Resume
Cryptic Studios, Associate External Development Manager, May 2023 – Present
Titles: Neverwinter Online (GaaS), Star Trek Online (GaaS), Champions Online (Gaas), Unannounced Developments
Administrative and production oriented tasks and initiatives within the Art Outsource department.
● Ensured necessary coverage for project needs while identifying improvements and refinements to efficiency and quality through hands-on art production of Character Art, Environment Art, Concept Art, Rigging/Animation, and UI support.
● Facilitated new studio relationships and communications; Maintained and improved relationships both internally and externally.
● Worked with Art Directors and Art Leads to uphold and promote studio artistic benchmarks through actionable, scalable practices and critique.
● Balanced over 300 tasks amongst 3 live titles and 2- in-development titles within parameters of budget, person and time capacity with 3-4 large studio vendors.
● Collected and authored detailed documentation, video reference, and examples of art production and direction to support the external vendors and internal Art Intake artists.
● Identified potential issues and effective solutions in the outsourcing process, while upholding both quality and scheduling needs of the assets.
● Established new pipeline within Art Outsourcing and Star Trek Online to successfully outsource Starship art, including concepts and 3D assets.
● Supported bug triage, and resolution for any art assets that have been handled by the outsourcing team.
● Encouraged and supported the Art Intake team’s artistic and professional growth.
Cryptic Studios, Outsource Integration Artist, Mar 2019 – May 2023
Titles: Neverwinter Online (GaaS), Star Trek Online (GaaS), Champions Online (Gaas), Magic: Legends
Collaborated with Art Vendor studios and Freelancers to support multiple live titles.
● Utilized soft skills in coordinating and administering feedback to ongoing outsourced tasks. The pipelines that were supported were 3D Environment Art, 3D Character Art, Character animation, UI elements and icons, and Concept Art.
● Supported the launch of Magic: Legends with both Outsource work and individual contributions.
● Utilized 3D skills and artistic abilities to polish delivered assets based on Art Director feedback and resolved technical errors within Cryptic Studios’ proprietary engine.
● Quality checked and made needed alterations to existing assets for optimization and use in-game.
Asset Artist, The Third Floor, July 2018 – Mar 2019
Projects: Super Nintendo World
Model and textures artist in Immersive Dept.
● Created models and textures for characters, props, and vehicles while adhering to strict IP and client standards.
● Spearheaded progress on two high detail environments, taking them through pre-production to final production.
● Helped establish new and unique workflows to create real world interactive media using game development techniques.