Experience

• VISUAL DEVELOPMENT ARTIST at Dreamworks

  Los Angeles, United States of America

  April 2022 - Present

• VISUAL DEVELOPMENT ARTIST at LEX AND OTIS

  Los Angeles, United States of America

  June 2021 - April 2022

  Painting background pieces for a variety of scenes and lighting scenarios

  Working with art directors to keep a consistent style across backgrounds in
  
  line with story moments

• ART LEAD/CONCEPT ARTIST at FUTURE HOUSE STUDIOS

  Los Angeles, United States of America

  August 2020 - June 2021

  Clients include Wave XR and Groove Jones

  Lead a multidisciplinary art team including concept artists, 3D artists, and
  
  graphic designers to create virtual reality environments and experiences.

• FREELANCE CONCEPT ARTIST at THE JIM HENSON COMPANY

  Los Angeles

  February 2020 - September 2020

  Created elaborate environment concepts, starting from thumbnail sketches
  
  to moodboards and production paintings

  Communicated with lm director to develop a variety of fantasy settings in
  
  line with descriptions from the script

• Environment Concept Artist at Treyarch

  Los Angeles

  May 2019 - July 2021

  Projects include shipping DLC content for Black Ops 4, Black Ops: Cold War multiplayer and Black Ops: Cold War DLCs.

  Collaborated closely with Art Directors, Level Designers, modelers to produce high quality concepts for multiplayer maps and DLC content.

  Concepts include detailed 3D block-ins, renders, environment paintings, styleguides, and call-outs.

  Created marketing content which includes billboards for the in-game store, calling cards, emblems, stickers, and splash art.

• Junior Concept Artist at Section Studios

  Los Angeles, United States of America

  June 2017 - August 2017

  Temporary employment as a Junior Concept Artist during the summer of 2017. Provided sketches ranging from storyboards to composition thumbnails, leading to final production illustrations and prepping them for 2D animation.

  Produced 10 finished key frames with in the first month, along with finished product splash art.

  Coordinated with Section Studio clients and pitched ideas on how key frames would be animated.

• Freelance Concept Artist at SAG-AFTRA Foundation

  Los Angeles, United States of America

  April 2017 - July 2017

  Collaborated and produced 4 production illustrations and coordinated with a SAG-AFTRA member in collaborating on certain story moments in a script for a short film and visually producing stills which will be utilized in pitching for endorsements.

• Freelance Concept Artist at Rubicon Entertainment

  Los Angeles, United States of America

  February 2017 - June 2017

  Brainstormed and produced production illustrations for key frames related to scripts and story acts.

  Coordinated with producer in visually creating surreal environments and initial concept ideas; leading to final production key frames.

• CH53e Crew Chief/Mechanic at United States Marine Corps

  Jacksonville

  August 2009 - April 2014

  Performed in-flight duties to ensure the successful completion of combat, reconnaissance, transport, search and rescue missions.

  Duties include conducting pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight inspections of onboard equipment; operating and maintaining aircraft weapons and defensive systems; operating and maintaining aircraft in-flight refueling systems; executing aircraft safety and emergency procedures; computing and verifying passenger, cargo, fuel, and emergency and special equipment weight and balance data; and conducting cargo and personnel drops.