Services Rendered: Outsourcing & consulting

• Worked with design and programming teams to Identify art needs and production pathway within the specifications of a next-generation simulation engine;
   
• Prototyped first demo for management in 3DSMax;
   
• In charge for identifying in-house artist and external art providers;
   
• Generated concept art for most characters and vehicles, including the layout and composition for box art and print ad;
   
• Ensured the transition of internal art team from 3DSMax to Softimage, including training and database management;
   
• Generated art pathway documents, including art specifications, naming conventions and style bible. 
   
• Trained Viewpoint team in Provo UT to generate multiple damage states + mounting points + LOD’ed vehicle assets;
   
• Day-to-day on-site scheduling and management of art team (8 artists in-house + Viewpoint as external contractor), within budget;
   
• Maintained production schedule and managed art assets with Microsoft Project and Visual Source Safe;
   
• Designed special effects with engine programmers (animated textures, lighting effects, reflections, day-to-night lighting scheme etc.);
   
• Produced multiple art assets for the game including object modeling, texturing, GUI, level maps;
   
• Supervised production of pre-rendered cinematic sequences with external art house and project director.