Pave the way for real time workflows for the Digital Experience Studio (DEx Studio) - and create the next level of interactivity for Ford Motor Company.

Collaborate with designers and developers to bring leading-edge visualizations to the vehicle cockpit.

Strong leadership abilities with a desire to confidently lead, motivate, develop and supervise a team

Provide clear direction to all departments, set clear objectives and monitor the process, progress and results

Communicate and liaise with department leads to arrive at efficient, cost-effective solutions best suited for the project

Work with the director and producer to help define and refine the creative requirements of projects so they can be technically achieved within budget

Filter diverse feedback from both client and project director to members of the team

Proactively investigate and implement technology, tools and methods appropriate to the art direction of the product

Meet with Technical Artists and Developers on a regular basis to identify inefficiencies or technical problems with the toolset and pipeline, and put in place a plan-of-action to resolve such issues

Train the team members and review their work, ensuring high standard results

Educate artists on how to work with the real-time and pre-rendered pipeline, processes and tools

Attend daily sessions with the team to give feedback/approvals

Work with Creative Resources to define recruiting goals to achieve the appropriate balance of qualified artists

Liaison where necessary with clients and third-party contractors

Successfully launch and maintain releases of consumer facing applications

Ford Truth About Trucks (TAT) Kiosk – 2017 Major Update

Lincoln Experience Center – Launched Summer 2016

2016 F-150 Pro Trailer Backup Assist Interactive Exhibit – 2016 NAIAS

2017 Ford Safety Technologies Kiosk – 2017 NAIAS

Taught at the following institutions: Eastern Michigan University, Washtenaw Community College, Lawrence Technical University, Baker College, and IADT

Teaches students in the following courses:

Advanced Modeling and Character Creation in 3DS Max, Maya, Zbrush, and Substance Painter

Principles of Animation and Character Animation in 3DS Max and Maya

Physics and VFX using 3DS Max (MassFX and FumeFX) and Maya (Bullet, nDynamics, and Bifrost)

Advanced Rendering, Lighting, and Compositing using V-Ray and After Effects

Leads a team of Modelers to create assets that are used for high-end rendering and realtime visualization for marketing and advertising

Redefined RTT’s modeling pipeline which lead to a 40% efficiency when turning around models to other departments

Acts as a pseudo-project manager when working on projects

Client facing and communicating with clients regularly

Produces schedules/timelines, estimates, and proposals for new projects

Regularly delegates modeling tasks to 5-8 modelers

In charge of interviewing, hiring, and training prospective modelers

Responsible for developing the modeling pipeline for creating lifestyle assets

Increased revenue for RTT into 6-figure amounts

Spear-headed the effort for creating rendering and marketing assets for Kia

Lead to repeat multi-million dollar contracts

Lead the modeling and unwrapping of an entire vehicle in only 2 weeks

Timeline allowed RTT to create rendered assets for Kia’s newly released vehicle at the time, the 2014 Kia Cadenza

Works closely with many footwear apparel companies to create 3D models for visualization and 3D printing

Defined a pipeline that would take a highly visualized model and create a full scale 3D printed model with colored textures

This pipeline was used for rapid prototyping many different shoe designs

Created 3D automotive, military, medical, and aerospace simulations and animations

Created highly accurate and detailed 3D models of technical and non-technical components, systems, and environments from scratch or with limited resources

Modeled, rigged, and animated life-like character and mechanical objects for use in curriculum courses to teach students, teachers, and specialists within the field

Used 3DS Max, Zbrush, and Photoshop to be used with low polygon models in a real time simulator

Increased library of 3D models by 50 percent in the company’s software: CarSim, TruckSim, and BikeSim

Created a professional training guide for automotive companies including Ford, GM, and Toyota