Experience

• Lead/Principal Environment Artist at Piranha Games

  vancouver

  May 2023 - January 2021

  - Coordinated and supervised the Environment Art team across three different projects;
  
  - Assisted in the mentorship of artists, providing guidance and support to foster professional growth and maintain positive team dynamics;
  
  - Manage Outsourced studios (Pipelines, references, workflows and reviews);
  
  - Created and established pipelines, tools, and documentation for best practices for the 3D modeling team;
  
  - Organized the team with sprint planning and daily scrum and managed the teams tasks, overseeing production priorities;
  
  - Conducted art reviews and provided feedback to various divisions of the art team, including concept artists.
  
  - Conducted interviews with prospect candidates for the environment art team and was responsible for growing the EA team from 4 artists to 12.

• Senior Environment Artist at Archiact

  vancouver, CA

  January 2023 - April 2023

  Assisted in the mentorship of artists, providing guidance and support to foster professional growth;
  
  Established immersive virtual reality environments, promoting user engagement and enhancing the overall user experience;
  
  Created 3D hard surface models and textures, producing high-quality environment assets to meet project requirements.

• Art Director at Quantum Integrity Software

  Calgary, CA

  November 2021 - January 2023

  Created visual style for the game emphasizing realistic environments, foliage assets, landscape materials, lighting and storytelling through nature;
  
  Coordinated and supervised the Technical Art, Character Art, Environment Art and the Animation teams (20 people);
  
  Reviewed weekly the content to maintain balance between the artistic vision and the technical feasibility;
  
  Defined and scoped internal art development priorities and external outsource dependencies;
  
  Ramped the Art Team from 4 to 20 members;
  
  Negotiated contracts with outsource studios (Rates, deadlines, deliverables, standards etc.);
  
  Established style consistency in characters and environments;
  
  Conducted and carried out portfolio review for collegiate graduates seeking to enter the games industry.

• 3D Art Lead at Quantum Integrity Software

  Calgary, CA

  July 2021 - November 2017

  Created and established pipelines, tools, and documentation for best practices for the 3D modeling team;
  
  Organized the team with sprint planning and daily scrum;
  
  Conducted art reviews and provided feedback to various divisions of the art team.

• Environment Artist at New World Interactive

  Calgary, CA

  April 2017 - July 2021

  3D Hard Surface Modeling and Texturing
  
  Organic Modeling and Texturing
  
  Manage Outsourced studios
  
  Weapon Skins
  
  Marketing Renders
  
  Optimization and profiling in engine