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United States

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Provided Lighting and Lookdev across a variety of live action and CG animation feature films and series. Quickly adapted to each project's various technical and artistic needs while troubleshooting and assisting with things like scene assembly and converting assets to work in our pipeline. Established the look of lighting scenes across sequences and environments to meet the high end CG needs of the client.Ne Zha IIHacksXeno

United States

Created various textures using Substance Painter, Designer, and Sampler to texture a complete city environment. Worked closely with team lead to research materials and develop the look and feel of the environment.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Worked as a lighting artist using Houdini/Redshift/Nuke to deliver the launch of a brand new mascot!

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Worked as a lighting artist where I collaborated on and provided both lighting and pre-comp to various projects.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Worked as a lighting and comp artist to match Sony's proprietary look under a tight deadline. Collaborated with multiple departments to ensure on-time delivery with high-quality results.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Worked as a lighting artist where I collaborated on and provided both lighting and pre-comp to various projects.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Worked as a lighting artist where I collaborated on and provided both lighting and pre-comp to various projects.

Okemos, Michigan, United States

Collaborated with marketing and education teams to meet product release cycle demands. Developed scripts, videos, and supporting material focusing primarily on teaching audiences how best to communicate computer and business-related concepts using TechSmith software as well as traditional AV equipment. Filmed, edited, built motion graphics, and composited images as well as managed YouTube analytics and public communication.

San Francisco, California, United States

Brought lookdev and lighting excellence to a variety of collaborative projects. Worked within a weekly schedule to provide work in Substance Painter, and Maya. Projects included environment lighting, character and environment lookdev, and occasional modeling support. Helped research and pioneer Unreal Engine lookdev and lighting techniques.

Provided texturing, lighting, and rendering services for product mockups to be used in both promotional videos and graphics.

Animated, lit and rendered a vfx sequence for the film "Just Another Dream." Worked as a solo artist to deliver both fast and quality results that met the directors vision.

Spring Arbor, Michigan, United States

I directed a weekly show that provided announcements to the student body. This was a show I helped start and then ran until the end of my student career at Spring Arbor University. In addition, I helped with editing, pre-production and vfx needs of the communication department.

Spring Arbor, Michigan, United States

Provided Directing, Writing, Editing, Cinematography, Sound, VFX and DI work as needed for various productions.

Clio, Michigan, United States

Summer internship working on networking and video needs for Quality Pool Supply.

Brick, New Jersey, United States

Worked as a door-to-door sales representative promoting and gauging interest in ongoing solar installation programs. Successfully introduced and established a relationship between many homeowners and the company. Worked closely with the in-house call center and installers.

Clio, Michigan, United States

Built and maintained their website, designed graphics packages, and produced promotional videos. Collaborated and contributed to their creative arts team to ensure cohesive style across various mediums. Responsible for set design, scriptwriting, and filming and editing videos.

Served concessions and sold tickets at multiple theater locations.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics And Special Effects

Bachelor'S Degree, Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia

Activities and Societies: Short Films Club, Chess Club, Computers Club