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Philadelphia, PA, US

Boston, MA

Serving as a bridge between the technical and creative teams while developing a robust asset pipeline for a VR/AR startup.

• Led team creating AR models and photorealistic 3D product renders for multibillion dollar e-commerce company. Grew staff from 4 to 23 team members, designed and reworked processes and metrics, built and customized.
• Tripled basic 3D renders to 6,000 SKUs and increased staged renders from <100 to 5,000 SKUs annually, while significantly increasing image quality and team morale.
• Tripled AR output (to 18,000 models) in the first year while reducing outsourced 3D model costs by 80% ($250,000).
• Eliminated 18-month render ticket backlog using zero hours of overtime.
• Reduced render ticket turnaround by 50% (from 4 weeks to 2 weeks) with increased scene complexity through process and technical improvements.
• Grew the team from 4 to 23 (all but 2 remote) over two years with a collegial, close-knit culture and zero turnover outside probationary period.

Philadelphia, PA

• Headed all aspects of design visualization at 100-person architecture and design research firm. Designed and implemented strategy, trained and supported staff, provided process oversight and direction for.
• Assessed the firm's culture of visualization and led broad changes that increased staff rendering productivity 400%, with partners reporting higher satisfaction with both the process and its results.
• Eliminated the need to outsource renderings, saving $75,000 annually.
• Trained 100+ staff in both soft skills (composition, lighting, film grammar) and hard skills (software proficiencies, advanced workflows).
• Standardized a firm-wide DCC-agnostic rendering pipeline using V-Ray and Deadline, reducing training overhead and facilitating collaboration and asset re-use between teams.
• Wrote and implemented an ISO9001 process for design teams’ visualization activities.

Work with clients, resellers, and training centers to teach software skills and best practices, as well as providing expedited solutions to time-critical technical issues (<1 day turnaround).

Provide world-class photorealistic imagery and other 3D-related services to clients in entertainment, media, and design.

Philadelphia, PA

High-volume production of interior and nautical renderings for high-end architecture and interiors firm. Also wrote custom scripts to streamline workflows for the firm’s 9-person 3D team.

Instructor, BFA and M. Arch. programs. Design and teach introductory and intermediate level 3ds max courses.

New York, NY

Lead artist for high-end architectural renderingstudio. Produced 3D stills and animation, VR Tours, and assorted 2D, web, and video projects for top architects and developers.

Ba, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Guest Semester