Experience

• Principal VFX Artist at Brass Lion Entertainment

  Pittsburgh, US

  September 2022 - October 2025

  - Working as sole internal VFX artist.
  
  - Lead and directed one co-dev VFX artist
  
  - Developed stylized visual style for VFX
  
  - Creating concepts and collaborating with design for enemies, players, and environments.
  
  - Creating custom VFX and PP shaders and materials in the Unreal material editor
  
  - Created and implemented Niagara systems for combat, environment, enemies, and musical VFX
  
  - Created reference and concept documentation via Miro boards

• Senior I VFX Artist at Beyond FX

  Los Angeles (Remote), US

  March 2022 - August 2022

  - Worked closely with the Lead VFX artist on a client team to produce assets in Unreal
  
  - Created new player and enemy melee combat VFX based on already established style
  
  - Decorated gameplay environments with atmospheric VFX (etc dust, light shafts)

• Principal VFX Artist at Schell Games LLC

  Pittsburgh

  September 2019 - February 2022

  - Mentored and managed studio VFX artists to improve artistic, workflow, and soft skills
  
  - Established visual style and collaborated with design and audio to create vibrant, interactive magic, sword spells, and environmental ambient VFX
  
  - Collaborated with UI team to create menu and selection VFX
  
  - Concepted and created a suite of unique stylized spell, ambient, and attack effects for a new IP
  
  Redesigned and implemented mobile VFX style for the Until You Fall Oculus Quest/PSVR port

• Senior VFX Artist at Schell Games LLC

  Pittsburgh

  April 2013 - September 2019

  - Created custom, node based shaders in Unity 3d and Unreal and custom meshes in Maya
  
  - Created stylized concept art and VFX for a mobile adventure game
  
  - Made explosion, muzzle flash, and various atmospheric effects for the I Expect You To Die DLC
  
  - Worked on level layout, lighting, and VFX for the World of Lexica mobile education adventure game

• Game Artist at Schell Games LLC

  Pittsburgh, United States of America

  January 2007 - April 2013

  Completed 3d models and painted textures using Maya and Photoshop
  
  Created particle systems in Unity 3d
  
  Created 2d painted assets for the web based MMO Disney Fairies