
As a lighting specialist and artist with over 12+ years of experience, I have had the pleasure to work with some very talented teams over the years, creating a wide range of AAA quality games that millions of people enjoy every day.
• Lighting pipelines, PBR shaders and Global illumination
• Team communication between art, code design, producers and leads
• Team mentorship, documentation, task scheduling and agile scrum
• Lighting interior/exterior cinematics and real-time environments
• Capturing the visual style of a project using lighting
• Optimisation and profiling for lighting and atmospheric effects
• Photography – working with ISO, shutter speed, EV, and aperture
• Concept art, look-development, paint-overs, and marketing art assets
• Dr. Grordbort’s: Boosters (Magic Leap One) – Sr. Artist
• Dr. Grordbort’s: Invaders (Magic Leap One) – Sr. Artist
• Need For Speed™ No Limits VR (Google Daydream) – Sr. Specialist Artist
• Need For Speed™ No Limits (iOS/Android) – Sr. Specialist Artist
• Real Racing 3 (iOS/Android) – Mid-Level Artist
• Need For Speed™ Most Wanted (iOS/Android) – Mid-Level Artist
• Mass Effect™ Infiltrator (iOS/Android) – Mid-Level Artist
• The Sims™ FreePlay (iOS/Android) – Mid-Level Artist
• Dead Space™ (iOS/Android) – Mid-Level Artist
• Need For Speed™ Hot Pursuit (iOS/Android) – Mid-Level Artist
• Need For Speed™ Nitro (DS) – Outsourced Artist
• The Sims 3™ World Adventures (iOS) – Outsourced Artist
• Path of Exile (PC) – Environment Artist
• Petanque Pro (Wii) – Technical Lead Artist
• World Sports Party (Wii) – 3D Artist
Senior Lighting Artist
Senior Lighting Artist (Short term contract)
Senior Lighting Artist
Matte Artist (Short term contract)
Senior Artist
Wellington, New Zealand · December 2016 – July 2020
Melbourne, Australia · June 2013 – December 2016
Melbourne, Australia · April 2010 – June 2013
Melbourne, Australia · October 2009 – March 2010
Auckland, New Zealand · August 2009 – September 2009
New Plymouth, New Zealand · February 2008 – July 2008
Auckland, New Zealand · April 2007 – April 2008
2019🏆 The Slice of Heaven Grand Prize – Winner , NZ Games Festival – The Pavs
Dr. Grordborts: Invaders
2019🥈 Immersive Reality Technical Achievement – Nominee , D.I.C.E
Dr. Grordborts: Invaders
2019🥈 Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project – Nominee , VES Awards
Dr. Grordborts: Invaders
2014🥈 Game, Original Role Playing – Nominee , NAVGTR
Path of Exile
2013🥇 Gold Rating , PocketGamer
Real Racing 3
2012🏆 Best Aussie / NZ-Made Game – Winner , IGN AU Black Beta Select Awards
Mass Effect™ Infiltrator
2012🏆 Best Mobile Graphics – Winner , IGN
Need For Speed™ Most Wanted (iOS/Android)
2012🥇 APP STORE BEST OF , Apple Inc.
Need For Speed™ Most Wanted (iOS/Android)
2012🥈 Mobile & Handheld – Nominee , BAFTA
Dead Space™ (iOS)
2011🏆 iPad Game of the Year Award – Winner (U.S. and Canada) , Apple Inc.
Dead Space™ (iOS)
2008🏆 Best Animation, 48Hour Film Festival , 48Hours
2006🎓 Sidhe Interactive Annual Scholarship – Recipient , Sidhe Interactive