Experience

• Advanced Senior Character Artist at Insomniac Games

  Bend, OR, US

  October 2023 - Present

• Senior Character Artist at Insomniac Games

  Burbank, CA, US

  October 2020 - October 2023

  • Shipped Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, PlayStation's fastest-selling first-party title and one of the best-selling PS5 games.
  
  • Fully owned key character assets including hero and final boss models, as well as a range of lower tier NPCs.
  
  • Supported and served the team by authoring foundational template assets for the project, including universal body topology, Spider-Man template geometry, and a suite of common fasteners; all of which were used throughout the game.
  
  • Demonstrated leadership by spearheading documentation efforts. During the final seven months of the project, I ran all project-specific asset review meetings for the Character Team and partnered with the team’s PM to evaluate, triage, and assign Jira tasks.
  
  • Guided outsourcing efforts by writing briefs for 5 Spider-Man suits, and providing feedback.
  
  • Encouraged continued learning and skills growth by spearheading our Character Art Workshops, and mentoring a colleague in ZBrush character sculpting for one year.

• Character Artist at Insomniac Games

  Burbank, CA, US

  January 2017 - October 2020

  • Shipped Marvel’s Spider-Man, it’s “City That Never Sleeps” DLC, and the title’s Remaster.
  
  • Fully owned production for a wide range of character art assets from heroes and bosses to lower tier NPCs.
  
  • Worked directly with team Lead to ensure visual targets are met and stylistically consistent, and to push the visual standards within our department.
  
  • Provided feedback and support to multiple outsourcing teams for character assets, and worked with Outsource Managers to ensure timely deliveries.

• Character Artist at PlayStation Studios Visual Arts

  San Diego, CA, US

  April 2013 - January 2017

  • Communicated with clients to ascertain their needs.
  
  • Authored character sculpts and game res models, UVs, base bakes, and textures.
  
  • Worked within a high quality photogrammetry pipeline for heads, bodies, and costumes.
  
  • Gained exposure to the process of authoring FACS blendshapes.
  
  • Worked on fabrication projects

• Character Artist at THQ San Diego

  San Diego, CA, US

  September 2011 - June 2012

  Collaborated with Lead on updating body anatomy, tattoos and trunks for a large roster of fighters in UFC Undisputed 4. This project was canceled mid-production when THQ went out of business and liquidated its assets.