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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

-Handled the implementation of over 30 high-impact in-game cinematics, andnearly 200 moments, contributing to immersive AAA gameplay experiences.-Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement real-time cinematics and gameplay animations in Unreal Engine 5 (UE5), following studio best practices.-Worked hand in hand with Sr Tech Artist’s in design specifications for tools and pipeline-Designed and optimized animation workflows, significantly improving the efficiency and fluidity of cinematic scenes and real-time gameplay transitions.-Authored design documents and feature specifications for technical animation tools, enhancing project clarity.-Troubleshot and resolved technical issues for in-game cinematics, supporting high-quality animation outputs.-Identified and implemented animation pipeline improvements, enhancing efficiency and addressing challenges.-Created hand-edited videos detailing various in-house technologies and tools

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

-Designed and created ideas for new in-game user acquisition videos, with several ranking in the top 10 within the company.-Used UE5 Sequencer to edit camera, animate characters, and transform in-game elements-Made basic greybox levels for artists to use as a starting point for improvement later on-Worked with visual scripting to create tools and blueprints for use in-engine on a per-project basis -Developed efficient, marketable designs with a cross-functional team of programmers, designers, artists, and management.-Gathered and analyzed feedback and data on designs, extracting insights for adjustments and improvements to use in newer videos -Stayed up-to-date on mobile game trends to understand what appealed to different types of players

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Tokyo Takeover is a 3rd Person, Stealth-Survival Horror Game made in Unity. During my time on the project, I carried out the following roles:-Designed, set-dressed, and lit 3 levels.-Designed encounters with 2 unique enemy types and a variety of usable items created by the programmers and artists -Implemented all in-engine tools and assets from the programmers and artists -Cleaned up and enhanced raw motion capture data for use in-game -Collaborated with sound designers and implemented audio systems to Unity through Wwise-Designed audio systems for programmers to implement in engine-Directed motion capture performances

Ancient Abyss is a 2D platforming game made in Unity that I and a team of 3 others worked on during our time at VFS. Throughout the project, I carried out the following roles:-Scheduled meetings-Distributed tasks-Ensured deadlines were met -Handled all aspects of audio implementation including finding assets, creating custom sounds using Audacity, and creating audio systems in-game.-Lit both levels-Created atmospheric particle systems for fog and snow -Created and implemented systems and prefabs for Level-Designers to use-Worked with the Artist to ensure the creative and artistic vision was maintained

Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

I worked in the Computer's Department and did the following tasks:-Troubleshooting tech with customer's and fixing smaller software related issues-Building rapport with regular customers and developing relationships with our clientele -Acted as a salesperson and gave tech advice to ensure customers purchased the right products they needed -Carried out sales using POS system and invoicing-Faced and cleaned departments-Set up demo computers and factory reset returned products