Experience

Street Smarts VR
• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Technical Artist

  • Jan 2023 - Present


Penumbra, Inc.

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Character Tech Artist

  • Oct 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Create VR ready characters through modeling, texturing, rigging, and animation • Develop control rigs to bake complex motion to an optimized skeleton • Animate different forms of locomotion (uniped, bipedal, quadruped, hexapedal) • Modify MEL and Python code to optimize artist workflow within Maya • Iterate and polish assets in engine, including the use of visual scripting • Research physics, cloth simulation, modular characters, and 3D printing • Use Perforce and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team from concept to ship Show less



Sixense Enterprises Inc

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Character Artist

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2021

  • Sculpt high-resolution assets in Zbrush and clothing in Marvelous Designer • Retopologize and UV in Maya and 3D Coat to optimize for PC and Mobile VR • Bake and texture assets using Substance Painter and Photoshop • Rig and animate in Maya, using blendshapes, UV coordinates, and FK/IK rigs • Import assets into the project and set up materials and animations • Write documentation to outline specific workflows • Sculpt high-resolution assets in Zbrush and clothing in Marvelous Designer • Retopologize and UV in Maya and 3D Coat to optimize for PC and Mobile VR • Bake and texture assets using Substance Painter and Photoshop • Rig and animate in Maya, using blendshapes, UV coordinates, and FK/IK rigs • Import assets into the project and set up materials and animations • Write documentation to outline specific workflows



DeepMotion

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Producer

  • Dec 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Content Creator for DeepMotion Creature Education Program • Character Design and Animation • Technical Writing and Blogging • Event Planning, Attendance, Lead Generation, and Community Management • Digital Marketing Content Creation and Strategy • Utilization of Jira for Scrum Project Management • Content Creator for DeepMotion Creature Education Program • Character Design and Animation • Technical Writing and Blogging • Event Planning, Attendance, Lead Generation, and Community Management • Digital Marketing Content Creation and Strategy • Utilization of Jira for Scrum Project Management



Portable.AI

• United States
• Retail Office Equipment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 3D Generalist

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Recreated their 2D mascot in 3D with limited reference art • Rig, pose, and render character for promotional materials • Rig and animate character for a web based mini game • Assisted with brainstorming during the game design process • Recreated their 2D mascot in 3D with limited reference art • Rig, pose, and render character for promotional materials • Rig and animate character for a web based mini game • Assisted with brainstorming during the game design process



Tactical Haptics

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 3D Artist

  • Dec 2016 - May 2017

  • Sketch concept art for 3D models and UI • Create 2D artwork for UI • Model, UV, rig, and texture 3D assets • Create animations that can loop or be split into parts • Collaborate with game designers and programmers • Prototype and optimize artwork for virtual reality • Sketch concept art for 3D models and UI • Create 2D artwork for UI • Model, UV, rig, and texture 3D assets • Create animations that can loop or be split into parts • Collaborate with game designers and programmers • Prototype and optimize artwork for virtual reality



Freelance & Collaborations

• Advertising Services

• 3D Artist

  • May 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Easily transitioned between modeling characters or props that could be interacted with in VR • Comfortable with creating both high and low poly assets • Familiar with the Unity and Unreal game engines • Accustomed to working with teams through Trello, Slack, Google Hangouts, Skype, and more • Optimized polycount and UVs from provided 3D assets • Experienced with using and creating content for virtual reality • Work on a VR enabled computer to rapidly integrate and test content Show less



Space Swept (Project)

• Director and 3D Modeler

  • Feb 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Made detail-oriented asset lists, established priorities, directed and coordinated the team • Created the 3D models of the two main characters for the production pipeline of a VR game in Unity • Scripted the main menu and first two levels of the prototype using UnityScript, a language similar to Javascript • Made detail-oriented asset lists, established priorities, directed and coordinated the team • Created the 3D models of the two main characters for the production pipeline of a VR game in Unity • Scripted the main menu and first two levels of the prototype using UnityScript, a language similar to Javascript



Max Interactive Book (Project)

• Producer

  • Jan 2014 - May 2015

  • Took charge of asset management of art and 3D materials using Google Drive • Responsible for the majority of professional correspondences • Quickly solved problems, such as providing detailed schedules and reserving equipment on short notice • Modeled needed props to move the production forward • Took charge of asset management of art and 3D materials using Google Drive • Responsible for the majority of professional correspondences • Quickly solved problems, such as providing detailed schedules and reserving equipment on short notice • Modeled needed props to move the production forward