Summary
I've worked on two AAA MMO's, World of Warcraft and Wildstar. At Phoenix Labs where I worked on Dauntless and Fae Farm, as well as two canceled projects. I currently work for Gardens Interactive as an Art Outsource Manager. My career experiences have centered around creating stylized creatures and characters.
Skills
Software proficiency
Experience
- Art Outsource Manager at Gardens InteractiveVancouver, WA (remote)August 2024 - Present
- Senior/Lead Character Artist at Phoenix LabsVancouver, WA (remote)August 2015 - May 2024
Senior character artist on Dauntless and two canceled games.
Lead character artist on Fae Farm. - Lead Character Artist at Carbine Studios (NCsoft)Aliso Viejo, United States of AmericaMarch 2009 - July 2015
I managed the character art team at Carbine. I gave feedback to our outsouce teams. I still created many assets during this time.
- Senior Character Artist at Carbine Studios (NCsoft)Aliso Viejo, United States of AmericaJuly 2006 - March 2009
I was the first dedicated character artist hired at Carbine Studios. Our art director at the time, Brandon Idol, was also a character artist. I created many of our player characters and monsters. I also built weapons and armors. I had the pleasure of working with Cory Loftis, who is now a vis dev artist at Disney.
- 3D Artist at Blizzard EntertainmentIrvine, United States of AmericaNovember 1996 - July 2006
I started my career in games at Blizzard. First in tech support, then QA. In 2001 I joined the World of Warcraft team as a Texture Assistant working on dungeons and cities. I gradually shifted to building props as a 3D Artist. By the time I left Blizzard in 2001, I was working mainly as a character artist, creating character customization for the new expansion races, monsters, and raid armors.