EXPERIENCE

VFX Artist  March 2024 - Present

Never Alone 2 / E-Line Media​

• Concepted and created a cohesive visual language for character and environment effects that emphasizes traditional inupiaq arts, such as scrimshaw, tattoo, and textiles. 

• Authored a variety of materials for different areas of the project, from VFX specific materials for main character effects, to reactive animated materials in the world, to performant environmental materials.

• Implemented fx through blueprints, and worked extensively with UX and Design to streamline implementation process. 

• Facilitated discussions both tech art related, as well as culturally related; communication between disciplines, as well as between the team and native collaborators. 

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TECHNICAL ARTIST  January  2023 - January 2024

Techtonica / Firehose Games​

• Created VFX in many varieties; such as environmental waterfall fx, to a celebratory UI effect on unlocking a level, to character effects. 

• Developed performant and beautiful shaders for many different applications. 

• Facilitated discussions regarding tech-art items, as well as being a medium between the technical team and the art team. 

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TECHNICAL ARTIST  August  2020 - November 2022

ARK: Survival Evolved / Studio Wildcard

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• Created fur cards on creatures using proprietary tool. Would style, skin and create materials for these. 

• Continually researching and developing hair and fur for next IP.

• Passed assets into engine and created lods, materials and made sure assets were functioning as intended. 

• Created custom shaders and effects for assets such as post processes, dossier/explorer notes, or skins.