Experience

• Senior Artist Generalist at Microsoft

  Redmond, US

  February 2017 - July 2025

  Partnered directly with customers to create projects for Unreal Engine, Unity, and hardware devices, ensuring efficient asset pipelines
  
  and clear cross-discipline communication.
  
  • Enhanced 3D modeling, hard surface asset creation, texture, and material workflows using AI tools, which improved art pipelines and project delivery.
  
  • Successfully delivered projects for HoloLens, VR, AR, Digital Twins, and training simulations, contributing to innovative visual
  
  solutions and high client satisfaction.
  
  • Supported storyboarding, animations, and game development projects, maintaining alignment with creative visions and technical
  
  requirements.

• Art Lead at Microsoft

  Seattle

  February 2017 - January 2020

  Art Lead Redmond, WA
  
  Oversaw all art aspects of projects, from developing asset pipelines to mentoring artists, with a focus on high-quality hard surface
  
  modeling and texture creation.
  
  • Directed the creative team in modeling and texturing various assets, including elements suitable for sci-fi design, which enhanced
  
  project quality and client satisfaction.
  
  • Utilized Unity and Unreal Engine to develop immersive experiences, ensuring art assets met both aesthetic and technical gameplay

• 3D Generalist at Aquent - Microsoft

  Redmond

  June 2015 - February 2016

  Oversaw art aspects of projects, from creating pipelines to mentoring artists.
  
  : Brought project visions to life, modeling and texturing various assets, and guiding the creative team.
  
  • Utilized the Unity Engine to enhance project development and streamline the art pipeline, contributing to the successful completion of projects
  
  • Creating HoloLens experiences for clients.
  
  • 3D Modeling, Concepting, Interface concepting, Animation
  
  • Creating FX for use in the Unity game engine
  
  • Collaborating with team members to discover new technology to enhance client experiences.
  

• 3D Generalist at Unity

  Bellevue

  August 2015 - March 2016

  3D Artist, Contractor Bellevue, WA
  
  Brought onto a new team to figure out workflow standards for creating a high-end Virtual Reality experience.
  
  • Designed and implemented 3D environments, props, VFX, and character textures, enhancing the visual quality of the project
  
  • Focused on 3D modeling and texture work in Substance Painter, improving the realism and detail of virtual assets
  
  • Developed tutorials for Unity to teach new users the basics of the engine, facilitating smoother onboarding and skill development
  
  • Assist in developing work flow standards for more efficient techniques for VR.
  
  • Train new, existing team members on software packages.
  
  • Assist tools development by working closely with programmers on the Unity Engine.
  

• Senior Artist Generalist at Goblin Works

  Redmond, US

  August 2012 - May 2015

  Senior Environment Artist | Game Artist Redmond
  
  Assisted this startup MMO game company that was funded on Kickstarter.
  
  • Created diverse world assets, props, vehicles, architecture, plant life, terrain, modular buildings, harvesting nodes, and other points of interest, enhancing the game's visual appeal and player immersion
  
  • Established workflow standards with the art pipelines, improving efficiency and consistency in asset production
  
  • Assisted in the development of tools that supported the creative processes, streamlining the creation of game assets and enhancing team productivity

• World Artist - Tech Artist at Warner Bros Games

  Kirkland, United States of America

  March 2007 - November 2011

  • Create world assets; props, vehicles, architecture, plant life.
  
  • Created breakables and scripted props for in game and cinematic events.
  
  • Animation - Baked physics animations for destruction for both in game and cinematic's
  
  • Work with all departments to develop new tech approaches for environments.
  
  • Trained new, existing team members on software packages and procedures.
  
  • Technical Artist duties using new software tools with exist game engine.
  
  • Assist in developing work flow standards for more efficient techniques.
  
  • Assisted with Interface design and implementation.
  
  • Assisted tools development by working closely with programmers.
  
  • Experience using in-house level editor tool set.
  
  • Created interactive tutorials to train studio to new game engine. Also conducted one on one and class room training.

• World Artist at SnowBlind Studios

  Kirkland, United States of America

  March 2007 - June 2008

  • Create world assets; props, vehicles, architecture, plant life, terrain.
  
  • Create breakables and scripted event props.
  
  • Assist in developing work flow standards for more efficient techniques.
  
  • Train new, existing team members on software packages.