Summary

3D Art Director - Forever Interactive INC
[Game Development company] August 2011 - Present
I currently work as 3D Art Director for Forever Interactive. Duties include:
- Managing a team of developers through Agile production.
- Effectively communicating deadlines and planning sprints with other leads.
- Leading a team in digital sculpting and texturing for characters and environments.
- Asset creation in multiple disciplines for environment, props and characters.
- Making sure all the finished assets were made ready for game engine, and implementing them into the engine.
- Making dynamic beauty renders of the finished assets for social media.
- Providing feedback and direction as well as training all new members to the team in all pipelines.
Hired as an intern for basic asset production, over time I was promoted to Senior character artist and In 2013 I was promoted to Lead Character Artist.

Technical Art Director - Digital Iris LLC
[Game Development company] May 2011 - April 2016
I worked as Technical Art Director for Digital Iris. Duties included:
- Managing a team of developers through Agile production.
- Effectively communicating deadlines and planning sprints with other leads.
- Leading a team in digital sculpting and texturing for characters, environments and prop assets.
- Making sure all the finished assets were made ready for game engine, and implementing them into the engine.
- Providing feedback and direction as well as training all new members to the team in all pipelines.
Hired as an intern for basic asset production, within 6 months I was promoted to Art Lead.

Sustaining Technician - Dedicated Computing
[Computing Solutions] December 2014 - Present
As a Sustaining technician I work with many areas of the company to assure that all incoming products and parts are up to customer required specifications and standards. I also test and build systems that are in the development stages to refine and prepare them for production integration.
Hired as a Production team member after 10 months I was promoted to Sustaining Technician.

Education
Animation Associates Degree, Milwaukee Area Technical College 2013
Computer Simulation and Gaming Associates Degree, Milwaukee Area Technical College 2013
Web Design, Milwaukee Area Technical College 2013

Skills
Wide variety of 3D and CAD programs including:
-3DS Max -Maya
-Zbrush -Blender
-Quixel Suite -PhotoShop
-Substance Suite -SolidWorks
2D and painting skills both digital and traditional.
Strong attention to detail and anatomy.
Multitasking on multiple projects with deadlines in mind.
Working at my best in a team environment.
References available on request.

Skills

Software proficiency

3ds Max

Blender

Maya

Photoshop

Substance 3D Painter

Substance 3D Designer

Unreal Engine

ZBrush

Unity

TopoGun

xNormal

Quixel Suite

SolidWorks

Sketchfab