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California, United States

All Remote, Us

Working closely with founders and development teams on overall company strategy, Product/UX, roadmap, feature design, brand and marketing. Helping guide a new generation of tools for creatives leveraging generative AI for game development.Trusted in Production by over 150 studios, Layer is the professional Ai productivity tool for game creators, enabling developers to create more content faster, and run production more effectively.https://www.linkedin.com/company/layerai/

Strategic Advisor and VR/iOS development Design and Creative Direction, UX/UI and Game Design.At Mastermind Cognitive Training, we enhance your skills using advanced neuroscience, proven eye-strengthening techniques, and the latest in virtual reality and tablet technology, to create a cutting-edge brain training program. Our self-guided training program, created in a gamified format, will help navigate you to success and unlock your peak performance in all facets of life.https://www.linkedin.com/company/mastermind-cognitive-training/

Advisor, and Creative Director/Developer - Assembled small dev team to build clinical the trial-ready therapeutic video game "Un-Tilted!", an engaging and clinically validated multiplayer IOS game creating head to head risk and reward training for adolescents with aggression and anger management issues.https://risk-resilience.berkeley.edu/Preventing violence and promoting well-beingAt UC Berkeley's Risk resilience Lab, we develop strategies that increase people’s ability to predict and prevent violence. We believe that science can inform strategies that promote community safety and improve the lives of people at risk.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Akili, a pioneering therapeutic Games Company. Executive and Head of Studio accountable for creative vision, strategy, teams and execution across the business, from Game/Product Development, Corporate Branding, Design, UX/UI to culture and growth.Grew Akili from inception and originating technology, through series A-D funding ($300M+), FDA Approval, public listing on Nasdaq in 2022 (@$1B valuation), and acquisition in July 2024.Akili, the creators of the World's first and only FDA approved, Doctor-prescribed video game in history, EndeavorRx, is a Digital Health Games company pioneering clinically-validated, physician-prescribed, consumer quality video games...as Medicine. Working with leading cognitive neuroscientists, we are developing therapeutic mobile games to treat cognitive illnesses such as ADHD, Depression, Autism, Alzheimers, MS, as well as a range of additional patient populations. We have combined the best of the Games and Entertainment industries, with best of Neuroscience and Healthcare to create a ground breaking new category of Medicine that is effective, safe, and engaging.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Directed over 60 minutes of pre-rendered and real-time cinematics for "Star Wars: Kinect." Complete from storyboard to final lighting, rendering, and post production. Oversaw 5 studios and 100+ crew to deliver high quality Star Wars content in 7 months.Partnered closely with Rhythm and Hues, and Hydrogen Whiskey Studios, as well as members of Terminal Reality, Frontier Studios, and High Voltage.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Executive accountable for overall quality and management of Art across all internal and external teams and projects. Established and managed outsourcing relationships, including third party development teams, and Lucasfilm Singapore expansion. Collaboration management with ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) and other Lucasfilm entities.Responsible for studio-wide career development.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Art Director for the Star Wars: "The Force Unleashed" Franchise.Directed and managed 60+ person internal Art teams, as well as numerous outsourcing studios, totaling over 150 artists. Involved from the ground up in the conceptualization, planning, production, and launch of each game. Cinematics Direction (Force Unleashed 2).Worked closely with ILM, and Lucasfilm Singapore to develop studio talent, and technology. Specifically, a new game development platform and engine in collaboration with ILM Research and Development.Heavy involvement with Lucasfim PR and Marketing including frequent speaking engagements, interviews, panels, and presentations.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Responsible for quality of Art across all external studios and games.Working hands on at each studio to help establish Art Direction, and drive the teams to the highest possible level of quality.Development of Art Style Guides in collaboration with individual Art Directors. Hands on creation of game assets in production.Credits:Star Wars: Battlefront II- Pandemic Studios, Los Angeles, Ca.Star Wars: Battlefront - Pandemic Studios, Los Angeles, Ca.Mercenaries - Pandemic Studios, Los Angeles, Ca.Star Wars: Empire at War - Petroglyph Studios, Las Vegas, Nv.Secret Weapons Over Normandy - Totally Games, San Rafael, Ca.Knights of the Old Republic I and II - Alberta and Irvine

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Senior Environment Artist for RTX: Red Rock.Design, modeling, texturing, and lighting for realtime game environments.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

In parallel with my full time work, developed curriculum, and taught Computer Graphics programs at various Universities including:Cal State Fullerton: 3D animationIntermediate 3D Studio MaxAcademy of Art University:Realtime Modeling and TexturingRealtime Shading and LightingConcept DevelopmentArt Institute - San Francisco:Modeling and Texturing for Realtime Environments.Realtime Lighting for Games

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Hired, directed, and managed 20 person Art team for "Medal of Honor - Spearhead."Dreamworks Interactive, and the Medal of Honor franchise was purchased by Electronic Arts in 2000.

Senior Artist on Medal of Honor: Underground, and Medal of Honor: Frontline.For MOH: Frontline - Modeled, textured, and lit 3 full game levels. As well as vehicles, pick-ups, and set pieces for other levels.Created all VFX and particle systems for the game.Created all UX/UICreated Game intro sequence and cinematic video editing.

Chicago, Il, Us

In addition to my full time position at Day One Studios, I worked evenings at Atomic.Animation, rendering, and compositing for:Feature film charactersFeature film pre-visFeature film intro creditsVFXMedical Animation

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Environment artist and animator for for multiple titles, including Mech Assault, launched on the original Xbox, and one of the first multiplayer games on the platform. Published by Microsoft.Axis and Allies II (PC)Diplomacy (PC)Missile Command - (PC)Worked closely with FASA, and Hasbro interactive.

Edited television commercials, music videos, sports pieces as well as a variety of additional media. Created motion graphics and animation.Clients included:Coca-ColaDominos PizzaLou ReedTampa Bay Buccaneers