Experience

ArenaNet | August 2007 - Current
Character Artist

Responsible for designing and creating character models and armor sets.

Titles: Guild Wars 2

EA Mythic | Internship: May 2006 - July 2006, Full-time Staff: July 2006 - August 2006
Character Artist
Created features and equipment for character models, as well as designed and painted texture variants for existing models. Participated in prototyping customization for certain creatures, as well as helped establish the visual art styles for some player races.

Titles: Warhammer Online

Maya Instructor | March 2005 - Current
Fairfax County Public Schools | February - Current

Part time position teaching an introductory Maya class to FCPS High School art teachers.

GMU Mason Media Lab | October 2005 - May 2006
Motion Graphics Artist

Provided motion graphics sequences for GMU TV, such as the integration of a building addition on a live action plate. Also contributed to the 3d modeling, texturing, and mental ray rendering of environments, including a conceptual conference room and an experimental car dashboard.

Introductory Maya Class Teacher's Assistant | Fall 2005
Assisted students with class exercises as well as conducted demonstrations and lessons on shader fundamentals, UV layout, and character rigging.

Freelance artwork for various institutions including:

  • Character costume production sketches for the theatrical play, Oliver.
  • 2d and 3d animations and illustrations for a children's educational video.

Skills

Windows and Macintosh platforms, including PC maintenance.
Maya 5+, 3d Studio Max 5: Character and Envioronment content creation using.
Proficient with animation, dynamics, and Mental Ray rendering within Maya software packages Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2: Digital Illustration and Photo Manipulation After Effects 6.5, Apple Motion 1, Premiere Pro 1.5: Motion Graphics animation, multi-pass render compositing. Video editing.

Education

George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444 USA
Bachelor of Arts: Digital Art and Animation | Fall 2001 - Fall 2005
Cumulative GPA: 3.81, Magna Cum Laude | Dean's List: Spring 2002 - Fall 2005
Golden Key International Honor Society

Accolades

Top 75 Finalist in Dominance War 4, 2009
1st place GMU SIGGRAPH Animation Festival 2005
Published in 3dTotal.com's book, "Digital Art Masters," published in Ballistic's "Grand Space Opera," and included in "New Masters of Fantasy" Volumes II and III