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Experience Summary

• Teaching and Mentoring Expertise
• Project Management and Production
• Creative Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Game Design Skills
• 2D + 3D Game Asset Development
• Environment Art + Lighting
• Unity and Unreal Editor Fluent

Experience History – Instructor

University of Florida / 2018 – Present

Game Development Senior Lecturer

• 2/3D Unity games track creation + instructor
• Computer Science + Arts collaborative development
• Senior Project Artifact instructor + mentor
• AR/VR research support

The Guildhall at SMU / 2011 – 2018

Professor of Practice - Games

• 2D Unity team games instructor
• 3D Unreal team games instructor
• Unreal Engine environment + lighting
• PBR material development
• Professional development instructor

Experience History – Games

Level Ex / 2021 – 2022

Producer

• Top Derm mobile game updates and live service.

Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment / 2006 – 2011

Assistant Art Director

• Stargate Worlds development + project management
• Art + Art Outsource teams management + support
• Art quality + consistency assurance

Gas Powered Games / 2004 – 2006

Lead Artist

• Supreme Commander development + project management
• Dungeon Siege 2 development

Sony Online Entertainment / 2000 – 2004

Lead Artist

• EverQuest Online Adventures Playstation 2 (PS2) development
• EverQuest PS2 expansions project management
• EverQuest 2 art asset and maps creation

Surreal Software / 1999 – 2000

3D Artist

• Drakan: The Ancients’ Gates Playstation 2 development

Cavedog Entertainment / 1997 – 1999

3D Artist

• Total Annihilation: Kingdoms development
• Good & Evil research + development

Microsoft Game Studios / 1997

Contract 3D Artist

• Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series development

Boss Game Studios / 1996 – 1997

3D Artist

• Top Gear Rally Nintendo 64 development
• Spider: The Video Game Playstation 1 development

SEGA Enterprises Japan AM4 / 1993 – 1996

Game Artist

• Virtua On Arcade development
• Virtua Cop Arcade development
• Daytona USA Arcade development
• Sports Fishing Arcade development
• Virtua Fighter 1 + 2 Arcade development