Experience

• VP of Art, Co-founder at Burlingame Studios INC

  Burlingame, CA, US

  March 2021 - Present

  As the VP of Art, I have built a team of stellar artists around the US and the Globe who deliver an enormous amount of top-quality artwork, providing the main revenue stream for our award-winning, Scopely-backed Game, Garden Joy. We create hundreds of new challenges and over 300, 3D models of plants and decor each month. With these as their building blocks, the players design the Garden of their dreams and always fi nd some new way to express themselves.

• Art Director at Crowdstar / Glu Mobile,

  Burlingame - San Francisco, US

  April 2015 - March 2021

  I was the head of the Art Team and an original Patent Holder for Design Home, our Award-winning Game. Our highly successful game resulted in the acquisition of Crowdstar by Glu and subsequently by EA for a $2.1 billion.
  
  I was hired to develop and direct an art pipeline that can handle large amounts of 3D assets, in a photorealistic setting that will work on any mobile device. This began with visual development to hit the target on quality while still being technically feasible with our engineering team. After satisfying all stakeholders, I hired, staffed, and trained an internal team of artists, and created documentation for external vendors and internal art reviewers.
  
  We launched and hit number 1 in the app store for free games in the fi rst weekend. It is a key part of EA and the anchor of their division for lifestyle games.

• Freelance Artist at Self Employed

  San Mateo, United States of America

  April 2013 - Present

  I am a digital artist who specializes in art services for the social and mobile game community. My knowledge of game development from working within studios makes it easy for me to plug my skills into any art pipeline. My experience ranges from vector art, digital painting and illustration, concept and design, motion graphics, animation, 3D asset creation and UI design.

  Because of my location, I can easily visit any studio in the Bay Area to touch base and ensure all tasks are being preformed in a timely and effective manner.

  Clients include:
  
  Sony
  
  Game Show Network
  
  Adult Swim
  
  Gree
  
  Crowdstar
  
  Ultrabit
  
  XEOPlay
  
  Fifth Column Games
  
  Dragon Army
  
  Playviews
  
  Present Creative

• Lead Artist at Crowdstar International

  Burlingame, United States of America

  September 2009 - April 2013

  Wasteland Empires
  
  Manage a team of 7 artists across multiple products. Responsible for setting and maintaining art aesthetic, resolving technical challenges with developers, documenting style guidelines and pipeline best practices, ensuring game continuity and consistency, and creating top quality art assets. Integral to hiring process for new talent as well as managing outside vendors and contract artists. Track employee’s professional goals and match them to studio needs for growth and efficiency.

  Lead Artist, Happy Island - Crowdstar, Burlingame, C.A.
  
  Managed a team of 4 artists and created hundreds of art assets through the game’s peak of 3 million DAU. Responsible for animated characters, props, and backgrounds.