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Experience |
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| Intern: Artist | ||
| 01/08 - Current | Liquid Entertainment: Rise of the Argonauts | Pasadena, CA |
| • Designed and created environmental assets, imported into UE3, and integrated into levels. | ||
| • Revamped various areas to improve aesthetics, streaming, and gameplay. | ||
| • Animated environmental elements using Unreal matinee and kismet. | ||
| • Prototyped level to meet game design needs while keeping art requirements reasonable. | ||
| • Analyzed memory reports and devised plans to bring over-budget areas down. | ||
| Background Artist | ||
| 09/07 - 10/07 | Star Mountain Studios: Apparitions | Long Beach, CA |
| • Created 3d assets for use in bg images. | ||
| • Created backgrounds using photo textures and painting techniques. | ||
| • Reworked bgs from other artists to better fit concept. | ||
| Project Creator & Character Artist | ||
| 10/06 - 06/07 | Game Wizards: Mythos | Santa Monica, CA |
| • Created game concept for Mythos, an Unreal 2004 mod. | ||
| • Directed a team of 40+ artists to ensure quality of work and milestones were met. | ||
| •Gave final approval on assets before integrating into game. | ||
| •Composited cinematic trailer featuring real-time game footage. | ||
| Intern: Artist | ||
| 07/06 - 09/06 | Isopod Labs: Vigilante 8 Arcade | Santa Monica, CA |
| • Created environmental assets. | ||
| • Organized file structure of completed assets and concept images. | ||
| • Acted as communications liaison between directors and artits. | ||
Skills |
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| • Generate AO and normal maps using projection mapping. | ||
| • Set up materials in UE3 that utilize vertex blending. | ||
| • Create seamless tiling textures using ZBrush. | ||
| • Rig characters using Max bone system. | ||
Software |
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| Unreal Engines 2 and 3, 3D Studio Max, Maya, ZBrush, CrazyBump, Photoshop | ||
Education |
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| 2005-2007 | The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles | Santa Monica, CA |
| • Bachelor of Science - Game Art & Design | ||
| • GPA: 3.9/4.0 | ||
| • Valedictorian | ||
