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SOFTWARE
Autodesk Maya | Substance Painter | Unreal Engine 5 | Photoshop
SKILLS
3D Modeling for Environments, Props and Vehicles, UV Mapping, PBR Materials and Texturing, Retopology/Optimizing heavy geometry, Set Dressing, Previsualization, Visual Art Department (VAD) asset setup for Unreal Engine
WORK EXPERIENCE
GLOSSI, LOS ANGELES | 3D UNREAL ENGINE 5 ARTIST |
JULY 2023 - FEB 2024
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- Prepare 3D product assets in Unreal Engine 5 to be published and delivered to clients.
- Tasks: Using PBR Materials within UE5 to create realistic looking materials for products. Create materials from scratch where need be. Create product blueprints to be published to an app/website. Create beauty reels and render product photos per request of clients.
TECHNICOLOR CREATIVE STUDIOS (MPC), LOS ANGELES | PREVIS ASSET ARTIST |
SEPT 2021 - NOV 2022
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- Previs Asset Artist/3D Environment Artist for feature films, tv and advertisements.
● Back in Action (Netflix, 2025)
● Dune: Part Two (2024)
● Orion in the Dark (Netflix, 2024)
● Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
● Accenture “teX” (Advertisement, 2021) - Everyday responsibilities include creating efficient environments, props, vehicles and character models, optimizing polycount, scene size, retopologize and working on models from clients and lidar for scenes as per request by VFX Supervisor and team.
- VAD (Virtual Art Department) Artist - Optimize, Rig and prepare environments, assets and characters for Unreal.
LEGENDARY ENTERTAINMENT, LOS ANGELES | PREVIS ASSET ARTIST |
AUG 2020 - AUG 2021 |
- Previs Asset Artist for Netflix Series: Lost in Space Season 3 (Episodes 1-8)
- Create efficient 3D models for environments, props, vehicles and creatures for Previs. Work on models from clients: models, lidar, photographic reference and concept arts. Retopologize, optimize geo and scene file size, and set dress for Previs needs.
VENUS ET FLEUR. LOS ANGELES | 3D MODELER (CONTRACT) |
JULY 2021 |
- Project “Continent Collection”
- Responsible for creating 3D models of the rose container, UV unwrap and apply textures with 7 variations provided by client onto the model, then export turntables for each asset to be utilized for online advertising.
JUSTFAB, LOS ANGELES | 3D MODELER (CONTRACT) |
SEPT 2018 |
- Project “Makemba”
- Create 3D model of women’s shoe, texture, light and render image for online advertising.
EDUCATION
ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN, PASADENA
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SEPT 2016 - MAY 2020 |
- Graduation with Honors (2020)
- ArtCenter UG Scholarship (2016 - 2020)
- Entrance Portfolio Scholarship (2016)
*References available upon request