Experience

• Character Art Director | Founder at Modern Mythology

  Los Angeles, US

  June 2025 - Present

  I specialize in helping entertainment companies - both AAA and indie - establish and execute a distinctive character art style.
  
  This includes:

  – Art direction and consulting for character pipelines
  
  – Game-ready 3D asset creation (real-time optimized)
  
  – High-end 3D concept art for pitch decks, cinematics, and look-dev

  Whether building from scratch or enhancing an existing IP, I bring 20+ years of expertise to deliver character work that’s visually compelling, production-ready, and aligned with your creative vision.

• Character Art Director at Believer Entertainment

  Los_Angeles, US

  August 2024 - June 2025

  - Lead character art strategy and visual development for an
  
  ambitious open-world game based on original IP, establishing
  
  core stylistic pillars and cohesive visual language.
  
  - Provide strategic art direction and stylized visual development in 3D, optimizing for real-time rendering in Unreal Engine
  
  - Build and mentor a character art team, establishing workflows
  
  that balance creative excellence with technical requirements
  
  - Collaborate cross-functionally with game design, narrative, and
  
  technical teams to ensure character art supports immersive
  
  storytelling and player-focused gameplay.
  
  - Develop comprehensive style guides and art direction
  
  documentation to align teams on character visual direction and maintain consistent quality
  
  - Establish scalable character art pipelines that support rapid
  
  iteration
  
  - Lead RnD of customization system for player characters,
  
  enemies and NPCs

• Principal character artist at Netflix Games

  Los-Angeles, US

  November 2022 - July 2024

  - Collaborating closely with the art director and game designers to ensure characters met multiple project requirements and communicated the intended gameplay mechanics and art style explorations.
  
  - Utilized advanced digital sculpting, texturing, and rendering skills to bring characters to life on tight deadlines.
  
  - Developed a flexible pipeline for character art creation depending on the team's rapidly changing needs and tight time restrictions.
  
  Mentoring and providing feedback to some team members to foster their growth and development beyond their roles.
  
  - Staying current on industry trends and technology advancements to enhance character art quality and efficiencies continually.
  
  - Building relationships and communication lines with other tech-art departments across Netflix for potential collaborations.

• Character art and art direction at Private art consultant

  Los-Angeles

  March 2021 - November 2022

  - Helping with art direction and stylized visual development as a consultant for a few smaller startups:
  
  - Collaborate with writers, game designers, and other stakeholders to ensure character designs align with the overall narrative and gameplay goals.
  
  - Provide feedback and guidance to artists by creating art guides.
  
  - Research industry trends and stay up-to-date on best practices in character design to continuously improve the quality of work produced by the team.

• Senior 3d character artist at Blizzard Entertainment

  Irvine

  March 2012 - February 2021

  - Created characters for AAA games such as Overwatch 1 and 2, Heroes of the Storm, World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria.
  
  - Developed a strong understanding of multiple stylized art styles with a solid connection to the gameplay needs and optimization.
  
  - Achieved high proficiency and flexibility in the different pipelines, such as PBR and hand-paint.
  
  - Demonstrated proficiency in industry-standard software, such as Maya, ZBrush, and Substance Painter, to create stylized textures and models.
  
  - Mentored junior artists, providing guidance and feedback to help them grow their skills and expertise in the field of 3D art.
  
  - Led merchandise initiatives within a busy team live-service game. Collaborated with the company's main merchandise department helping to create merchandise products representing the game as well as collaborations with the one of the world's clothing brands such as Uniqlo.
  
  - Led an initiative to support and build stronger connections with our player base by creating cosplay guides and collaborating with the community team.