resume

Multiple years of experience including game development, mechanical modeling/animation, and architectural visualization.
Highly proficient in the technical process of 3D art creation for real-time display.
Ability to match concept art very closely
In-depth understanding of form, shape, structure, silhouette, lighting, texture and color.
Strong skills in hard-surface modeling and digital sculpting.
Passion for creating next-gen game art assets with meticulous attention to detail.

3d modeling (high and low-poly) / Sub-D / Edge Loops / Hard-surface & Organic / Characters / Creatures / Weapons / Rigging / Unwrapping / Texturing / Lighting / Environmental Objects / Scripting

related work experience

3D Artist - Escalation Studios 2010 - Present
High-res modeling, textures and concept animation for id Software's Rage and other internal projects.

Filled the company's need to develop most of the final in-game weapons. Created concepts, models, prototype animation videos and textures for online vehicle combat in Rage Multiplayer.

Freelance 3D Artist 2007 – 2009
Providing Character and Creature art for Games and Rapid-Prototyping. Specializing in high-res modeling, digital sculpting and texturing for next-gen game art assets.

3D Modeler / Animator - Progressive Systems, Inc. 2002 – 2009
Originally hired as an AutoCAD draftsman, but quickly saw potential for 3D modeling and animation of machinery structures and components for the computerized woodworking industry.

Introduced 3D mechanical/hard-surface modeling and animation (3ds max) as a way to demonstrate machinery structure and components for the computerized woodworking industry. This resulted in new contracts for the firm.

Lead 3D Architect / Technical Artist - Treveda 3view 2004 – 2007
Led a team of four artists to re-create homes and apartments using proprietary real-time game engine. Oversaw modeling, texturing, radiosity lighting, troubleshooting, on-site measuring, on-site picture taking, door and prop animation. Also scripted the functionality of the menu system’s Heads-Up Display.

Earned frequent praise from owners and clients for realism and detail of environments.
Revamped lighting techniques despite challenges of outdated game engine. Utilized radiosity and global illumination lighting model which made it possible to bake detail into textures. This work was showcased on the local NBC news affiliate KARE-11.
Accelerated engine speed from 10-20 fps to 60 fps by setting standards for poly counts.
Expanded 3ds Max capability by researching new plug-ins and modifying maxscripts.

Animator / 3D Artist - Creative Carnage 2000 – 2001
Created animation and art assets for Activision’s Darin Shapiro’s Big Air Wakeboarding. Contributed to various additional projects including rigging and animation for a Mini-golf title using WildTangent 3D.

Improved victory and defeat animations by researching and replicating dance move videos.
Created, unwrapped and textured models to implement into ‘Unrealty’ (UnrealEngine Runtime) for a Casino visualization project.

Facial Animator / Compositor - ghOst Productions, Inc. 2000
Created facial animation utilizing Maya within a team project for the film, Now Hiring.

education & software

Certification in Computer Animation, Academy of Communication Arts, Minneapolis
Software: 3ds max, Photoshop, Zbrush, Maya, id Tech, Unity, UDK, headus UV Layout, Topogun, Character Studio, After Effects, AutoCAD