s workflow and style quickly to deliver quality assets on time and to expected standards.

• Modeled and animated assets for Unity.
• Converted all animation into prefab for clients’ use.
• Adjusted animations based on clients’ needs and critique.
• Created and organized a breakdown of tasks alongside a timely schedule to meet clients' needs.

Boston, MA, US

• Assisted underclassmen with technical issues involving Maya, Substance Painter, and Zbrush.
• Helped students problem-solve obstacles in creating 3D assets.
• Answered questions related to game art, animation, and other 3D topics.
• Provided criticism to students’ work during lab hours.

Boston, MA, US

• 3D modeled and animated game tiles for a board game trailer introducing game mechanics and gameplay.
• Collaborated with a team to create storyboards, 3D models, and textures for a trailer.
• Pitched new and creative ideas that implemented 3D elements in the real-life trailer environment.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Sketched, refined, and pitched mid-level design prototypes to senior designers about UI/UX layouts.
• Designed web pages that were both accessible and visually interesting to users with Adobe XD.
• Designed logos and icons for menus, pages, and other miscellaneous UI elements for better visual hierarchy.
• Partook in UI design critiques with a supervisor and made revisions upon receiving feedback.
• Partook in user testing and created revisions based of off results and feedback.
• Used WordPress, HTML, CSS, and JavsScript to create web pages based on finalized designs.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Collaborated with multiple teams to create new fields and tables for company dashboards.
• Worked efficiently with clients to import data into the company’s Extract, Transfer, Load system.
• Extracted data from an Amazon RedShift database to create a dashboard comparing patient retention with patient survey results, which was used to notify practices if they had low satisfaction scores.