EXPERIENCE
Rapid Prototype 3D Modeler - LAIKA, Hillsboro, OR 2019 -Present
Collaborated with the fabrication department leads to produce various small-scale 3D printable parts for puppets.
Modeled and Sculpted character heads and accessories from concept art.
3D Digital Designer - Legacy Effects, San Fernando, CA 2015 -2019
Produced concept design for characters, creatures, and props for Film, TV, and commercials.
Character Team Lead for the Corvus Glaive lighting reference maquette for Avengers: Infinity War.
Worked directly with directors and production designers to develop 3D art assets for Film, TV, and commercials.
Modeled and sculpted from client concept art and engineered the assets to make them function in the real world.
Low-Poly to High-Poly 3D reconstruction for 3D printing. Human scan clean up and re-sculpting.
3D asset engineering for 3D printing.
3D Artist - Gentle Giant Studios, Burbank, CA 2015
Head scan clean up and sculpting.
Head retopology and texturing.
2D Character Concept Artist - Smilu Inc., Santa Monica, CA 2013
Revised concept and created final 2D character artwork for use in-game.
Worked within an art team tasked with character concept creation.
2D Character Concept Artist - Acute Games, Paris, France 2011-2012
Created concept and final 2D character artwork for use in-game.
Collaborated with Art Director to create and polish character designs.
Production Artist - Seagull Scientific, Bellevue, WA 2007-2009
Created prototype brochures and company packaging art.
Updated company website art assets.
EDUCATION
Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Hollywood, CA 2012-2014
3D Modeling and Texturing
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA 2005-2007
Traditional Animation
Storyboarding
Storytelling
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA 1999-2003
Entertainment Illustration
Awards And Recognitions
Gnomon School of Visual Effects Best of Term recipient for 3D Creature, Spring 2014
Gnomon Student Gallery, Winter 2014
Gallery Nucleus “The Legend of Korra Tribute Exhibition”, Spring 2015