CG Toolsmith

Tools programmer for the AAA games & film industry

Gears 5

The Coalition / Microsoft. Lead RND Developer @ Axis Studios

Export & Delivery tools

Shot export toolsets for Autodesk Maya, that export scenes in parallel, to not block the animator.

Lighting tools

Unreal tools to handle cinematic character lighting. (Allowing lighting artists to preview their lights in editor).

Role

Main point of contact for pipeline issues for Animation, Lighting and FX teams. Technical communication between Axis and Coalition.

Integration

Debugging gameplay to cinematic transitions and other integration issues. (E.g. Creating tools for weapon handling.)

Lumberyard GDC Demo

Amazon Game studios. Technical artist @ Axis Studios

Tools

⛭ In engine tools to assemble animation data from Autodesk Maya

⛭ One-click solution that builds cameras, characters and props on the right track for the correct shot.
⛭ Worked together with rigging TD to create an Autodesk Maya export pipeline.
⛭ In engine Perforce toolsets. (Submitting and syncing changes.)
⛭ Shader preset tool to quickly setup shaders.
⛭ Day to day tools support for the art and rigging teams. (Including writing the project wiki + documentation.)