Experience

• Lecturer at Wichita State University

  January 2024 - Present

  Introduction to real time visual effects for games, demonstrating creating a simulated explosion in EmberGen, fires, ribbons, and other assorted niagara
  
  particle systems, meshes, and blueprints in Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5.

• VFX Artist (Contract) at Fateless Games

  March 2025 - August 2025

  Create visual effects using 3D meshes, shaders and materials, timelines, and particle systems in Unity.

• FX Artist (Contract) at Mob Entertainment

  October 2024 - January 2025

  - Create visual effects using 3D meshes, rigs, animation, shaders and materials, particle systems, Chaos Destruction, blueprint logic scripting, and level sequences.

• VFX Artist (Contract) at Mountaintop Studios

  June 2024 - October 2024

  - Create visual effects using combinations of 3D meshes, shaders and materials, and particle systems (Niagara).

• Lead VFX Artist at Lost Boys Interactive

  February 2021 - March 2024

  - Manage the planning and production of all visual effects produced by the visual effects team for a project under the supervision of the project Art Director.
  
  - Create visual effects using combinations of 3D meshes, rigs, animation, shaders and materials, particle systems (Niagara), and blueprint logic scripting.
  
  - Assist in other areas of content creation as needed.

• VFX Artist at Black Ice Studios, LLC

  December 2019 - January 2021

  -Create real time visual effects using a combination of meshes, shader materials, particle systems, and blueprints.
  
  -Assist in other areas of 3D content creation as needed.
  
  -Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator, Substance Designer, Unreal Engine 4,Plastic SCM