Experience

• Level Designer at Shifty-Eye Studios

  Calgary, Canada

  January 2020 - January 2021

  Wrote pitches and design documents, drew “paper map” designs to communicate and sell the intended scope of the level

  Built and iterated block-out levels to refine the layout, pacing, challenge, and storytelling of the level

  Designed puzzles and unique challenges to exploit existing core game mechanics

  Implemented basic level functionality using in-engine tools

  Dressed levels with props and final art assets as they became available

• 3D Artist at Paranoid Productions

  Seattle, United States of America

  May 2015 - August 2019

  Modeled and textured buildings, props, animals and vehicles in a low-poly, hand-painted style, optimized for PC and mobile gaming

  Researched historical sources to establish and reinforce the game’s signature setting

  Sketched design concepts to ensure the highest quality of final assets

  Illustrated 2D inventory icons and other UI elements

• Pre-Production Designer and Artist at American Zoetrope

  Sarasota, FL, United States of America

  July 2014 - May 2015

  Pre-pro design for planned video game adaptation of "Apocalypse Now"

  Honed in and finalized the desired tone of the project by working through several iterations of design documents, storyboards, and animatics

  Using Unreal Blueprint, built exploratory game prototypes for adventuring by land and by boat

  Sculpted hi-res and game-ready versions of the character Colonel Kurtz, based on the likeness of Marlon Brando

  Designed, dressed and lit a large-scale navigable environment adapted from a scene in the movie

  Modeled props and environments optimized for current-gen systems in a photo-realistic style
  
  Co-edited final cinematic trailer. Presented updated cut to client once a week