Experience

TeeTurtle

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Designer

  • May 2021 - Present

  • Design reversible plushies, enamel pins, accessories, and board game components for Unstable Games - titles include "Casting Shadows", "Command of Nature", "Happy Little Dinosaurs", "Tic Tac K.O.", and "Here to Slay" • Create tech packs of products for manufacturing so that purchasing and sales team can predict cost goals for the company • In charge of checking cuteness factor and design intent when receiving samples



Gap Closer Games

• Board Game Artist

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Greater Los Angeles Area • Founded Gap Closer Games with a team of 4 creators to bridge the gap between families, kids, adults, gamers, and non-gamers • Created the art for "Rival Restaurants", its expansion "Rival Restaurants: Back for Seconds", and "Illiterati", which included all assets, dimension templates, graphic design, packaging, Kickstarter campaign sites, polished playable printed mockups, video tutorial, and companion timer app • Conducted beta testing and demos on various groups of the target… Show more • Founded Gap Closer Games with a team of 4 creators to bridge the gap between families, kids, adults, gamers, and non-gamers • Created the art for "Rival Restaurants", its expansion "Rival Restaurants: Back for Seconds", and "Illiterati", which included all assets, dimension templates, graphic design, packaging, Kickstarter campaign sites, polished playable printed mockups, video tutorial, and companion timer app • Conducted beta testing and demos on various groups of the target market (mobile game studio coworkers, conventions, board game shops, friends, etc.) to receive feedback on game development • Successfully funded three Kickstarter raising over $300k for each project and delivered beautiful, high-quality products to market Show less



Freelance

• Freelance Projects

  • Oct 2009 - Present

  • Projects included creating over 100 cakes for weddings, birthdays, and events, painting portrait commissions, designing packaging and displays for children’s educational games, LA Zoo restaurant and kiosk signage, Barton Burn's logo and branding, and children's book illustration



Steadman Design Studio

• Themed Environment Design

  • Mar 2020 - Apr 2020

  Los Angeles, California, United States • Designed concepts and elevations for a themed licensed IP waterpark which included water structures, slides, lazy rivers, and interactive areas • Communicated with the art director and revised designs to produce different levels of complexity and maximize experience based on budget and size restrictions



MobilityWare

• United States
• Computer Games
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Game Artist II

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2019

  Irvine, CA • Illustrated, exported, animated, and implemented slot symbols, characters, frames, backgrounds, title treatments and UI assets for Vegas Blvd Slots using Photoshop, Spine, and Unity software • Used Jira to track and complete tasks for each sprint’s goals using Agile workflow • Worked with a team of designers, Unity tech artists, and engineers to get over 60 machines and their assets working in the game • Reviewed contractor art and provided feedback and mockups to best suit… Show more • Illustrated, exported, animated, and implemented slot symbols, characters, frames, backgrounds, title treatments and UI assets for Vegas Blvd Slots using Photoshop, Spine, and Unity software • Used Jira to track and complete tasks for each sprint’s goals using Agile workflow • Worked with a team of designers, Unity tech artists, and engineers to get over 60 machines and their assets working in the game • Reviewed contractor art and provided feedback and mockups to best suit quality standard for art and hierarchy needs • Taught a “Lunch-and-Learn” class about Color Theory and Light in traditional paint media to other artists in the studio Show less



Rolling Greens Nursery

• Visual Assistant

  • Jul 2009 - Jan 2011

  Culver City • Merchandised home product displays for different lifestyle presentations, assisted in the set up of photo shoots for fall and Christmas ads, and designed floral arrangements



Joann ETC

• Custom Framer

  • Aug 2007 - Nov 2008

  Los Angeles, California, United States • Customized and assembled mats and frames to best present clients artwork with archival quality products