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San Fernando Valley, California, US

Redmond, WA, US

Managed all of the tech artist roles at 343 Industries. Around 25+ people within my organization. This included the character, environment, pipeline, vfx, and lighting tech artist roles.

Redmond, WA, US

• Focused on art pipeline tools: ► Built out plan to move Maya 2017 to Maya 2022 ► Recompiled C++ plugins and fixed errors to for Maya 2022 API ► Worked through converting many tools that had QT or Maya command/API changes

Santa Monica, California, US

• Perfect DarkJoined the studio before any work on the art pipeline had been started. Oversaw the vision, hiring, and supervision of the art pipeline. Hiring manager for VFX Lead, Shader Lead, Character TD, and Pipeline.
• Worked closely with animation, art, and environment directors on pipeline needs
• Worked with head of production on building team within budget
• Integrated art team into custom Maya tool set
• Sourced and directed external studios for technical content creation: ► Setup contracts with studios in external countries ► Work included scanning, rigging, and plugins for Maya and Unreal
• Wrote / setup several MVP Maya pipelines: ► Defined initial coding guidelines ► Maya thin client utilizing perforce ► Custom Maya launcher ► Asset referencing tool for characters /props ► Wrote animation picker using.

Bend, Oregon, US

• Days GoneOversaw all of tech art for Days Gone. Managed and directed a team that reached the size of 23 toward the end of the project. I managed the following teams, the animation team, character tech art team.
• Worked with our internal Sony studio VASG on face pipelines: ► Integrated several tools my team and I had written at Naughtydog into our workflows at Sony Bend. ► Tools for building our face rigging ► Tools for working.
• Improved and finished the blueprints for the in game UI weapon crafting system: ► We had some last minute all hands on deck neeeds, so I helped with this area toward the end of the game.
• Extensively tested the game for performance at the end of the game: ► Worked with engineers to improve in game debug interfaces for testing ► Directed artists at areas that could be improved for performance

Santa Monica, CA, US

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End► Managed interviewing, training, scheduling TDs► Designed and programmed tools for a new facial system► Worked with programmers to R&D new pipeline for how our game handled joints► Rigged and skinned high resolution cinematic characters► Designed pose space tool for setting up shoulders and neck poses ► Wrote new channelbox in.

Eugene, Oregon, US

Godzilla: Unleashed ( Wii ) 2006 - 2006Managed three artists to create Godzilla: Unleashed proof of concept pitchCreated characters rigs and part of the animations for the pitchCreated character rigs and animations for the game after production startedDeath Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom ( DS ) 2006-2006Managed two artists to create character models and.

Eugene, Oregon, US

-Outsourced from Pipeworks Software to work on site-Worked on animation, environment art, and scripted tools for Maya