Sands Digital (Las Vegas Sands Corp.)

Senior 3D Artist - Broadcast

• Crafting top-notch 3D backgrounds and virtual set extensions tailored for diverse live video broadcasting projects. My expertise encompasses designing intricate 3D environments, aligning live-action footage with computer-generated backgrounds, and implementing both static and real-time lighting and rendering techniques. These skills are applied to live broadcasts worldwide, ensuring a seamless and visually engaging experience.

Hardware used: PC

Software used: VMIX, NDI cameras, 3d Studio Max, Adobe CC Suite, Substance Sampler/Designer, Davinci Resolve. Unreal, Unity, Vray, MOI 3D, and D5 Render

Mosaic Companies (Walker Zanger/Opustone/Surfaces)

Lead 3D Artist

• Responsible for taking product photographs and translating them into photoreal product visualizations for all tile and stone SKU's across company product lines.  I do this by creating: highly detailed 3d room scenes, making and applying PBR shaders, lighting and rendering subjects for product catalogs and digital marketing purposes. 

Hardware used: PC

Software used: 3d Studio Max, Adobe CC Suite, Substance Sampler/Designer, Davinci Resolve. Vray, Fusion 360, MOI 3D, AutoCad.

Forte

Senior Creative Designer

• Develop architectural conceptual and schematic design ideas, + RFP graphic support.

• Responsible for articulating in-house and 3rd party designs into photoreal rendered assets.  Generate  shop drawings, virtually examine clash detection of FRP, wood, and metal fit-up during fabrication and site install.

• Provide as-built field verifications, interior/exterior 3d site survey scans

•  Establishing artistic strategy, introducing new and innovative tools for artistic execution. 

• Manage 3D print production of in-house Massivit 1800 Pro

• Commercial UAV Pilot and Operations Manager for Trevi Drone Data.

An Aerial Drone Service company with a focus on Construction Progress, Lidar mapping, and video production. www.trevidronedata.com 

Hardware used: PC/MAC/LINUX/Massivit 1800 Pro . Avia Livox lidar payload/ DJI M300 RTK/ Emild RS2/ DJI Mavic 2 pro / Matterport and various FPV drones and camera equipment. ARTEC EVA 3D scanning for Reverse Engineering to Solid. 

Software used: 3d Studio Max, Adobe CC Suite, AutoCad, D5 Render, Davinci Resolve, Fusion 360, MOI 3D, PCPainter & PCMaster PPK calc software, Recap Pro, Revit, Substance Sampler/Designer, Unreal Engine, Vray, Zbrush.

SMF Creative Group

Creative Director 

Led and supervised a team of twelve rendering artists, ensuring the high-quality completion of deliverables including shop drawings, architectural renderings, animations, video productions, real estate photography, and 3D solid models for prototype parts. Oversaw the printing process using both SLA and FDM manufacturing techniques.  

Hardware used: PC

Software used: 3d Studio Max,  After Effects, Photoshop, Vray, Corona, Fusion 360 and Auto Cad.

Bishop Gorman High School

Visual Arts Teacher

Responsible for program and curriculum development. I mentored and taught 300 students a year to articulate their ideas using the computer as a tool. That tool was carefully sharpened through the use of computer graphics, programming and digital photography.

Course Instruction

1117 Photo 2 Digital Photography

1127 Photo 3 Advanced Digital Photography

1205 Java Fundamental - Programming - Java, Python & Processing

1220 Introduction to Programming - Java, Python & Processing

1240 Computer Graphics - 3d content creation & 3d printing

1241 Computer Graphics 2- Advanced 3d content creation & 3d printing.

Pentagon Studios

Art Director

Oversaw and led the entire 3D visualization process, including the production of marketing materials for the company. Developed 3D renderings, architectural animations, and video productions. Specialized in 3D solid modeling for prototype parts, and utilized both SLA and FDM manufacturing techniques for printing diverse 3D models.

Photographing scale model buildings & fabrication.

Ronin Entertainment

3D Background Artist

Responsible for the modeling, texturing, lighting, and animating of two shipping titles. Core contribution includes five of sixteen levels for PC, xbox, & PS2 Action Adventure / Fighting game.

Bruce Lee Quest of the Dragon - xbox/PS2

Legend of Blade Masters - PC/Dreamcast

Hardware used: PC 

Software used: 3d Studio Max, Adobe Master Collection, XBOX DEV kit and a Proprietary run-time R.I.D.E.

Atlandia Design (in-house design Mirage Resorts) 

Senior 3D Artist

Lead visual design supervisor for Bellagio, Beau Rivage, and Le Jerdan (Wynn Las Vegas). Responsible for design and creation of 3d Real-Time databases and 3d presentation models. Managed key personnel in the 3d design pipeline.

Hardware used: Silicon Graphics Onyx 2 / Indigo 2 / SGI VW 540

Software used: MultiGen II Creator, 3d Studio Max, Auto Cad, Adobe Master Collection and a Proprietary run-time from the University of California, Los Angeles.