3D Animator, 3D Modeler, & Environment Artist – Gaming, Film, Animation

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Professional Summary

3D Generalist with 2+ years of experience in 2D and 3D environment art, character design, and animation for the purposes of Game Development, Short-Form Film, Trailers, Music Videos, and Social Media Marketing, as both an individual contributor and a team lead.

•  Strong technical skill set, software expertise, academic achievement, and team collaboration.

• Won 2 animation contests as well as group awards for top-ranked production-level game mods.

• Accolades and mentoring from industry experts in Streaming, AI, and Animation.

Experience

Wind Sun Sky Entertainment – Environment Art Intern                                                                            

Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

Vancouver Based Animation Studio

Worked directly with VFX Supervisor and Studio Director on 3D Assets and Environments during pre-production on a Children’s Television series. 

Sewerpunk World – 3D Environment Artist 

Jan 2023 - Aug 2023

California State University, Long Beach

Created fully playable 3D environment in Unreal Engine 5, utilized Zbrush, Maya, Substance 3D Painter Workflow and used to build extraordinarily high-fidelity models with accurate geometry/physics. Attracted informal mentorship with Walt Disney Animation Studios Look Dev Artist.

The 24-Hour Animation Contest – Team Lead & 3D Animator 

Oct 2022

California State University, Long Beach | 2nd Place | 1st Win for CSULB

Assembled and led 5-person team of animators in creating a 30-second futuristic animation in 24 hours, placing 2nd out of 300 teams and 1,500 participants from 17 countries in this global competition sponsored by DreamWorks, Disney, Nickelodeon, and others. Introduced hybrid animation concept that combined everyone’s strengths: placing a 2D character in a 3D world. Lead in art direction, project strategy, and development timeline, plus established guidelines for communication, work check-ins, and presenting new ideas. Personally created environments, models, texture, lighting, 3D rendering, and effects.

Half Life 2: Raising the Bar Redux – 3D Artist & Modeler 

Nov 2018 - Sep 2022

Mod DB | 15 Models | 5 Awards

Designed 3D game elements for armor-plated vehicles, electronics, furniture, arcade games, health vials, and other content, every 1-2 months – playing a part in earning team awards every year for 5 years, including “Top 10 Best Releases of the Year.” Collaborated remotely with 30-person global team animators. Produced 30-second trailers, title sequences, title card graphic, and the standard intro for all update videos coming out that year via social media.

Freelance Music Video Production – 3D Animator & Producer 

Jan 2020 - Sep 2022

NYC Music Collective | 6 Videos

Conceptualized and created music video animations using pixel art, 3D modeling, and other techniques for artists such as Golder, (printer friendly), and Calvin Kingston. Produced video for King Gizzard (Australia) that was selected as 1 of 3 published winners out of thousands of submissions – receiving 28,000 views on YouTube.

Education

California State University, Long Beach BFA Animation/Illustration | May 2023

Software

Unreal Engine 5, Maya, Zbrush, Substance Painter, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate, Houdini (basic), Python (basic)