EXPERIENCE
Freelance Graphic Designer
2000-Present
Graphic design development for both profit and non-profit organizations.
HUD and UI design for interactive game projects.
3D environment modeling and layout for interactive games.
Logo design and brand development.
Character design, environment design, prop design
Lead Environment Artist
UTV | Ignition Entertainment
8/2010-11/2010
Joined the environment team late in the history of our internal project (Unannounced action game) and tasked with assisting with the reorganization of the environment pipeline, streamlining production processes, and defining best practices, enabling the team to work in the most effective way possible.
Worked with fellow producers and design colleagues developing tile set templates for modular building, established interdepartmental standards, and built final 3D art consisting of high-poly to low-poly modeling for normal map projections, texture painting, and final implementation.
Prepared construction briefs and guidelines for outsourcing resources. Additionally responsible for developing own final art content consisting of high poly-to-low poly 3D modeling, photo-realistic texturing, and overall aesthetic direction for environment art.
Responsible for overseeing environment concept artists and providing visual direction for final asset development within multiple level development teams. Additionally, implemented a new concept pipeline which drastically streamlined interdepartmental communication and facilitated the need for rapid feedback necessary for tight deadlines.
Trained fellow colleagues in defining best practices for environment construction. Additionally responsible for working with the Art Director in heightening visual standards.
Senior/Lead Environment Artist
9/2006-1/2010
Hi-Rez Studios,Inc.
Alpharetta, GA
Helped launch the studio’s first interactive game project, Global Agenda, an online multi-player interactive game developed for the PC.
Led the design and development team responsible for several interactive city and social environments, with specific contributions to the overall visual design, graphic design, map layout, lighting and environmental/architectural design.
Attracted public attention to Global Agenda through designing much of the product’s marketing materials for online and print media.
Co-developed the design and concept for Global Agenda’s Art and Time line Book included in the product’s Special Edition release.
Projects:
Global Agenda
Senior Environment Artist
9/2002-7/2006
Spark Unlimited,Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Helped launch Spark’s first interactive game project, Call of Duty: Finest Hour (developed for the PS2, XBOX, and GameCube console systems). Primarily responsible for environment and map layout, modeling, material creation, and lighting.
Successfully took over and completed additional art development responsibilities for environment-related productions in jeopardy of missing outside deadlines and deliverable requirements. Strengths exemplified in lighting, spatial planning skills, project planning and pipeline development.
Planned and conceptualized initial map layouts, established aesthetic design, and provided art direction support through concept art and environment/regional research. Additionally responsible for the development of internal asset-management systems used to track production time and asset locations.
Projects:
Call of Duty™: Finest Hour™
Turning Point™: Fall of Liberty™*
Legendary**
Digital Artist
2/2001-9/2002
Irvine Photo Graphics, Inc.
Irvine, CA
Enhanced visual quality of photographic imagery for clientele in the advertising and fashion industries through digitally retouching and compositing images.
Drastically reduced retouching and composite turnaround times by roughly 50% through implementing new and efficient methodologies which ultimately resulted in shortening the duration of entire project time expectations.
Composite/Retouch Artist
5/2000-2/2001
Studio Photo Imaging, Inc.
Hollywood, CA
Digitally composited and retouched stills for the motion picture industry including clients such as Paramount Pictures, Disney, New Line Cinema, and Universal Pictures.
Developed an effective and more efficient process for archiving, tracking, and retrieving all data and images; this new process improved the data retrieval rate by over 25%.
Responsible for reviewing overall quality and color of images for final submission.
Digital Coordinator
8/1997-5/2000
Frames Data, Inc.
Irvine, CA
Managed, hired, and directed freelance artists responsible for producing digital, 3D, and photographic images. Established production requirements for all in-house and freelance-based graphics; Coordinated and scheduled studio processes, assets, and artwork.
Developed production process which improved production standards involving over 50,000 images and overall resulting in image quality improvement of approximately 30%. Reviewed and managed color and quality control of all images produced.
Worked in conjunction with the Lead Photographer for the scheduling of product photography, serving as a liaison for interdepartmental requests; ensuring that client specifications were adhered to and all custom and standard graphic requirements for each project were properly scheduled.
Assisted in the planning, equipment purchases, and installment of two studio additions, resulting in doubling digital production’s capacity.
Color Artist
6/1994-5/1997
Image Comics / Extreme Studios
Anaheim, CA
Responsible for color-modeling, lighting, shading, and special effects for characters and environments. Produced over 950 pieces of full-page artwork and designated lighting/color direction for multiple internal artwork page sequences and covers.
EDUCATION
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Hollywood, CA
Focused Maya Training Course
ITT Technical Institute
Anaheim, CA
Associate Degree
Graduated with an Associate of Science degree in Computer-Aided Drafting Technology. Other completed studies include 3D and mechanical design.
Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
General Education
Classes completed in art, architecture, graphic design, and general studies.
SKILLS/PROGRAMS
Maya 2010, 3D Studio Max 2008,Unreal Editor, Adobe Suite CS4 (Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, Premiere)Painter 8, Quark X-Press 4.0, AutoCAD 14, RenderWare Studio 1.2, Microsoft Office.
Limited use of: ZBrush, Mudbox, Vue, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
PUBLICATIONS
Author, “All the Virtual World’s a Stage”, in Teaching Seeing, and Writing 4, Bedford-St. Martins, forthcoming, Spring 2010.
