Resume

PDF Resume Here GREGORY BRANT Technical Artist OBJECTIVE To create great AAA games by helping make the team more efficient and effective by creating, leveraging, and documenting tools, workflows, or content for a diverse range of styles and disciplines SPECIALTIES PBR based asset generation and implementation Environment rigging and animation Scripted and dynamic event system creation BRDF/PBR lighting and scripted lighting events Shader and Effect creation Post processing and finishing work FPS auditing and optimization Establishing workflows and efficient solutions Documenting tools and training others SKILLS Photoshop Substance Suite Quixel Suite Havok Tools Houdini After Effects Maya Max World Creator Unreal Engine Unity C# Python PyQT GSC MEL Slack Shotgun OneNote Perforce Pix Capture PS4 Kit tools CHARACTER Creative Problem Solver Consistently positive and easy to get along with Eager to help team members Self-motivated and organized Proactive self-management Clear and open communicator Documents work well and creates tutorials Ambitious learner Perseverant work ethic EXPERIENCE 2014 – PRESENT TECHNICAL ARTIST – HIGH MOON STUDIOS CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 4, DESTINY 2 FORSAKEN, DESTINY 2, CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE, CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 3, CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE Bridge communication between design, art, and animation Create prototype gameplay objects with design and prepare them for artists Create PBR Materials and shaders for effects and environment art Monitor screen space EV values to maintain consistent color output Audit FPS and find solutions to maintain a solid 16ms render time for 60+fps Use umbra or other occlusion tools and techniques to optimize performance Create terrain and vista objects using in house and world creator erosion tech Rig, Model, animate, and add effects to gameplay objects Script event setup using volumes, player proximity, view angle Manage various shaders throughout for PBR/EV consistency (water, lights, etc) Setup and manage post process systems (color grading, DOF, Fog, etc) Light environments and characters using in house BRDF systems 2012 – 2014 3D ARTIST – ZINDAGI GAMES BASEBALL SLAM , CRAZY KITCHEN, VARIOUS PROTOTYPES ON PS4 Help develop tools to manage when effects play based on gameplay Implemented and documented Havok tools for more realistic simulations Constraint and Havok physics applied to create complex destructibles Create rigged animation and particle effects for character attacks Create Particle Effects for gameplay and UI & UX elements Shader and lighting setup for environment and UI & UX elements Optimize and manage UI & UX performance and appearance Create mockups and final designs for UI & UX 2008 – 2011 ENVIRONMENT ARTIST – PAPAYA GAMES DISNEY’S TOY STORY MANIA, BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE: VILGAX ATTACKS, BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE: COSMIC DESTRUCTION, DISNEY’S CARTOON MATER’S TALL TALES, CARTOON NETWORK PUNCH TIME EXPLOSION, CARTOON NETWORK PUNCH TIME EXPLOSION XL Model, texture, and light environment art and skybox/vista assets Rig and animate environment asset animation Rig and setup systems for various destructible environment assets Create particle effect systems for environment art Create atmospheric elements using cards and engine tricks Manage note tracks on characters for initializing effects EDUCATION 2004-2008 ART INSTITUTE OF CA: SAN DIEGO - BS GAME ART AND DESIGN Graduated with Honors Awarded Most Outstanding Game Art and Design Student Winter 2008