Experience

• Principal Character Artist at Magnopus

  Los Angeles, United States of America

  September 2019 - Present

  Responsibilities:

  Lead a small, agile team of character artists on VR and AR projects across multiple platforms

  Supervise all character art from in-house and outsourcing artists and ensure all art meets the same standards of visual and technical fidelity

  Communicate with art director, production team, and various other art teams to ensure consistency of vision and execution

  Mentor character artists on the team to ensure work is of consistently high quality, and individuals are pushed to expand their skill sets

• 3D Character Artist at Insomniac Games

  Burbank, United States of America

  November 2015 - Present

  3D Character Artist - Marvel's Spider-Man

  Responsibilities:

  Create exciting new versions of iconic characters from the Spider-Man comics using modern high-end modeling, texturing, and shading techniques
  
  Give feedback and work with other developers in a variety of disciplines to develop high-quality shaders and texturing techniques for characters
  
  Use a wide array of tools including Modo, Maya, Marvelous Designer, and Substance Painter along with proprietary in-house scripts and plugins to integrate characters into Insomniac Games' next-gen game engine
  
  Use and refine high-resolution 3D scan data from multiple vendors to create cutting-edge visuals for NPCs and civilian models

• 3D Character Artist at Facepunch Studios

  [Offsite Freelance], United States of America

  May 2014 - October 2015

  Character Artist - Rust

  Responsibilities:

  Create concepts and 3D models of player-wearable items
  
  Adjust and augment existing pipeline with new art assets
  
  Utilize Unity 5's PBR shading system along with Marvelous Designer and other tools to create high-quality character clothing

  Character Artist - Deuce

  Responsibilities:

  Create style and tech guidelines for stylized characters
  
  Develop and execute procedures for rapid character construction
  
  Create various stylized 3D characters from scratch

• Freelance 3D Character artist at Insomniac Games

  [Offsite Freelance], United States of America

  August 2014 - October 2014

  Responsibilities:
  
  Optimize and retopologize Ratchet and Clank film assets for in-game cinematics and playable sections
  
  Set up baking solutions for optimizing texture space, and bake multiple (up to 70+ per character) 4k textures down to single 2k sheets
  
  Work remotely with art director and character artists to create models and textures optimized for Playstation 4 console

• 3D Character Artist at Cryptic Studios (Perfect World)

  Los Gatos, United States of America

  January 2012 - January 2013

  Associate Character Artist - Champions Online

  Responsibilities:
  
  Work with concept and effects artists to create appealing and original 3D characters and vehicles
  
  Find weaknesses in existing character art and pipeline and remedy them with more effective workflows and stronger art
  
  Design and implement high-quality costumes and characters to fit with a large library of existing assets

  Associate Character Artist - Neverwinter

  Responsibilities:

  Supervise, implement, and maintain quality of 3D outsourcing assets
  
  Create high-quality characters, creatures, and armor for player characters, NPCs, and boss encounters
  
  Work with producers to ensure launch and post-launch content arrives on time and is up to quality standards

• 3D Character Artist at S2Games

  Rohnert Park, United States of America

  May 2011 - April 2012

  3D Artist - Heroes of Newerth

  Responsibilities:

  Work with concept artists to create high-quality in-game assets
  
  Model, sculpt and texture high- and low-poly assets for baking and in-game use
  
  Define visual gameplay elements while maintaining consistent style between characters and environments
  
  Refine existing character and environment assets to fit more closely with updated design goals

  3D Artist - Strife

  Responsibilities:

  Work with concept artists to develop and implement a distinctive visual style
  
  Create high-quality character and environment assets that serve game design goals