Experience

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Technical Artist, March 2022 - Present

WALLRIDE, Minneapolis, MN

• Currently serving as a technical artist for WALLRIDE in the development of their PC/PlayStation 5 game Grandma, No!

• Experimented with different lighting solutions such as masked spotlights, flickering torch lights, and animated light cookies 

• Assisted in the import of art assets to ensure that models, animations and textures worked in tandem with pre-existing systems

• Contributed to documentation regarding the team's art pipeline and best practices

• Modelled greyblock versions of levels and props for visualization purposes

• Oversaw the game's optimization through mesh batching, light baking, occlusion culling and GPU instancing

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Part-Time Game Development Professor, January 2021-May 2022

Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON

• Served as a professor for the Capstone: Game Assets 1 course in Algonquin College’s Game Development program, where I instructed third-year students on the fundamentals of 3D architecture for game environments

• Delivered lectures and class exercises centered around modelling techniques, texture wrapping and asset optimization

• Assigned and graded 3D modelling assignments and proctored quizzes/exams

• Prepared lesson recordings for students to use as reference when outside the classroom

• Assisted students with any technical or creative challenges encountered during class or involving an assignment

 

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