Experience

• Technical Artist at Netflix

  September 2023 - Present

  [ Building experimental, creative games to steer Netflix’s technology investments ]
  
  • Owning the visual style of multiple small prototype projects that can help emphasize the core design
  
  • Collaborating closely with Tech Artists, Engineers and Designers to realize the vision of the project
  
  • Prototyping, iterating and experimenting with styles with an eye towards making efficient and striking assets, 3D scenes, 2D, animating elements, VFX and UI elements both in 3D and 2D

• Procedural Technical Artist at Parallel Domain

  Vancouver

  March 2022 - August 2023

  [ Synthetic data platform used for machine learning of self-driving cars and drones ]
  
  • Building procedural generation of 3D worlds for Parallel Domain's customers, which include Google, Toyota, Woven Planet, and Continental
  
  • Driving procedural content creation processes using Houdini, Unreal, VEX/Python/C++
  
  • Utilising 3D content authoring techniques and real-time rendering concepts, such as UVs, LODs, and instancing to ensure consistent and high-quality outputs from procedural systems
  
  • Partnering with other procedural artists, content creation team, and engineers to create realistic 3D environments and simulations of roads, buildings, AI-driven characters, vegetation, and infrastructure

• Technical Artist at Electronic Arts (EA)

  Vancouver, Canada

  March 2021 - March 2022

  [ Shipped AAA title FIFA22 ]
  
  • Partnered with artists, engineers and designers responsible for data design and content production workflows
  
  • Created and improved art production workflows and pipelines by evaluating current tools and identifying inefficiencies
  
  • Resolved technical issues, and ensured that artist requests are followed through to a resolution
  
  • Developed and maintained tools in Python, C# for Maya, Photoshop, Substance Designer, and proprietary technology

• 3D Generalist at Hothead Games

  Vancouver, Canada

  January 2021 - March 2021

  [ Worked on mobile title Turbulence Tycoon ]
  
  • Created mobile game assets in accordance with the artistic direction, production deadlines and technical specifications
  
  • Integrated assets into game engine, verifying the quality of objects in the game, and making improvements where necessary
  
  • Collaborated closely with the programmers to define technically and visually satisfying solutions

• Assistant Lead Artist at JumpStart Games

  Vancouver, Canada

  March 2019 - January 2021

  [ Shipped mobile title Neopets: Island Builders ]
  
  • Partnered with internal and external stakeholders, such as art, UX, dev, QA, design teams, and contractors to ensure the quality and timeliness of all deliverables are met.
  
  • Obtained insights with SQL and Power BI, and used KPIs to set product success goals and inform necessary changes to the game
  
  • Scheduled the project and maintaining planning foresight
  
  • Maintained effective informational flow and collaboration to ensure the team members are aligned with the project objectives
  
  • Actively participated to the constant improvement of work methods and pipelines
  
  • Shared knowledge and recommending best practices in working with game engine and 3D assets
  
  • Ensured that produced and integrated assets respect the artistic vision of the game and meet the quality standards
  
  • Created complete world environments including landscapes, buildings, and individual objects. This includes 3d modeling in Maya, UV mapping, texturing, lighting and exporting to Unity engine
  
  • Sculpted stylised characters in Zbrush, retoped, and textured with hand-painted technique in 3DCoat
  
  • Guided art to meet product goals by creating Unity project structure, naming conventions, documentation
  
  • Wrote shaders using node-based shader creation tools such as Amplify for various visual effects, such as stylized water, clouds, crystals, and sand
  
  • Organized art department workflow, assigned and prioritized tasks, planned sprints, holding product meetings
  
  • Generated ideas and solutions that are creative, inviting, and enhance the appeal of a game
  
  • Created artwork for many phases of the production process including marketing and other promotional materials

• 3D Artist at SteamLabs Incorporated

  Vancouver, Canada

  June 2018 - March 2019

  • Developed full educational online courses for Udemy in digital sculpting, texturing, and real-time rendering
  
  • Contributed on production in Unity and Unreal Engine for VR Oculus Go
  
  • Designed layout models for a famous theme park
  
  • Reviewed external assets and adjusted them to meet quality standards and to function correctly in-game
  
  • Optimized assets for a game with efficient retopology and UV mapping
  
  • Made 3D game assets from concept art with high and low poly modeling, sculpting, texture and vertex painting
  
  • Created tillable BPR textures made solely in Substance Designer for an in-house game project
  
  • Prepared models with baking, UV Layout, and lighting, and presented them with rigged animation

• Business Consultant at BearingPoint

  November 2013 - December 2016

  • Programmed databases with SQL and integrated IT systems; shared expertise by coaching junior members
  
  • Participated in several projects in strategy consulting with optimisation of business processes and in implementing the ERP system.
  
  • Attained a sufficient level of experience in strategy consulting, business management, became accustomed to a highly-paced workflow, working with clients, ERP Oracle Order Management, and SQL.
  
  • Optimised clients’ processes within management consulting and Oracle ERP system implementation projects: gathered client requirements and analysed data, wrote functional designs for developers, conducted user trainings, documented procedures, introduced ERP into client work flow, provided support and built client presentations
  
  • Shared expertise and created a cohesive team environment by supervising junior members through internal trainings and mentoring
  
  • Additional courses: BeSchool (Case Study, Soft Skills Development), BearingPoint SAP ERP Academy