Summary
I am an Art lead and UI/UX designer. I specialize in creating pre-production concepts, style guides and laying down art pipelines for games. Over the past 10 years of my career, I've had the opportunity to be an integral part of 5 published game titles, including Car Town, Car Town Streets, and Racing Rivals, Borderland Remastered, and Zwift.
In my most recent experiences as a Lead Artist, my day-to-day responsibilities include managing and mentoring a small team of artists, providing art direction, delivering technical documentation of art assets and management of tasks with other department leads.
One of my greatest strengths is my tenacity for improving processes for creativity and management. I prefer to lead by example and inspire my art team to push themselves to develop new skills that will enrich their careers.
Skills
Software proficiency
Productions
- Video GameZwift
- Year2021
- RoleLead UI Designer
- CompanyZwift
- Video GameBorderlands Remastered (2019)
- Year2019
- RoleSenior/Lead UI Artist
- CompanyBlind Squirrel Games
- Mobile GameCar Town Racing Beta
- Year2017
- RoleLead Artist
- CompanyGlu Mobile
- Mobile GameRacing Rivals
- Year2013
- RoleSenior Graphic Designer
- CompanyCie Games
- Mobile GameCar Town Streets
- Year2012
- RoleSenior Graphic Designer
- CompanyCie Games
- Video GameCar Town Facebook
- Year2010
- RoleGraphic Designer
- CompanyCie Games
Experience
- Lead UI Designer at ZwiftLong Beach, United States of AmericaMarch 2019 - Present
- Senior/Lead UI Artist at Blind Squirrel GamesSanta Ana, United States of AmericaOctober 2017 - February 2019
- Lead Artist at Glu MobileLong Beach, United States of AmericaAugust 2014 - August 2017
• Provided Art Direction for Car Town Racing.
• Established UI/UX designs for Car Town Racing and Racing Rivals.
• Established branding style guide for Car Town Racing.
• Prototyped early UI concepts via Axure and Unity with light scripting.
• Delivered technical documentation of art assets for all titles mentioned above.
• Created pipeline for Vehicle 3D Wraps in Blender.
• Managed/mentored a team of 4-5 artists and collaborated with other department leads.
• Led companywide initiative to streamline the Unity workflow between artist and engineers. - Senior Graphic Designer at Cie GamesLong Beach, United States of AmericaNovember 2010 - August 2014
• Designed concepts, environments, and user interfaces for Car Town Facebook and
Car Town Streets.
• Established file production standards and documentation for the titles mentioned above.
• Created the style guide for Branding and UI standards for Car Town Facebook.
• Created pipeline for prepping vehicle assets for various platforms.
• Managed and mentored a team of 4-5 artists. - Junior Graphic Designer at Cie StudiosLong Beach, United States of AmericaApril 2008 - September 2010
• Multi-tasked between multiple projects to produce digital assets and photo manipulations.
• Worked on graphic designs for ads, websites, and marketing material.
• Promoted to Full Time Graphic Designer before transitioning into the Cie Games division of the company. - Junior Graphic Designer at The Revolution GroupLos Angeles, United States of AmericaJanuary 2008 - March 2008
• Designed concepts for clothing tags, buttons, and accessories.
- Mac Lab Monitor at Harford community CollegeUnited States of AmericaSeptember 2006 - December 2007
• Managed computer lab materials and helped the students with technical questions.