Experience

Cyan

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Animation Lead

  • Apr 2021 - Present



V1 Interactive, Inc.

• United States
• Entertainment Providers

• Animator

  • Dec 2019 - Mar 2021

  - Cinematic animation for "Disintegration" - Shot and polished motion capture with in-house Vicon system, Shogun and Motionbuilder - Implemented cinematics using UE4's sequencer - Prototype work building player AnimBP and AnimGraph in UE4 - Cinematic animation for "Disintegration" - Shot and polished motion capture with in-house Vicon system, Shogun and Motionbuilder - Implemented cinematics using UE4's sequencer - Prototype work building player AnimBP and AnimGraph in UE4



Oculus VR

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Animator

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

  - Key-frame animation for first-party experiences on Oculus Quest, "First Steps" and "Bogo" - Determined best practices when animating highly interactive VR characters for player comfort - Prototyped character interactions for VR that leverage features of new Oculus hardware - Developed motion capture pipeline for in-house prototyping - Key-frame animation for first-party experiences on Oculus Quest, "First Steps" and "Bogo" - Determined best practices when animating highly interactive VR characters for player comfort - Prototyped character interactions for VR that leverage features of new Oculus hardware - Developed motion capture pipeline for in-house prototyping



Undead Labs

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Animator

  • Feb 2017 - Aug 2017

  - Character animation for "State of Decay 2" - Polished motion capture data for gameplay and cinematic animations - Implemented animation assets and cinematic sequences - Character animation for "State of Decay 2" - Polished motion capture data for gameplay and cinematic animations - Implemented animation assets and cinematic sequences



Freelance

• Greater Seattle Area

• Animator

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  - Worked with clients to bring short-term game and animation projects to life - Pre-visualization: storyboarding, character design, and environment illustration - 2D Motion Graphics: character animation, camera layout, and effects - 3D Animation Production: modeling, animation, rigging, lighting, and rendering - Worked with clients to bring short-term game and animation projects to life - Pre-visualization: storyboarding, character design, and environment illustration - 2D Motion Graphics: character animation, camera layout, and effects - 3D Animation Production: modeling, animation, rigging, lighting, and rendering



King Bling Interactive

• Greater Seattle Area

• Lead Artist

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2016

  - Concept art, user interface, layout, and animation for "King Bling's Casino" mobile game - Core part of overall game design, visual design, and story development - Designed and built user interface - Animated special effects and transition graphics for slot machines - Concept art, user interface, layout, and animation for "King Bling's Casino" mobile game - Core part of overall game design, visual design, and story development - Designed and built user interface - Animated special effects and transition graphics for slot machines



Airtight Games

• Redmond, Washington

• Animator

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  - Authored cinematics for "Murdered: Soul Suspect" - Key-framed camera, face, and hand performances - Ran mocap sessions, then cleaned-up and polished animation data - Organized and orderd animation takes from external motion capture studio - Authored cinematics for "Murdered: Soul Suspect" - Key-framed camera, face, and hand performances - Ran mocap sessions, then cleaned-up and polished animation data - Organized and orderd animation takes from external motion capture studio



ArenaNet LLC

• United States
• Computer Games
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Junior Animator

  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2012

  - Key-frame character animation for "Guild Wars 2"- Secondary animation for hair, clothing, and equipment- Ran mocap sessions, then cleaned-up and polished animation data- Scripted realtime cinematics using custom engine and editor

• Environment Art Internship

  • Oct 2008 - Sep 2009

  - Modeled and textured environment props and player weapons- Created LODs and collision meshes for environment props and architecture- Learned custom production tools for implementing assets in custom game engine



DigiPen Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Summer Workshops Animation Instructor

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  - Taught animation principles and 3DStudio Max software to high school students over 2 weeks - Developed classroom presentations, examples, and exercises - Put together screening of student work for parents at the end of each session - Taught animation principles and 3DStudio Max software to high school students over 2 weeks - Developed classroom presentations, examples, and exercises - Put together screening of student work for parents at the end of each session