Experience

• Expert Concept Artist at That's No Moon Entertainment

  San Diego, CA., United States of America

  October 2021 - Present

  Unannounced Project (TBA)

  • Consult with the Art Director and studio leadership on developing the overall visual style of current project
  
  • Lead environment team with 3D paint-overs for architecture, color, lighting, mood, and design
  
  • Formalize efforts to coordinate resources, develop schedules and prioritize concept requests with key stakeholders and producers
  
  • Conduct reviews with external concept vendors, to ensure all material are aligned with the IP's artistic vision
  
  • Implement tools and processes to improve efficiencies in 3D concept prototyping

• Adjunct Professor at Concept Design Academy

  Pasadena, CA., United States of America

  June 2021 - Present

  Course:

  • Intro to Digital Illustration

  • Support artistic growth by assessing students progress with class exercises and milestone projects
  
  • Mentor students in digital painting techniques in composition, lighting, value, scale, and color theory
  
  • Reinforce and build upon fundamentals in Photoshop, Zbrush, and Rendering software

• Adjunct Professor at Academy of Art University

  San Francisco, CA., United States of America

  February 2019 - Present

  Courses:
  
  
  
  • VIS 230 Digital Painting for Visual Development
  
  • VIS 270 Vehicle and Armor Design for Visual Development
  
  • VIS 300 Environment Design for Visual Development
  
  • VIS 235 Character Design for Visual Development
  
  • VIS 800 Directed Study: Environment Design
  
  • VIS 660 Fundamentals of Environments and Prop Design
  
  • GLA 624 History of Visual Development

  Authored Course:

  • VIS 405 Senior Portfolio for Visual Development

  Workshops:

  • Visual Development Collaborative
  
  • Visual Development and Character Design Workshop

  • Support artistic growth by assessing students' progress with class exercises and milestone projects
  
  • Mentor students in digital painting techniques in composition, lighting, value, scale, and color theory
  
  • Reinforce and build upon fundamentals in Photoshop, Zbrush, and Rendering software
  
  • Teach industry-standard practices in environment, prop, and character design
  
  • Rated top 10% among faculty within the Academy of Art University

• Senior Concept Artist at Sledgehammer Games / Activision

  Foster City, CA., United States of America

  July 2020 - September 2021

  Call of Duty Vanguard (2021)

  • Provided environment team with 3D paint-overs for architecture, color, lighting, and design
  
  • Communicated art direction and cohesive visual blueprints for production to key stakeholders
  
  • Established a unified artistic direction with Brand for the creation of marketing collateral
  
  • Conceptualized environments, mood paintings, and prop designs to support the project's artistic vision
  
  • Spearheaded 3D asset library to streamline processes for the concept department

• Freelance Concept Designer | Creative Consultant at Vincenzo Barkasy Design

  Walnut Creek, CA., United States of America

  April 2011 - Present

  Samsung | Marvel Entertainment | Double Negative | Eidos Montreal | EA | Adidas | ESPN | Netease | Netflix | Osso VR

  Services Provided:

  • Conceptualize environments, characters, props, vehicles for films, commercial enterprises, & games
  
  • Keyframe and Promotional Illustrations
  
  • 3D Conceptual Design
  
  • Architectural Visualization
  
  • Book Illustration
  
  • Corporate Branding and Marketing
  
  • User Interface Design & User Experience Design
  
  • Signage
  
  • Package Design
  
  • Print Design & Typographical Design
  
  • Digital Communications
  
  • After Effects and Video Editing

• Concept Artist at Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix

  Redwood City, CA., United States of America

  June 2016 - January 2020

  Marvel's Avengers (2020) | Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | Unannounced Project (TBA)

  • Collaborated with creative directors and leadership in production to visually support the game’s narrative
  
  • Developed brand style guides and color keys for game titles
  
  • Designed a variety of visual concept work from environments, hard-surfaced assets, to narrative concept illustrations
  
  • Ensured developers demands are met by organizing dailies to report progress and feedback
  
  • Generated concepts from initial sketches to fully realized production illustrations
  
  • Provided matte painted backgrounds for past and current game titles
  
  • Founded UX/UI development on all game menus including high fidelity mockups, iconography, logos, graphics, and other business collateral