Experience

• Cinematics Technical Director Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment

  Irvine

  March 2022 - March 2024

• Associate Cinematics Technical Director at Blizzard Entertainment

  Irvine, United States of America

  September 2020 - March 2022

• Graphic Designer at Studio Q

  Kingston, Canada

  September 2019 - March 2020

  • Rapidly drafted several low-fidelity design ideas for various projects based on briefs and in-person meetings with clients
  
  • Crafted final designs in formats including rave cards, posters, and social media posts using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop in a timely manner
  
  • Maintained communication and professionalism with clients to ensure necessary revisions were made to ensure the highest quality

• TD Intern at Industrial Brothers

  Toronto, Canada

  May 2019 - August 2019

  • Meticulously created and refined the style sheet template for use in all studio tools, helping to optimize development workflow and unifying the UI appearance across all proprietary programs
  
  • Implemented a card system to the production pipeline code base providing fellow engineers with a versatile and aesthetically appealing method of data visualization in their applications
  
  • Designed and developed an editor enabling developers and other production staff to safely create or modify the JSON files used to configure the studio’s show environments through a robust, flexible, intuitive, and fully-featured application

• Logo Designer at CMT Communications

  Toronto, Canada

  July 2014 - August 2014

  • Communicated with a supervisor to grasp a thorough understanding of the design desired of the client
  
  • Effectively managed time to provide several detailed sketches
  
  • Produced digital versions of logos using Illustrator CC, supplied final works to the supervisor, thus helping promote the fashion company with a simple and effective icon for increasing customers sales

• Keynote Speaker at CSearch Conference at Queen's University

  Kingston, Canada

  September 2018 - September 2018

  • Spoke on topics in computer graphics alongside former president of ACM SIGGRAPH Alain Chesnais
  
  • Imparted personal experiences while working in the CG industry to inspire undergraduate, masters, and postdoctoral student studying subjects such as Computer Science

• Python Developer Co-op at SideFX Software

  Toronto, Canada

  May 2018 - August 2018

  • Researched, prototyped, and implemented several new features in Houdini's character rigging tools to streamline the rigging process
  
  • Resolved bugs in the software and refined various parts of the UI using PyQt, improving the overall user experience
  
  • Documented and presented the enhanced functionality of tools to the entire company to demonstrate the new workflows

• Pipeline Technical Director Intern at Spin VFX

  Toronto, Canada

  May 2017 - August 2017

  • Lead the design and development of alpha software GUIs and supplementary tools for integration into the studio's graphics software
  
  • Provided an intuitive user interface for generating the email signatures of current employees and new hires
  
  • Assisted in the refinement of a beta software tool to allow artists to rapidly launch assigned film/show shots, enabling a more efficient production pipeline workflow

• Graphic Designer at hEr VOLUTION

  Toronto, Canada

  July 2015 - August 2015

  • Conducted research based on the goals of the non-profit organization and drafter versions of brochures, surpassing the needs of the company
  
  • Created the final brochure in Adobe Illustrator CC, providing an appropriate print-ready product