Experience

• Imaging Dept. Supervisor at VisionScape Imagery

  Irvine, CA, United States of America

  November 2007 - October 2009

  Supervise and guide the Imaging Department. Maintain standards, organize image library, and push the look and feel of the art produced.

• Concept Artist at Zoic Studios

  Culver City, CA, United States of America

  January 2010 - March 2011

  Created concept art for several pitchbooks, commercials, as well as TV and Film. Some of the projects included Best Buy: Minionator commercial and PS3 Twisted Metal Trailer for E3. Created storyboards and motion graphic assets for "Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure" cinematics.

  - Concept Art
  
  - Storyboards
  
  - Background Illustrations
  
  - Pitchboard Illustrations
  
  - Motion Graphic assets

• Art Director at StarTeam LLC.

  Burbank, CA, United States of America

  March 2011 - October 2014

  Art Director for mobile game "Gizmoidz" on iOS
  
  Art Director for "Star Guardians" animated series.
  
  Lead Artist "Star Guardians" & "Legends of Oz World"

  • Manage Art Dept. of 4 artists and assisted Community Manager.
  
  • When I joined team, I was able to reduce the amount of hours needed to create artwork, with effective art production techniques.
  
  • Created character, environment & vehicle concepts for Director & Executive approval.
  
  • Scrum coordinator
  
  • Create storyboards & storyboard animatics for “Gizmoidz” & “Star Guardians” TV Series and Virtual World.
  
  • Able to create artwork quickly and deliver updates well ahead of schedule and into production.

• Art Director at Spark Unlimited

  Sherman Oaks, United States of America

  October 2014 - February 2015

  • Maintain and manage art team of 3 artists, 1 UI/UX designer and 1 audio designer.
  
  • Created concept designs for Publisher approval. I consistently met and exceeded their expectations with rapid prototyping in-game artwork for their review.
  
  • Excellent time management and able to deliver work on time and under budget.
  
  • Able to work with Design team so UI/UX was fluid & intuitive.
  
  • Scrum/Standup coordinator
  
  • I was able to communicate with our publisher and relay any needs we encountered and able to deliver their feedback to the team.
  
  • Coordinated Art Team schedule via JIRA.
  
  • Able to plan across other departments with team leads, to ensure a solid build and effective work schedule.