Experience

• Senior 3D Artist and AI Director at Visual Purple Inc

  Meridian

  August 2022 - February 2024

  Creating 3d models in Blender and Modo for projects in Unreal 5. I introduced AI workflows to the team using A1111, ComfyUI, webui-forge, and Luma AI's Genie. I built multiple LoRA models based on our inhouse work to use with stable diffusion. As an AI Director I utilized 2D and 3D with various AI tools to achieve my vision. Artist on Scrap Age VR and Scrap Age Survivors.

• 3D Environment Artist at Rooster Teeth

  Austin, United States of America

  July 2017 - January 2022

  Building 3D environments in Maya for RWBY & Gen:LOCK. Also 3d support for Red vs. Blue: ZERO in Unreal.

• 3D Environmental Artist at Freelance Artist

  Dallas, United States of America

  November 2015 - July 2017

  Created high poly assets to support Azure Props, a prop replica business. Focused on stronger material creation with PBR in Substance Designer/Painter for use in Unreal 4. Strengthened my ability using Unreal 4 through small environment creation.

• Senior Artist at Software Management Services, Inc.

  Plano, United States of America

  January 2015 - November 2015

  Diving into 2015 I completed a laundry list of art for many small games. These titles include: Duck Game, Court of the Fae, Galactic Victory, Gates of Hell 2, Pegasus Fortune 2, Origami Game, Loot Wheel, Safari Wheel, Twin Magi, and the Sun and Sand UI.

• 3D Artist Game Dev at Freelance

  Dallas, United States of America

  December 2013 - January 2015

  Expanded my knowledge of zbrush and reworked my personal pipeline for 3D development. I also engaged with Lonewolf Investments (SMS) for the contract “Lots of Brains” and completed an art asset list to their satisfaction.

• Senior Contract Artist at Motus Digital

  Plano, United States of America

  August 2013 - November 2013

  Collaborated with app team to provide new art focus on character, environment, UI, and marketing material for DD. Advised and helped create the Kickstarter. Created a new character for a Unity Action Pack.

• Art Director at Nerd Kingdom

  Lewisville, United States of America

  September 2012 - June 2013

  Rose to the challenge of directing a small art team on a new voxel based creative game and pushed the studio to uphold game development standards I learned while at Terminal Reality.

• 3D Environmental Artist at Terminal Reality

  Irving, United States of America

  April 2010 - September 2012

  Developed environments for Rapstar, Star Wars Kinect, and The Walking Dead “Survival Instinct” while growing as an artist in my first big game development job.

• 3D Environmental Artist at Element X Creative

  Dallas, United States of America

  September 2009 - October 2009

  I worked on a few contracts creating and cleaning up 3d assets.

• SGT E-5 19 Kilo at Army National Guard

  April 2002 - April 2008

  OIF3 Iraq 2004 – 2005
  
  6 Months Training Active Army
  
  7 Months Camp Slayer security
  
  4 Months Safe House Operations with Special Forces