Experience

• Contract VFX Artist at Artificial Core

  May 2024 - July 2024

  • Created performant real-time character ability effects for the upcoming MMORPG Corepunk in Unity

• Senior VFX Artist at Deck Nine

  Westminster, CO, US

  November 2021 - April 2024

  • Created effects for Life is Strange: Double Exposure and The Expanse: A Telltale Series in Unreal Engine

  • Developed materials, blueprints, particle systems, models, and animations to achieve various cinematic and environmental effects

  • Collaborated with other departments such as tech art, cinematics, environment, and audio to plan and execute effects

• Contract VFX Artist at Freelance

  US

  November 2020 - October 2021

  • Designed effects for clients using Unity VFX Graph/Shader Graph and Unreal/Niagara based on their descriptions and feedback

• Artist / 3D Animator / Lead Technical Artist at Masque Publishing

  Lone Tree, CO, US

  February 2008 - January 2021

  • Worked with programmers to develop the art pipeline for a team of 10+ artists, and created automation scripts to improve workflow

  • Created art for online and mobile games using Maya, Photoshop, Unity, Flash, After Effects, and in-house tools

• Bachelor of Fine Arts at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

  Lakewood, US

  August 2004 - December 2007

  • Studied 3D and traditional animation, with a focus on interactive media + games