Experience

• Senior Environment Artist at Brass Lion Entertainment

  New York, US

  January 2025 - Present

  ○ Develop the hub environment for an unannounced project in collaboration with the Brass Lion team.
  
  ○ Model and texture high and low poly 3D props and environment kit pieces, ensuring efficient use of texture resolution.
  
  ○ Utilize PBR workfl ows in Substance Painter and Designer to create high-quality stylized textures and material masks.
  
  ○ Guide associate artists on best practices to enhance workfl ow and maintain quality standards.
  
  ○ Work with Level Designers to balance artistic vision with gameplay needs, ensuring immersive and functional spaces.
  
  ○ Set-dress environments to create engaging, lived-in worlds that enhance storytelling.
  
  ○ Manage outsourcing requests by creating and organizing Jiras to streamline asset production.

• Senior Environment Artist at Firewalk Studios

  Bellevue, US

  November 2023 - November 2024

  ○ Built immersive sci-fi environments for Concord, working closely with the World Art Team to bring the Art Director’s vision to life.
  
  ○ Developed levels using modular kits in collaboration with the palette team to maintain art direction and production efficiency.
  
  ○ Set-dressed levels to craft visually rich, dynamic worlds that align with gameplay needs.
  
  ○ Provided feedback to the palette team to optimize kit usage for environment creation.
  
  ○ Collaborated with the Tech Art team to develop and refi ne tools for improved production workfl ows.
  
  ○ Optimized performance by refi ning levels and fi xing bugs to meet target goals for stability and efficiency.

• Environment Artist at Sledgehammer Games

  Foster City, US

  July 2020 - November 2022

  ○ Developed play spaces, vista areas, and overhead views in collaboration with the Art Director and Lead Artist.
  
  ○ Led multiple maps to completion as a Pod Lead, overseeing art quality and performance
  
  benchmarks.
  
  ○ Created first-pass environment art to define the atmosphere, architecture, and visual
  
  identity of levels.
  
  ○ Worked closely with Level Designers to ensure maps maintained artistic fidelity while
  
  supporting gameplay objectives.
  
  ○ Resolved performance and visual bugs to deliver polished, high-quality levels.
  
  ○ Coordinated with cross-discipline teams to meet deadlines and maintain production
  
  pipelines.
  
  ○ Managed proxy meshes and references for outsourcing teams to ensure consistency in
  
  asset production.
  
  ○ Contributed feedback to lighting and FX departments to enhance the visual impact of
  
  maps.
  
  ○ Mentored junior artists, providing guidance on tools, workflows, and best practices.

• 3D Production Manager at Aechelon Technology

  San Francisco

  October 2015 - July 2020

  ○ Directed the 3D Team, providing clear art direction.
  
  ○ Facilitated the company’s new animation system, including creating tools for the art team
  
  to easier implement and test new animations
  
  ○ Modeled and textured 3D content, including props, buildings, and vehicles.
  
  ○ Coordinated with Project Managers to establish deadlines and schedules for the 3D Team.
  
  ○ Worked with the engineering team to develop new tools for the art team
  
  ○ Tested new tools and provided feedback on required fixes
  
  ○ Moved and trained the 3D team into Jira for better project tracking