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Santa Cruz, California, United States

Collaborated with project creative leads to develop the visual direction for 3D projects and games.Modeled and textured 3D assets and environments for games, animations, and comics.Conceptualized and modeled sci-fi elements (mechs, robots, environments, and props) for use in game and film projects.Worked a flexible art role, where responsibilities included asset production in addition to art team management and delegationPracticed conceptual design and ideation for 3D projects, bringing them from concept to polished game or final render.Developed game mechanics and ideate game experiences to produce numerous shipped titles.

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Responsible for 3D modeling and texturing modular assets and major terrain features to create large scale environments.Developed motion graphics elements for marketing and in-game use cases in After Effects.Conceptualized, iterated on, and designed levels for three unique environment types.Set dressed numerous environment levels, using prefab modules, mesh painting, and hand placing major assets.Lit and finalized numerous levels through baked and realtime lighting and post-processing.Supported my team of artists along the art pipeline through delegation, critiques, and workshopping.

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Spineless Studios is a team of UCSC Students working on our capstone project, Limb from Limb. I serve as the Lead 3D Artist, leading a team of five other 3D and 2D artists throughout the production of this title. Limb from Limb will be released on time by the end of March.- Established an art pipeline to create high quality environment, creature, and prop assets from concept to final asset. - Worked with our Creative Director to create style guides for our environments, props, and characters.- Involved in all phases of development from pre-production, ideation, full-production, marketing, and shipping.- Work with every department in some capacity to plan our production, keeping assets consistent with game mechanics and narrative, and maintain the core foundations of the game.- Responsible for most major environment and prop models from concept to final in game models.- Created Substance Painter smart materials, masks, and created iterable materials in Substance Designer.- Support my team of five other artists along the asset creation pipeline, delegating tasks, providing assistance and critiques, and ensuring everyone stays on track.- Work closely with programming and design to establish a modular environment pipeline for procedural environments.- In Unity: -Utilize HDRP to create post processing effects. -Light and render assets in game or in preview rooms for final game and marketing needs.- Work with Production to create an efficient schedule of asset creation.- Assisted in marketing needs for models, screenshots, multimedia marketing needs for the game.

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Taught students how to operate and use Substance Painter, Designer and Sampler with best practices in a game art workflow.Held sections supporting students through assignments and answering questions regarding the Substance suite.

As a commissioned artist, I produce high-quality character / environment artwork with quick turnaround to clients every month. I work closely with clients to ensure their vision comes to life in my artwork, employing excellent communication over the iterative process of making these illustrations.

For the last year, I have been building an online art identity from the ground up. In addition to creating up to four small comics a month, where I employ my ever-growing drawing, illustration, and rendering skills, I have also learned how to market myself as an independent creator. I abide by a posting schedule and have developed workflows that allow me to post consistently while maintaining another job and my responsibilities as a full-time student. Over the last 15 months, I have earned ~3.5k followers, ~100 customers on Patreon, and experience a 10-20% growth every month on all platforms.

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Provided consistent quality in customer service and drink preparation. Quickly and efficiently met client demands. Trained and coached new team members. Upheld quality standards while maintaining a cleanly and organized work environment.

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Managed delegation of tasks to staff members in a fast-paced environment. Communicated clearly and concisely to team members and managers to ensure smooth operation. Quickly and efficiently met client demands. Trained and coached new team members. Provided consistent quality in customer service and drink preparation.