Animated 2D illustrations. Technical rig setups and directing animators with Unity and Spine 2D. Credit: N3twork Studios / Triumph

Extensible solutions for CCG character, UI and VFX production. Credit: N3twork Studios / Triumph

Using a variety of 3D sculpting techniques including: NURBS, Sub-D, Dyntopo etc. – flexible between Maya, Blender, ZBrush

3D character workflows in Unity. Enabling player customization and upgrades with equipable gear on skinned mesh renderers. Credit: DeNa / Transformers Age of Extinction

Baking details from high resolution 3D objects to into texture atlases mapped to low-poly performant models. Credit: DeNa / Transformers Age of Extinction

Efficient retopology workflows to create game-ready LODs models derived from high-poly cinematic models. Credit: Hasbro / Transformers Age of Extinction

Animation direction: key-poses, timing, tweening. Technical direction: sprite cutups, rigging, script hookups in Unity. Credit: N3twork Studios / Triumph

Concept art direction—supporting active collaboration between Art and Design teams for thematic and gameplay cohesion. Credit: nWay / Chronoblade

Extensive background in game development with a comprehensive understanding of the entire production process, from pre-production to worldwide launch and live service support, I am able to deliver first-class results at every stage of development.

• Proficiency with a variety of software to model, texture, and animate.

• Animation and rigging workflows with Maya, Blender and Spine 2D.

• Animation re-targeting using Mecanim.

• Optimizing memory & frame rate, for smooth gameplay.

Scene building, lighting, compositing in Blender. Credit Rift Games / True Crime Detective

Non-photoreal shaders in Unreal engine. Vector reuse, channel packing, UV mitigation, multi-purpose fresnel masking, etc. Credit: Float Hybrid / Squishbot

Post Processing, compositing and correction over Generated AI concepts. Credit: Collba with E. Davies and Stable Diffusion.

Rapid VFX prototyping with After Effects, RTFX, Red Giant plugins.

UI effects and animation, including buttons, powerups, meters etc.. Credit: N3twork Studios / Legendary GoH

Proficiency with Unity Shader Graph & Amplify to create HLSL shaders for materials, particles, and post fx.

Using Shader Graph to create HLSL shaders for a variety of surface and animated effects. Using Particle System, as well as external software, to achieve both realistic and stylized motion.

• Create FX to enhance presentation and gameplay immersion in levels and environments.

• Event tagging for synchronized character animation with FX.

• Optimizing FX for frame rate, ensuring smooth gameplay.

• Scripting FX behaviors and interactions, allowing for more complex player feedback and communication.

Stylized platformer levels. Using hand painted textures with unlit shaders for mobile performance . Credit FBG / Fat Baby Galaxy

Procedural geometry shaders, surface displacement and non-photo real shading

Creating models for per pixel lighting, normal maps, and PBR shaders. Credit nWay / Chronoblade

Particle light sources baked into lightmaps. Quasi volumetric light shafts built using mesh and textures. Credit: nWay / Chronoblade

Modular level tiles to create expansive sets. nWay / Chronoblade

Procedurally generated levels and objects in real-time for infinite runners. Credit: DeNa / Transformers Age of Extinction

Layering 2D art for depth and parallax. Setting fixed camera angles to support the illusion of depth. Credit: N3twork Studios / Legendary GoH

Dynamic puzzles integrated into level geometry and player pathways. Credit: EA / Dante’s Inferno

Static lighting baked into vertex colors to reduced lightmap memory data. Credit: EA / Dante’s Inferno

Avatar rooms constructed for streaming web based applications. Credit: Google / Lively

Combining pre-rendered and real-time artwork and effects. Credit: N3twork Studios / Legendary GoH

Efficient level layout using kit-bashing and modular asset techniques. Lighting for real-time performance on mobile devices.

• Baked lightmaps, light probes for devices that require performant unlit levels.

• Hook-ups for interactive elements, event triggers, and gameplay physics.

• Applying color theory to create different moods and atmospheres with lighting.

• Layout tuning for navigation flow and player focus.

• Memory and frame-rate optimizations using: Occlusion Culling, Level Streaming, LODs, Texture atlases, etc.