Experience

• Character Technical Artist at Heartstring

  Orlando, Florida, US

  January 2026 - Present

  • Developed a production-ready pipeline utilizing FiberShop and Maya to create cinematic quality afro-textured hair utilizing hair cards, enabling the team to author assets that were previously outside the project's technical capabilities.
  
  • Adapted MetaHuman-based characters to integrate into the team's character pipeline and prepared them for rigging, animation, and cinematic implementation.

• Technical Artist at Sunpress Games

  Orlando, Florida, US

  October 2025 - Present

  • Developed procedural vine and building generation tools utilizing Houdini and Unreal Engine for environmental design, allowing for rapid iteration across a 25-person multidisciplinary team
  
  • Authored Niagara VFX, post-process shaders, and spline-driven environment tools to enhance visual quality while supporting efficient content creation workflows.

• Technical Artist at TMRW Sports

  Orlando, Florida, US

  January 2026 - May 2026

  NDA

• General Artist at A Square Games and Simulation

  Orlando, Florida, US

  January 2024 - December 2025

  • Constructed and maintained five production-ready character and prop rigs, including humanoid, creature, and mechanical assets, utilising IK/FK systems, pole vectors, skinning, and animation-ready hierarchy structures.
  
  • Designed and implemented shaders, particle systems, and gameplay VFX for PC, VR, and AR use within Unreal Engine and Unity, across multiple client and studio projects

• 3D Artist at VirtuCore Interactive LLC.

  Orlando, Florida, US

  December 2024 - July 2025

  • Designed and optimized assets for virtual reality experiences, ensuring high performance, theme cohesion, and visual fidelity in Unity.
  
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop interactive VR simulations, leveraging expertise in lighting, texturing, and asset creation to enhance user engagement.

• Technical Artist at Needlepoint Productions

  Orlando, Florida, US

  May 2024 - July 2024

  • Collaborated with a 2-person design team to develop a modular arachnid rig for the game's primary boss compatible with Unreal Engine's procedural socket movement tools
  
  • Combined Niagara particle systems and material shaders to develop narrative-based VFX for the primary environment and branding.

• Games & Interactive Media Tutor at University of Central Florida

  Orlando, Florida, US

  April 2023 - December 2024

  • Managed upwards of 15 different students in both one-to-one and group instruction resulting in higher assessment completion and final quality.
  
  • Created lessons regarding game design, 3D modeling, animation, and visual effects to present to different students in conjunction with instructor lesson content.
  
  • Covering: Capstone, mobile game, 3D modeling, digital sculpting, VFX

• Technical Artist at Gambit Games

  Orlando, Florida, US

  September 2023 - April 2024

  • Intercommunicated with a combined 12-person art & design team to establish workflow guidelines and intuitive tools for every user regardless of engine experience.
  
  • Provided workflow guidance regarding engine-specific tools and processes, including VFX, optimization efforts, lighting, and animation.

• Technical Artist at Enchanted Oak Studios

  Orlando, Florida, US

  July 2023 - May 2024

  • Built core blueprint materials allowing for large modular use cases in terms of level building, regardless of user experience in engine.
  
  • Delegated level design and required assets to a three-person team, assisted with revisions and implemented final designs into a ready-to-ship product.

• Environmental Artist at New Game +

  Orlando, Florida, US

  February 2023 - May 2023

  • Established project-based technical plug-ins to be utilized in-engine in order to provide back-end support such as terrain tools, advanced rendering software, and animation assistance.
  
  • Delegated level design and required assets to team members, assisted with revisions and implemented final designs into a ready-to-ship product.

• Production Manager at Hexa

  Orlando, Florida, US

  March 2022 - May 2022

  • Designed a complex spreadsheet algorithm to calculate material requirements and budget costs concerning physical measurements flexibly. Allowing the client to receive an accurate measurement of the project's material and labor costs.
  
  • Developed technical drawings and 3D models of all instances of the project, allowing clients and the team to understand the visual development of the project through multiple design iterations.

• Assistant Manager of Media Production and Marketing at PLITZ Fashion Marketing

  New York, NY

  December 2020 - June 2021

  • Plan, design, and produce marketing material and videography for bimonthly fashion shows featuring models and designers from around the world.
  
  • Manage and organize correspondence between media team and client models to successfully create personalized brand recognizable content and marketing campaigns.