Experience

• Lead Weapons & Senior Artist at Meta (Twisted Pixel Games)

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  December 2021 - March 2026

  • Primary owner of hero weapons & critical explosive props from proxy to final Unreal Engine integration
  
  • Authored animation ready weapon assets with clean pivots, sockets, LODS, and materials
  
  • Defined visual & technical benchmarks, quality bars, and finishing standards for weapons & props
  
  • Balanced visual fidelity with performance, memory, and frame-rate constraints to maintain detail
  
  • Directed internal teams & outsource partners with clear briefs, visual targets, and technical guidelines
  
  💻 Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine, Perforce

• Senior Environment Artist at Twisted Pixel Games

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  November 2018 - December 2021

  • Led creation of weapons, props, and environment assets from proxy to final Unreal Engine integration
  
  • Prioritized clean low poly topology, crisp high poly modeling details, and clean UVS
  
  • Created PBR materials with wear, edge breakup, and roughness variation to control micro details
  
  • Maintained ~90% first-pass approval rating, reducing revision cycles and production risk
  
  • Implemented assets in Unreal Engine with defined LODs to maintain visual and technical performance

  💻 Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, Xnormal, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine, Perforce

• Weapon & Vehicle Artist at BioWare

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  June 2018 - November 2018

  • Owned hero weapons & vehicle creation from concept development through final in-game delivery
  
  • Defined weapon silhouettes and materials to meet visual canon, gameplay, and technical requirements
  
  • Built believable metal wear, edge breakup, dirt, and roughness variation through texture and materials
  
  • Prepared weapons & vehicles for animation and gameplay by setting pivots, sockets, and components
  
  • Implemented weapons & vehicles to meet strict technical, memory, and performance constraints

  💻 3DS Max, Photoshop, Perforce

• 3D Game Art Instructor at The Digital Animation & Visual Effects School

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  November 2014 - June 2018

  • Developed & taught real-time 3D asset creation curricula aligned with industry standard pipeline
  
  • Taught modular asset creation, strategic planning, and implementation of tiling texture workflows
  
  • Trained students in clean topology, emphasizing performance budgets, and production hygiene
  
  • Maintained top instructor review scores (4.5/5) through mentorship, clear feedback, and instruction
  
  • Fostered production focused learning environment emphasizing technical execution & visual quality

  💻 Maya, Modo, Max, Zbrush, Mudbox, Photoshop, Substance Painter, Marmoset, Unreal Engine, Unity

• Weapons & Environment Artist at Cole Engineering Services

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  April 2013 - August 2014

  • Owned end-to-end creation & implementation of all weapons & props from block out to final delivery
  
  • Developed storytelling edgewear, dirt, and roughness variation through texture and material creation
  
  • Optimized models, UVs, and textures for real time performance, maintaining visual fidelity and realism
  
  • Collaborated with engineers and SMEs to ensure weapons met realism, usability, and technical needs
  
  • Created best practices documentation including naming, asset finishing, and technical requirements

• 3D Artist at University of Central Florida

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  January 2013 - April 2013

  • Created high-quality 3D weapons, props, and environments from proxy to final in-game delivery
  
  • Improved weapon asset workflows to increase visual quality and reduce creation and iteration time
  
  • Delivered realistic asset wear, roughness variation and damage details in textures and materials
  
  • Collaborated with production teams to align asset creation project goals and technical restraints
  
  • Maintained organized asset workflows using source control and cross-disciplinary team pipelines

• 3D Game Artist at Firebrand Games

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  October 2008 - January 2013

  • Created 3D models with clean topology, efficient UV layouts, and detail within engine limits
  
  • Built repeatable asset workflows that improved consistency while maintaining storytelling in textures
  
  • Served as a visual lead across multiple projects, establishing art direction and pipelines
  
  • Delivered full-pipeline implementation of characters, weapons, props, and environments
  
  • Created pitch decks to establish art direction for new games, driving new client acquisition

  💻 Maya, Photoshop, Nitro Character, Perforce, Mudbox, Adobe Premiere

• Lead Studio Artist at Full Sail University

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  November 2015 - February 2008

  • Implemented industry standard art pipelines to improve project quality and production consistency
  
  • Emphasized asset performance considerations in clean topology, UVs, and material setup
  
  • Created reusable tutorial libraries that increased student project completion rates by 20%
  
  • Mentored artists through complete real-time production pipelines and best practices
  
  • Collaborated with faculty to align curriculum with professional AAA studio expectations