• Degree in Commercial Art M.A.T.C. Madison, Wisconsin

• PS3, PS2, Xbox360, Xbox, GC, PSP, PC, iPad.

• Maya, Max, Lightwave, ZBrush, Unity, Photoshop, Gimp, After Effects, Unreal, Evolution, HTML, Office Suite, Proprietary Midway Software, Windows and Mac OS's.

• 12+ titles including 3PS, Sports, Adventure, Fighting, FPS

• Illustration, Concept, 3DArt and Design, Environments, FX

• Managed groups up to 40

• Certified in SCRUM and agile training

• Solid technical skills

• 20+ years experience

• Strong passion for Video Games
  
  

Level 4 Artist - IGT. Reno, NV. July 2011-2016

Megabucks: Crystal Sevens

• Responsible for design/layout of interface.

• All art assets and some animations.

• Lead a small team of 2 associate artists.

Ghostbusters: Back in Business

• Responsible for design/layout of interface and 5 bonus games.

• Working closely with SONY making sure the game was on-brand and consistent with their vision.

• Lead a team of 9 artists across all disciplines.

Harley Davidson:

• Responsible for design/layout of interface and 2 bonus games.

• Managed a team internally and several artists offsite.

Unannounced title:

• Responsible for design/layout of 2 games and 4 bonus modes.

• New hardware design required us to quickly adapt, and stay on schedule.

• Final art was delivered before deadline.

• Lead a team of 5 artists, both internal and external.
  
  

3D Artist Consultant Chicago, Illinois 2008 – present

• Assisted clients with Game, Commercial and Film projects

• Portfolio consulting

• Website development

Art Director - UTVIgnition Entertainment Gainesville, Florida Aug-Dec 2010

Reich (FPS)

• Creating a unified vision on a project that had little/scattered direction

• Managing team of artist across all disciplines

• Scope reduction on a project that was behind schedule without sacrificing the players enjoyment of title

Art Director - Midway Amusement Games Chicago, Illinois 1998-2008

Blitz: the League II (2006-2008)

• In charge of 40+ artists over all disciplines from Animation, Environment, Character, UI, Audio, FX

• Focused large number of artists and disciplines focused and executing on a common goal

• Ran VO sessions and Motion shoots

• Managed and tracked Outsourcing of Character, Environment and Cinematic assets

Lead Environment Artist

Blitz: the League I (2003-2005)

• In charge of all stadiums and supporting environments

• Assured that environments worked in engine prior to tech hand off (Quality control)

• Helped design tools with Tech to help artists quickly build and maintain environments through a GUI interface that integrated with our databases

Environment Artist

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (2004-2006)

Blitz: Pro (2003-2004)

Blitz 20-02 (2001-2002)

• 3D modeler and textures

FMV Artist (1999-2000)

Blitz 20-02 (PS2)

Slugfest (PS2, XBOX)

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (PS2, XBOX)

Mortal Kombat: Deception (PS2, XBOX)

NBA Ballers (TV Spot)

• Artist and fx

Additional Titles

• NBA Showtime Gold (arcade)

• Arctic Thunder (arcade)

• Stranglehold (PS3, 360)

• Revenge From Mars (Pin 2000)

• Star Wars Episode 1 (Pin 2000)

• Damnation (PC)

• Night Raid (PC)

• Hexagon 3 (PC)