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San Angelo, Texas, United States

I support the United States Air Force by creating detailed, realistic 3D assets and training programs using industry standard 3D tools. I grew from assisting other developers on numerous projects to leading a small development team of two through concurrent multiple multi-monthlong projects.• Currently holding a TS/SCI clearance.• Recognized by my supervisor, my department head, and government customer as one of the best 3D Artists in the company.• Developed five digital educational simulations within Unity.• Create organic and hard surface 3D models using 3ds Max and Maya.• Maintain a library database of Unity projects and 3D assets.• Revised hundreds of 3D assets from our internal library database and models purchased from third party vendors to meet project level of detail (LOD) standards.• Optimize projects for WebGL builds to minimize costs and to run on our customer’s networks.• Created and currently maintain a Web Model Viewer allowing our customer to view assets outside of a game engine.• Provide customer with work-in-progress builds for internal review and feedback.• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts, internal artists, and programmers to plan, establish, and execute a pipeline and timeline for our projects.• Introduced both Substance 3D Painter and 3ds Max to our in-house development pipeline to improve the high-quality look of the assets we create.• Provide Unity, Unreal Engine 5, Substance 3D Painter, 3ds Max, Maya, and Quixel Bridge subject matter expertise to other artists, programmers, developers, my supervisor, and our government customer.• Learned current 3D Printing programs to assist with 3D print preparation and development.• 3D Print assets for our customer to display at technical conferences.

Warrenton, Virginia, United States

This small indie company focuses on developing modern family board games that teach STEM concepts to a young audience.• Developed and Quality Assurance tested six games and demo reels.• Created 2D artwork of scientific processes on internal projects using Adobe Photoshop.• Designed concept art, placeholder art, playing card designs and playing boards for board games using Adobe Photoshop.• Developed animations and artwork for a 2D game in Unity about white blood cells.• During the Serious Play Conferences held between 2017 and 2019, several of the games I worked on won awards. Cycles won a gold medal, Will it [BLANK]? won a silver medal, and Tacto, Crazy Cats, and Alembic won bronze medals.• During the Imagination Gaming Awards held between 2017 and 2019, several of the games I worked on won awards. Tacto and Crazy Cats won bronze medals, while Alembicand Atomic Adventures won Seals of Approval.• Starsmith was showcased by the Smithsonian American Art Museum Arcade in April 2020.• Represented Catlilli at a local educational game event held at Labyrinth Games in Washington D.C. in 2019• Diversified our Quality Assurance approach by working both in person and usingTabletop Simulator.

Fairfax, Va

This was my senior college gaming project: Elements of Iris.My contributions included: Design of the environments – using 3DS Max and Adobe Photoshop Some character animations – using Motion Capture & MotionBuilder In-game props – using 3DS Max and Adobe Photoshop Level design – using Unreal Engine VFX – using Unreal Engine/NiagaraWe used Source Tree to tack and share our game components.My team was solely responsible for our game idea, design, gameplay, game metrics, professional documentation, production plan, and presentation. Elements of Iris is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) where the Corruption has spread infecting nature and the Guardians. The game objective is to stop the Corruption by reaching the Guardians and freeing them by winning card combats.

Raleigh, North Carolina

This small indie company lets users show their creativity with their online voxel-based sandbox game which allows users to create immersive 3D environments and learn script-based programming. I was responsible for working with the company’s co-founders on theming contest winner assets.• Created 60 unique 3D assets for avatar customization using Blender and Adobe Photoshop.• Created six unique 2D tiling textures using Adobe Photoshop.• Interacted with and supported the player base of about 400 active users through Discord.• Participated with users during bi-monthly “Game Nights” within user created environments.

George Mason Univeristy, Science And Tech Campus, Manassas, Va

• Assisted in debugging several serious games by finding and recording bugs in Jira

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

• Assisted customers with their computer and accessories selections• Restocked inventory• Completed sales transactions• Delivered computer equipment to on-campus faculty

Fairfax, Va

I had a great time sharing my love of gaming. Responsible for 30 middle and high school students 24 hours per day. Led daily activities for 20 to 100 participants.• Led 30 middle school and high school students for 16-hour periods• Led daily activities for 20 to 100 participants

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Computer Game Design, Gpa: 3.50

Activities and Societies: • George Mason International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Chapter • Visual and Performing Arts Freshman.

The Art Of Video Games