Experience

• December 2021 - Present
  Character Artist at Electronic Arts
  Vancouver, CA

  - Primarily serving as the main point of contact and Character Art Lead for the FIFA/FC Accessories department. Facilitating the production of assets, and collaborating with other leads, managers, and producers to ensure assets are released on time.

  - Created complex accessory geometry using Zbrush and Maya, and textured assets using a combination of Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

  - Managed asset quality and production by coordinating tasks among internal and outsourced artists, offering constructive feedback on work quality, and providing training to ensure adherence to production standards.

  - Developed JavaScript and Python scripts to expedite repetitive tasks in Photoshop and Maya. Conducted research on new programs, tools, and techniques to develop procedural and non-destructive workflows.

• September 2021 - November 2021
  CG Look Development Artist at Atomic Cartoons
  Vancouver, CA

  - Developed shaders for props and environments in the show ‘Princess Power,’ using programs such as Katana, Maya, Substance Painter, and Substance Designer.

  - Collaborated with look development leads and texture artists to create adjustable materials in scenes, allowing for easy modifications based on feedback from supervisors and art directors.

• March 2020 - August 2021
  Assistant Character Artist at Electronic Arts (EA)
  Vancouver

  - Worked with leads, managers, and artists to create and modify 3D assets in the Kits and Accessories department for the FIFA/FC franchise.

  - Assisted the Accessories Lead Artist with reviewing artwork by outsourced artists, and ensuring all assets are refined and are operating correctly in the game engine.

  - Textured kits and accessory assets using Photoshop, Illustrator and Substance Painter.
  
  Modeled and modified the topology of accessory assets using Zbrush and Maya.

• May 2019 - August 2019
  3D Artist / Technical Artist at Thinking Box
  Vancouver, Canada

  - Worked with a cross-functional team to deliver an interactive installation that allows users to create a sustainable virtual city by manipulating physical objects

  - Modeled and textured a variety of 3D buildings to populate the environment

  - Wrote custom shaders and C# scripts to facilitate interaction between objects in Unity

• January 2019 - May 2019
  3D Artist at University of British Columbia
  Vancouver, Canada

  - Modeled buildings and ancient artifacts, based on blue prints and reference images of archaeological sites in Kalavasos Cyprus, for a virtual reality experience

  - Created custom materials with adjustable parameters using Substance Designer, to texture the environment iteratively

• August 2016 - December 2017
  3D Artist at Escher Reality Inc.
  Cambridge, MA, United States of America

  - Modeled, textured, rigged, and animated low to high poly models compatible for an augmented reality experience in Unity and Scene Kit

  - Digitally painted concept art and UI elements for team projects

  - Developed custom shaders, special effects, and lighting setups in Unity
  

• June 2015 - August 2015
  3D Modeling Intern at Rubicon Group Holding
  Amman, Jordan

  - Modeled 3D objects with minimal quad based topology using Maya

  - Digitally sculpted and textured characters using Zbrush

  - Assisted other interns by improving the topology of their 3D models

• December 2013 - January 2014
  Creative Team Intern at Leo Burnett
  Amman, Jordan

  - Developed branding and digital work for several strategic brands (Samsung, Faruk Holdings, Asiacell)

  - Worked closely with the creative department to pitch new concepts and ideas to perspective clients