Summary
PRINCIPAL CONCEPT ARTIST, BLACKBIRD INTERACTIVE, VANCOUVER, BC, 2018-2023
Defined and communicated project visions in collaboration with project directors through creation of key/mood art, concept art/design, and documentation. Led and mentored junior artists; evaluated and tracked their ongoing performance and designed suitable career development plans for their advancement. As a studio-level resource, created pitch art and documentation.
■ Earthless (Coming 2024), Team17
■ Homeworld 3 (Coming 2024), Gearbox Publishing
■ Minecraft Legends (2023), Mojang & Xbox Game Studios
■ Hardspace: Shipbreaker (2022), Focus Entertainment
■ Crossfire: Legion (2022), Smilegate
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SENIOR CONCEPT ARTIST, RELIC ENTERTAINMENT, VANCOUVER, BC, 2008-2017
Worked with art directors to help define project art direction by creating mood pieces, illustrations and concept art/design. Generated turnarounds, diagrams and call-outs to guide production artists and created key art for marketing purposes.
■ Age of Empires 4 (2021), Microsoft Studios
■ Dawn of War 3 (2017), SEGA
■ Company of Heroes 2: The British Forces (2015), SEGA
■ Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault (2014), SEGA
■ Company of Heroes 2: Western Front Armies (2014), SEGA
■ Company of Heroes 2 (2013), SEGA
■ Codename: Breach (Canceled), THQ Inc.
■ Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online (2013), THQ Inc. (Canceled)
■ Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (2011), THQ Inc.
■ Codename: Manhattan (Canceled), THQ Inc.
■ Codename: P15 (Canceled), THQ Inc.
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OUTSOURCE ART DIRECTOR, RELIC ENTERTAINMENT, VANCOUVER, BC, 2004-2008
Led external art teams to deliver on-spec, on-time art assets. Directed efforts via writing briefs, reference material and feedback via reviews and paint-overs.
■ Frontlines: Fuel of War (2008), THQ Inc.
■ The Outfit (2006), THQ Inc.
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MODEL/TEXTURE ARTIST, RELIC ENTERTAINMENT, VANCOUVER, BC, 1997-2004
Created on-spec game assets with a keen, discerning eye for interpreting concept art/designs.
■ Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (2004), THQ Inc.
■ Homeworld 2 (2003), Sierra Entertainment, Inc., Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.
■ Impossible Creatures (2003), Microsoft Games Studios
■ Homeworld (1999), Sierra On-Line, Inc.