Technical artist for games
Unreal Engine
Unity
In-house engines
Houdini, Blender
Substance Painter
Substance Designer
Python
HLSL
C++
PC, Playstation, Xbox
Nintendo DS, 3DS
Oculus VR
Narrative-based AAA game
Working in Activision's internal studio, Elsewhere Entertainment, on a new franchise.
The Witcher IV (UE5)
Keeping an oversight on the Tech Art discipline in terms of quality, technical direction.
Contributed as an UE5 expert in code, shaders, systems.
Coordinated the design, architecture, then became the programmer of TW4's real time multilayered material, tailored for rich open worlds.
Trained Tech Art & VFX in graphics optimization, peformance measurements.
Maintained strong ties with Epic Games. Directly collaborated on code, in-person meetings, roadmaps - as a developer and a product owner. Regularly participated in Unreal Fest & GDC.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty | The Witcher IV (UE5)
Manager of 10 technical artists.
Product Owner of a cross-disciplinary agile team.
We're responsible for texturing workflows, master shaders, post FX, for AAA open-world games.
Cyberpunk 2077 (PC, Playstation, Xbox)
Helped develop a proprietary, multilayered texturing system based on Substance. Programmed tools for material library management.
Designed and implemented vehicle destruction pipeline.
Prepared shaders for environment art, gameplay-driven effects.
Implemented procedural, point cloud-based VFX, e.g. all braindance mode visuals.
Optimized & debugged shaders in PIX.
Steel Rats (PC, Playstation, Xbox)
Designed and modelled modular environment sets.
Created procedural textures in Substance Designer.
Technical art duties, optimization, shaders.
Created and rendered environments in Houdini.
Developed shaders, procedural generation solutions.
Programmed standalone tools in Python.
Lead a team of 4 artists on Oculus VR projects.
Designed, modelled and textured PBR environments.
Programmed shaders in HLSL.
Worked on level art, design and lighting.
Programmed a level design toolkit (Blender plugin).
Helped to optimise for handhelds.
Shipped 6 console games in total.