CURRICULUM VITAE

GAME MODELER - TEXTURE ARTIST - GRAPHIC DESIGNER

skills and specialties

  • 6 years of industry experience as a video game production artist
  • familiar with developing for all current generation platforms as well as PSP
  • 10 years of freelance graphic design experience
  • familiar with most web and print graphic standards of production
  • passion for typography and print layouts
  • experienced with working in a variety of team settings, meeting tight deadlines
  • project/event management with students, non-profit organizations, and weddings
 

software packages

photoshop illustrator basic flash ms-office suite
maya premiere basic html perforce
3DSmax after effects xNormal mudbox
zbrush indesign crazybump unreal editor
 

education

university of british columbia, bachelor of arts degree, 2002
(sociology and critical studies in sexuality)

art institute of vancouver-burnaby, game art and animation diploma, 2004
(formerly the centre for digital imaging and sound)  

career development

SLANT SIX GAMES
june 2007 - present
environment artist on socom confrontation (2008) and socom fire team bravo 3 (2009)

EA BLACK BOX
sept 2004 - june 2007
environment artist on need for speed: most wanted (2005), need for speed: carbon (2006), and skate (2007)

BACKBONE ENTERTAINMENT
june 2004 - sept 2004
pixel artist internship on RIFTS (N-Gage, 2005)

GNOSIS GAMES (acquired by THREEWAVE)
july 2004 - august 2004
texture artist for broken saints demo

 
FREELANCE GRAPHIC AND WEB DESIGN
(1998 - present)
printed materials, corporate identities, and website graphics for various businesses and non-profit organizations

  • this website! april 2010
  • vibe productions - corporate identity and promotional graphics 1998 - 2004
  • bc youth parliament - promotional materials, website 1999 - 2003
  • chinese varsity club ubc - posters, website design 1998 - 2004
  • just ladies fitness - web design, marketing materials august 2001
  • bc youthweek 2001 (ministry of children and youth) - web site design may 2001
  • arts county fair - web site and promotional materials march 2001
  • world assembly for mental health 2001 - logo design august 2000

 

 

organizations

vancouver ultimate league
2007 - 2010
circular logic team

british columbia youth parliament: board of directors
2001 - 2006
senate liason for public affairs and communications

  • advisory committee for the british columbia youth parliament
  • responsible for supervision of projects and risk management

camp phoenix: steering committee
2000 - 2006

  • overseeing the planning and execution of a residential summer camp for BC children who would otherwise be unable to attend such a camp due to their financial or social situations

 

 

awards and scholarships

  • CDIS girl gamer entrance scholarship 2002
  • UBC faculty of arts ultimate league - legacy games gold medal, MVP 2001
  • lions club scholarship (for community service and academic achievement) 1998
  • vancity community scholarship (for community service) 1998
  • kiwanis volunteer youth recognition award (for community service) 1998
  • provincial exams scholarship (academic excellence) 1998