Experience

• Lead Lighting Artist at Aspyr

  January 2022 - Present

  - Authors sun, sky, and atmosphere using physically accurate values.
  
  - Lights interiors utilizing Unreal Engine’s Lumen system, with a focus on visuals, gameplay, and performance.
  
  - Leads team of lighters, assigns tasks and bugs
  
  - Coordinates with production, environment, fx, design, and cinematic departments to ensure the lighting team is meeting deadlines and quality bars for all other departments.
  

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Zombies at High Moon Studios

  Carlsbad, United States of America

  September 2018 - December 2021

  Call of Duty: Warzone

  - Led team of lighters, assigned tasks and bugs
  
  - Coordinated with lighting teams at other studios to keep up to date on tasks and information
  
  - Coordinated with production and environment to keep track of tasks
  
  - Authored reflection volumes and post process volumes in interiors
  
  - Lit interiors with a focus on visuals, gameplay, and performance
  
  - Lit front end lobby scenes and coordinates with environment and fx departments
  
  - Optimized lighting
  
  - Led lighting team on the Nakatomi Plaza Warzone update

  Black Ops 5: Cold War (Level: Echoes of a Cold War)
  
  Black Ops 4: Zombies (Levels: Alpha Omega & Tag der Toten)

  - Authored fog and sky settings for sun and sky
  
  - Placed reflection and post process volumes
  
  - Lit exterior and interior levels with a focus on gameplay, player progression, and story telling
  
  - Worked with fx and environment departments on both visual and performance requirements
  
  - Optimized level lighting

• Environment Artist at Electronic Arts

  Orlando, United States of America

  November 2017 - Present

  Created whitebox environment layouts for animators and concept paint overs.

  Compiled environment audits for art directors and outsource management.

  Modeled interior and exterior sets in Maya, created textures in Substance Designer, Substance Painter, and Photoshop.

  Imported assets and assembed sets in Frostbite Engine.

• Lighting Artist at Electronic Arts

  Orlando, United States of America

  January 2017 - August 2017

  Longshot: Madden NFL 18
  
  - Translated​ ​concept​ ​art​ ​into​ ​cinematic​ ​scenes;​ ​created​ ​mood,​ ​visual​ ​depth,​ ​and​ ​interest​ ​for cinematic​ ​camera​ ​composition​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Frostbite​ ​engine.
  
  - Lit​ ​cinematic​ ​environments​ ​and​ ​character​ ​lighting;​ ​focused​ ​on​ ​visual​ ​delivery​ ​and performance​ ​optimization.
  
  - Worked​ ​with​ ​environment​ ​artists​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​adherence​ ​to​ ​PBR​ ​standards.
  
  - Performed​ ​optimization​ ​passes​ ​on​ ​all​ ​lighting​ ​scenes​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​they​ ​were​ ​in​ ​performance.

• Environment Artist at Electronic Arts

  Orlando, United States of America

  October 2015 - October 2016

  Madden NFL 18
  
  - Created​ ​swarm​ ​systems​ ​in​ ​Houdini,​ ​and​ ​trained​ ​coworkers​ ​on​ ​workflows.
  
  - Created​ ​environment​ ​assets​ ​and​ ​PBR​ ​textures​ ​in​ ​Maya,​ ​Photoshop,​ ​and​ ​Substance​ ​Designer.
  
  - Brought​ ​existing​ ​assets​ ​up​ ​to​ ​PBR​ ​standards​ ​through​ ​texture​ ​and​ ​mesh​ ​modifications.

  Rory McIlroy​ PGA​ Tour
  
  - Modeled​ ​environment​ ​assets​ ​in​ ​Maya,​ ​pipelining​ ​them​ ​through​ ​Houdini​ ​and​ ​into​ ​Frostbite.
  
  - Used​ ​aerial​ ​and​ ​ground-level​ ​references​ ​to​ ​recreate​ ​PGA​ ​courses​ ​in​ ​Frostbite.

• Artist at TROBO

  Orlando, United States of America

  February 2015 - October 2015

  - Led​ ​an​ ​art​ ​team​ ​through​ ​a​ ​project,​ ​from​ ​concept​ ​to​ ​completion.
  
  - Designed​ ​UI​ ​layout​ ​and​ ​wrote​ ​style​ ​documentation​ ​for​ ​other​ ​artists’​ ​use.
  
  - Concepted​ ​and​ ​illustrated​ ​storyboards,​ ​environment​ ​assets,​ ​and​ ​props.
  
  - Created​ ​spritesheets​ ​and​ ​implemented​ ​them​ ​into​ ​the​ ​game​ ​using​ ​XML.

• QA Artist at Wardrum Studios

  Gainesville, United States of America

  August 2013 - May 2015

  Turtle Tumble:
  
  - Modeled,​ ​rigged,​ ​and​ ​animated​ ​characters,​ ​accessories,​ ​and​ ​environment​ ​assets​ ​in​ ​Maya.
  
  - Created​ ​level​ ​assets​ ​in​ ​Maya​ ​and​ ​implemented​ ​into​ ​game​ ​engine.

  Grand Theft​ Auto:​ San Andreas (mobile release):
  
  - Updated​ ​existing​ ​textures,​ ​created​ ​new​ ​textures,​ ​identified​ ​and​ ​fixed​ ​visual​ ​issues.

• Animator at n-Space

  Orlando, United States of America

  February 2013 - May 2013

  - Rigged two dimensional characters in 3DS Max.
  
  - Animated multiple characters with idle, fight, and other animations.
  
  - Imported animations into Unity.

• Artist at ZeeGee Games

  Orlando, United States of America

  April 2012 - November 2012

  - Illustrated environment assets and characters.
  
  - Worked on animation spritesheets for 2d assets.
  
  - Created UI icons and menus.

• Artist at Row Sham Bow

  Orlando, United States of America

  September 2011 - March 2012

  - Created concept art for characters, environments, and weapons.
  
  - Illustrated UI icons and menus.
  
  - Modeled 3D environment assets and characters.
  
  - Animated weapons and characters.