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(2011-PRESENT) FREELANCE ARTIST & DESIGNER

on MOBILE GAMES, INDIE UDK PROJECT & VARIOUS

• created concepts, models and materials for a Flash-based isometric 2d game.
• produced 3d models, materials and textures for several small projects slated for Android and iOS platforms.
• actively sought and created a whole mess of nickel and dime projects for print and web, creating illustration, motion graphics and 3d sundry.
• spent considerable time pursuing print-making, painting and photography, exhibiting and promoting resultant work

(2010-2011) ARTIST & LEVEL DESIGNER

at ESCALATION STUDIOS on RAGE & VARIOUS

• worked with the idTech5 engine and assisted in developing an appropriate art pipeline.
• collaborated in the design of co-op multiplayer levels.
• designed and modeled vehicle-optimized competitive multiplayer maps.
• created 3d and texture assets for Rage MP and other internal projects.

(2006-2010) ENVIRONMENT ART DIRECTOR& ENV. ART LEAD

at GEARBOX STUDIOS on BORDERLANDS, ALIENS:COLONIAL MARINES & VARIOUS

• collaborated in creating the hand-painted Borderlands art style and provided practical documentation of technique and process.
• co-created visual design department to correct a lack of communication between Art and Level Design and worked directly with Creative Director in determining standards for level styling and art direction.
• produced environment props, modular mesh sets, textures, materials and (as needed) particle FX to Borderlands and Aliens, in addition to organizing and maintaining related engine packages.
• worked with the Art Producer and Lead Designer to determine art needs and production schedules whilst maintaining a cheery adherence to the contraints of both time and technology.
• constructed level vignettes and 'template' areas to facilitate rapid level creation.
• led the environment art team on both Borderlands and Aliens: I assigned tasks, supervised production and provided feedback and mentorship when needed.
• reviewed and integrated contributions from outsourcing; collaborated on the generation of style and 'best practice' guides for external talent.
• crafted game design documents for Borderlands and to a lesser extent, Aliens: CM.
• contributed textures, materials and decorative meshes to other internal projects -- the latter of which usually occurring in a climate of great and near-comical panic.

(2001-2006) ENVIRONMENT ARTIST & LEVEL DESIGNER

at 3DREALMS on DUKE NUKEM FOREVER

• created world textures, environment props, interactive meshes and particle effects.
• implemented dynamic shader-driven damage states for most environment assets.
• propelled art production with the creation of level vignettes and worked with designers to determine art requirements and fundamental themes.
• actively participated in developing systems for skeletal animation, material editing, bsp-patch construction, mesh painting and physics simulation.
• provided ongoing Quality Assurance for Apogee funded external projects such as Max Payne and Prey.

B.A. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, 1996

FINE ART, CINEMATOGRAPHY

A.A. ST.PETERSBURG COLLEGE, 1994

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM