Experience

• Senior Technical Pipeline Artist at Electronic Arts

  Remote, United States of America

  May 2023 - Present

  Develop modular components and tools in web based applications to automate artist workflows and increase efficiency across game studios.

  Drive innovation and artist adoption of internal toolsets

• Sr. Technical Artist at Disney Streaming Advanced Research

  Burbank

  May 2022 - May 2023

  Design and prototype interactive 3D real-time applications for mobile, web, and connected devices.

  Partner with engineers and researchers to develop new tools

• Adjunct Professor at Azusa Pacific University

  Azusa

  January 2020 - May 2022

  ANIM 111 Digital Methods
  
  An introduction to tools and techniques for digital design including painting, compositing, editing, modeling, surfacing, and animation.

  ANIM 358 Rigging for Animation
  
  This course introduces CG rigging techniques and fundamentals in Maya. Students create basic rigs for props, creatures, and bipedal characters with an emphasis on skeletal structure and achieving accurate deformations.

  ANIM 390 CG Production Modeling
  
  An introduction to digital sculpting and modeling in Zbrush and Maya. Students leverage their design skills learned in previous courses to create high-quality sculpts and animation-ready character models.

  CINE 391 Visual Effects and Compositing
  
  This course concentrates on visual effects, specifically 1) enhancing shots with CG elements, 2) compositing from multiple sources, and 3) combining CG/miniatures footage with live-action footage. Lessons cover the span of preplanning plates, accomplishing green screen setups, motion tracking, and adding transparent shadows for realism's sake.

  Octane Rendering Workshop
  
  One day workshop teaching real time rendering techniques in Octane for Maya

• Visual Effects Designer at Walt Disney Imagineering

  Glendale, United States of America

  March 2011 - February 2022

  Responsible for creating visual media across multiple phases of a projects lifecycle
  
  Develop attraction specific technical VFX production pipelines
  
  Work with external vendors and contractors to produce media
  
  Bid labor and scheduling
  
  Mentor in the Disney Imaginations internship program