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OBJECTIVE:

      To create imaginative and inspiring visual development art for games, film, and animation.

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:

   • Traditional: drawing, painting, and sculpture. 
   • Digital: Adobe Photoshop, Sketch Up, Art Rage and Corel Painter. 
   • In depth knowledge of human & animal anatomy, perspective, color theory, and compositional structure.
   • Professional experience and formal training in concept art and illustration.
   • Creative concept designs of characters/creatures, environments, maquettes/sculptures, vehicles/robots,
      props/weapons, keyframe/production illustrations, motion studies/storyboards, and layout/color keys.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 

2008 -       Epic Games - Concept Artist (Cary, NC)
present         [ www.epicgames.com ] 
2007 -       Flagship Studios - Concept Artist (San Francisco, CA)
2008             "Hellgate: London"  [ www.hellgatelondon.com ] - PC
		      "Mythos"  [ www.mythos.com ] - PC
2006 -       Crystal Dynamics / Eidos (SCi) - Concept Artist (Redwood City, CA)
2007            "Tomb Raider: Underworld "   [ www.tombraider.com ] - PS3/X360/PS2/PC/DS/Wii
		     "Tomb Raider: Anniversary "   [ www.tombraider.com/anniversary ] - PS2/PSP/PC/X360/Wii
2006          Sanzaru Games - Concept Artist (freelance)
                      "Ninja Relex" [ www.ninjareflex.com ]  - Wii/DS.
2006          Planet Moon Studios - Concept Artist (freelance)
                      "Conan"  - PSP
2004 -       Z-Axis / Activision - Concept Artist (Foster City, CA)
2006             "X-Men: The Official Game" [ www.x-mengame.com ] 
		      "Iron Man" 
		      "True Crime 3" and various other projects - PS2/Xbox/X360/GC 
2004          Blue Omega Entertainment - Concept Artist  (freelance)
                      "Damnation" [ www.damnationthegame.com ] -PC
2003-	     Ben Shafer - Illustration - Freelance Illustrator
2004		Frontier Airlines / Wild Blue Yonder
                     	Coors Brewing Co.
                   	Remy Martin
                   	Federated Department Stores / Macy's & Bloomingdales
                   	Unlucky Productions
                   	Pharos Films
EDUCATION:
2003         Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO)
           		BFA in Illustration ( cum laude )
PUBLICATIONS / AWARDS:
2009          Dreams & Visions Press "The Art of Tomb Raider" - Art Book
2009          cghub.com - Recipient of 7 "CGHUB Gold Awards" - Online Art Community
2009          cghub.com - Selected to be a "CGHUB Master Artist" - Online Art Community
2008          Underwood Books "Spectrum 15" - Art Book 
2008          Play Magazine Presents "Girls of Gaming 5.5" - Game Art Annual
2008          Ballistic Publishing "Expose 6" - Art Book 
2007          Edge Presents "The Art of Video Games" - Art Book 
2007          Ballistic Publishing "Expose 5" - Art Book 
2004          cgtalk.com "CG Choice Award" - Online Art Community