Experience

• Technical Animator at Playable Worlds

  San Marcos

  February 2022 - February 2026

  • Designed and implemented rigging and deformation systems for characters, creatures, environment props, and weapon assets in Autodesk Maya, integrating assets into Unity

  • Extended and optimized the animation pipeline through custom Python-based Maya tools, improving rig authoring, automation, and production efficiency

  • Built and maintained animation state machines, blend trees, and animation layers in Unity to support gameplay-driven locomotion and weapon systems

  • Developed runtime rig solutions utilizing Unity’s Animation Rigging package, implementing constraint layers, Two-Bone IK, and weapon aiming setups

  • Developed custom Unity Editor tools in C# to automate batch prefab modification and implement an in-engine animation preview and capture workflow leveraging Unity’s Timeline for runtime rig evaluation, adjustable lighting, background color overrides, and screenshot/video output

  • Collaborated with external vendor Didimo to support character customization and automated generation workflows, assisting with asset preparation and integration into the Unity pipeline

  • Provided cross-functional technical support across animation and modeling, troubleshooting deformation, rig integration, and pipeline workflow issues in Maya and Unity
  

• Character Rigger (contract) at Elevated.Games

  Los Angeles

  June 2020 - September 2020

  • Designed and implemented production-ready character and creature rigs in Autodesk Maya,
  
  supporting animation and gameplay requirements

  • Provided technical support and implemented workflow improvements across the character art and animation pipeline