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Santaquin, Ut, Us

Santaquin, Ut, Us

San Francisco, California, United States

Worked on 'Star Wars The Bad Batch' and 'Star Wars Tales of the Jedi'Lead handoff from the Assets department to Directors and Story Artists for 23 episodesCritique appearance and functionality for over 600 characters, vehicles, environments, and propsCoordinate with Design, Animation, and Lighting departments while maintaining quality and budgetContinue providing all responsibilities taken on as Asset Technical Assistant listed below

San Francisco Bay Area

Worked on 'Star Wars The Clone Wars' and 'Star Wars Resistance'Model and texture over 50 props, vehicles, and sets for final renderRig, model, and manage thousands of previs assetsDevelop workflows and training for vendors and teammatesEnhance final shots by providing design art and personally adding in set dressing

Springville, Utah

Lead the UX strategy for the development and launch of Sharpened Stylus, a new digital art school, resulting in 108 additional recurring students and company profitability.Conduct user research to identify user needs and pain points looking for design solutions.Develop user personas and customer journey maps to inform the design process.Lead the company's design system and direct developers and marketers.Advocate for a user-centered approach to product development, communicating the rationale behind design decisions.Develop digital art curriculum for more than seven semestersInstructed over a hundred students in-person and onlineEndorsed by the local public school system Featured in the regional newspaper the Daily Herald

Designed and built assets and materials for mobile games, VR, and film in a PBR workflow Delivered extensive sets and renders for clients such as National Geographic

Instructed sections in CSANM 354 Shader Programming; taught software and OS utilizationOptimized student film rendering and resource allocation and helped launch a working render farm

Vancouver, Canada Area

'Smurfs The Lost Village'Textured over 40 props, environments, and clothing for theatrical release Outpaced production expectations in director approved assets delivery Coordinated with look-dev artists, balancing feedback implementation

Greater Salt Lake City Area

'Beyblade Burst' Mobile Game Created 20 modular hero assets for client Hasbro

Shaded and textured assets in Mari, Photoshop, and Side FX Houdini. Managed rendering and compositing for 4 shots in Houdini and the Foundry’s Nuke.

Provo, Utah Area

Assist students, professors, administrators, and deans manage and update their accounts, resolve and teach Information Technology services, and provide updates to outages.I also work on a Academic Team that manages the grading software for BYU. I work with Engineers and Professors to make sure everything runs smoothly.