Experience

• Teaching Assistant at Vertex School

  US

  August 2024 - Present

  - Guided students at Vertex School in using industry standard software for game art pipeline.
  
  - Keeping enrolled students engaged and finding creative ways to learn solutions for their projects within Zbrush, Maya, Substance Painter and Unreal Engine 5.
  
  - Provided valuable feedback and direction to help students achieve best results in projects.
  

• Character Artist at Hidden Leaf Games

  August 2020 - October 2022

  Creating new characters and skins based on character concept teams designs.
  
  Developing skin lines for monetization.
  
  High to low poly workflow using Zbrush and Maya.
  
  Hand painted stylized textures using both Substance Painter and 3D Coat.
  
  Retopology for models using either Maya or Rizom UV.
  
  Implementation and testing with UE 4.26
  
  Reworking older assets to transition from unlit to PBR pipelines.
  

• Associate Concept Artist and 3D sculptor at Bunker Production Studio

  United States of America

  January 2019 - November 2019

  Assets created for series of graphic novels
  
  Creating concepts for creatures and characters in Photoshop in accordance with the art director.
  
  Sculpting out designs using Zbrush.
  
  Retopology and light rigging for models using either Maya or Blender
  
  Simple landscape renders for light concepts using Cycles (Blender)
  

• Digital Arts Instructor at Ashcan Studios

  New York, United States of America

  March 2018 - March 2021

  Creating material for an assigned 8-12 week curriculum
  
  Have made and instructed courses for Zbrush and digital painting with Photoshop (foundational skills, digital portraiture and character design)
  

• Painting Production Assistant at Tomokazu Matsuyama Studio

  New York

  January 2016 - December 2016

  Preparation of acrylic paints whilst logging colors into a cataloging system.
  
  Surface preparations for canvas and panels.
  
  Producing artwork as instructed to best fit the designs of the studio within deadlines.
  
  Packaging and moving artwork from small to large sizes including sculpture and paintings.
  
  Maintaining studio cleanliness including the area and tools.
  
  Working with a team to produce large scale work efficiently and on time.