Experience

• 3D Artist at HTX Labs

  November 2023 - October 2025

  Built Unreal Engine digital twins that enabled technicians to safely practice aircraft maintenance procedures in immersive VR environments.

• Adjunct Instructor at Southern New Hampshire University

  January 2024 - Present

  Teach college courses in 3D modeling, animation, game art, and Unreal Engine, preparing students for professional production workflows.

• Principal Game Development Specialist at SAIC

  Billings, MT

  August 2018 - September 2023

  Created real-time digital twins of military aircraft, satellites, hydro test facilities, and other complex systems for VR pilot and maintenance training.
  
  Pioneered a CAD-to-real-time pipeline that transformed engineering models into optimized Unity assets, enabling efficient production of large-scale simulation projects.

• Adjunct Instructor at Northwest College of Art & Design

  Tacoma, WA

  May 2016 - December 2021

  Taught nearly the entire 3D curriculum, from modeling and animation to game art and rendering, mentoring students for careers in game development and visualization.

• Senior Environment Artist at Zombie Studios

  Seattle, WA

  February 2008 - March 2014

  Owned gameplay art for SAW and SAW II, creating traps, puzzles, and interactive environments in Unreal. Served as primary weapon artist on Blackwater and contributed to Blacklight: Retribution.

• Environment Artist at Buzz Monkey Software

  Eugene, OR

  March 2006 - June 2007

  Created environment art for Tomb Raider: Anniversary and NFL Street 3, contributing to my first shipped commercial titles.

• Environment Artist at Fever Pitch Studios

  Austin, TX

  May 2003 - January 2006

  Established a foundation at my first studio job. Worked on several unreleased titles as well as Hit & Myth for the Gizmondo.