3D Generalist & Indie Game Developer

• Concept Development: Designing and refining ideas for characters, assets, and environments, ensuring consistency with the game's vision and theme.
• 3D Asset Creation: Crafting high-quality 3D characters and assets, including modeling, UV unwrapping, and texturing for a polished, immersive experience.
• Rigging & Animation: Creating versatile rigs for characters, including facial rigs, and producing smooth, realistic animations. Setting up physics-based interactions for enhanced realism.
• Unreal Engine 5 Integration: Importing and configuring assets, utilizing UE5 default skeletons, and fine-tuning characters for seamless functionality.
• World-Building & Art Direction: Designing and assembling atmospheric locations, establishing a cohesive art style, and optimizing render setups to bring the game world to life.

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Senior 3D-animator (2024)

• Created a streamlined character setup pipeline for Drake Frontier, incorporating ARKit for pre-rendered mimics and SALSA for real-time lip sync.
• Implemented Magic Cloth physics for clothing in Unity, enhancing character realism.
• Developed a shared skeleton for all humanoid characters, improving workflow efficiency.
• Designed comprehensive monster locomotion cycles for enhanced gameplay immersion.

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3D-animator (2022 – 2023)

• Designed a custom rig and facial expression pipeline for avatars in a VR metaverse app, including morphs and skeletons for optimized LOD versions.
• Created efficient edge-loop positioning requirements for modelers to maintain animation integrity.
• Delivered detailed character animation, from idle stances to facial expressions, while optimizing rigging and skinning within Unity’s vertex limitations.
• Developed MEL scripts to streamline workflow, improving animation asset preparation and export.
• Set up character physics (Magic Cloth) to add realism to hair and clothing.

Lead motion-designer (2020 – 2022)

• Elevated the quality of ad creatives, leading to a significant improvement in animation quality through optimized mesh and skinning techniques.
• Conducted workshops on Maya and 3D animation, fostering new skills within the animation team.
• Established improved workflows and standards between animation and art departments to streamline file creation.

Lead 3D-animator (2016 – 2020)

• Developed a robust avatar pipeline for VR simulators, focusing on keyframe animation to achieve weight and dynamic realism.
• Cultivated the team’s understanding of character topology, enhancing the quality of animation across educational VR projects.