Experience

• Creature Artist (Freelance) at Pangea Games

  April 2020 - Present

  Create high-quality, detailed Creature models from concept art
  
  Work with the Art Director and Creature Lead to develop the artistic direction for game Creatures
  
  Optimize Creature models for performance and functionality in-game
  
  Create both Low Poly Models and High Poly sculpts
  
  Unwrapping and UV texture map layout
  

• Art Director at Sonny+Ash

  Chicago

  January 2020 - August 2024

  Managed a team of both in house and overseas artists, assigning and reviewing daily tasks and deadlines to individual artists and team
  
  Worked with clients setting deadlines for project completion and delivery, managing expectations for each phase of production, and handling any concerns that may arise
  
  Reviewed clients files to ensure all necessary items were received and that each department had the necessary information for completing their tasks
  
  Trained junior artists both in general 3d production and best studio practices
  
  Reviewed and provided markups on work of other artists to ensure consistently high quality during all phases of project completion
  
  Worked as a top level generalist both solo and assisting during all phases of render production
  
  Primary studio animator, hair/fur artist, and high poly sculptor
  

• Lead Modeling and Look Dev Artist at Sonny+Ash

  Chicago

  May 2017 - January 2020

  Worked with production manager to set deadlines for asset completion and delivery to other departments
  
  Reviewed incoming files from clients
  
  Managed a team of overseas modeling artists, assigning and reviewing daily tasks
  
  Reviewed and provided markups of artists work
  
  Modeled environments and scene assets
  
  Primary studio hair/fur artist, and high poly sculptor
  

• 3d Artist at Sonny+Ash

  Chicago

  January 2015 - May 2017

  Modeled, lit, and textured interior and exterior spaces as well as assets in the spaces
  
  Rendered final images and applied post production touch ups
  
  Worked with art directors regarding expectations, markups, and deadlines
  
  Worked with a small team of artists on larger projects
  

• 3D Animator at Adler Planetarium

  Chicago

  October 2010 - May 2013

  Worked with a small team of artists to help create the shows for the state-of-the-art sky dome theater as well as exhibit display assets
  
  Modeled and sculpted assets for production
  
  Created/applied procedural and bitmap textures
  
  Animated camera paths and scene assets
  
  Rendered, composited, and applied post production to final images and animations