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Senior Animator
Ubisoft San Francisco
April 2021 - Present
Projects: XDefiant
Senior Gameplay Animator for Weapons and Player abilities. Both 1st and 3rd person animation.
Animator -> Senior Animator
High Moon Studios
April 2016 - April 2021
Projects:
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Call of Duty Black Ops 4
Destiny 2: Forsaken
Animator
Hi-Rez Studios
Projects: Jetpack Fighter (iOS, Android)
October 2014 - April 2016
Primary responsibilities included rigging and animating characters for the mobile game Jetpack Fighter. Additionally, have been instrumental in the creation and implementation of visual effects, character modeling, and UI animation.
Also was responsible for scheduling and managing the JPF content team post-product release.
Lead Animator
Juggernaut Games
Projects: StarCrawlers (PC/Mac), Various projects on Sony PlayStation Home (PS3)
August 2011 – July 2014
Animation Lead responsible for the creation of character and environment animations used in newly-revealed original title StarCrawlers,
Previous to development of StarCrawlers, two-and-a-half years creating original content for PlayStation Home, including but not limited to: customized full-body locomotion animations, player avatar costumes, companion character creation, and prop/furniture modeling.
Contract 3D Animator
Action Mobile Games
Projects: 2013: Infected Wars (iOS)
February 2011 - December 2011 (11 months)
Rigged and animated a large variety of player-controlled and enemy characters for the intense co-op multiplayer shooter 2013: Infected Wars, a mobile title powered by the Unreal Developer's Kit (UDK).
Contract Artist
Heavy Water
Projects: Disney's TRON, Toyota Prius/LittleBigPlanet, Ford Sync, Heavy Pin-ups, Heavy Pets on Sony PlayStation Home (PS3)
October 2010 - April 2011 (7 months)
Contracted to create character and environment assets for use in Sony's PlayStation Home. High-profile clients include Disney, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Ford Motor Company.
Responsible for all custom character rigging and animation across all projects in production. Interfaced with and directed a team of artists in a satellite studio in India, providing both animation direction and feedback.
Artist
Torn Banner Studios
Projects: Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (PC/Mac)
May 2010 - October 2010 (6 months)
Coordinated with an International group of talented individuals on Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (Then in production called Chivalry: Battle for Agatha).
Responsible for animation support, as well as environment asset creation.
Animation Intern
Namco Bandai Games America
Projects: Splatterhouse (PS3, X360)
July 2010 - September 2010 (3 months)
Assisted the cinematics department in compiling animations, environments, and effects and exporting them to the Gamebryo engine.
Contract Artist
Sony Computer Entertainment America - Visual Arts Services Group (VASG)
Projects: Sony PlayStation Home (PS3)
October 2009 - January 2010 (4 months)
Provided optimization, rigging, skinning, and export of outsourced assets into the PlayStation Home engine.