Summary
Education:
2010-2013: University of Wales College Newport (City Campus)
Upper Second Class Honours (2:1) BA Hons
Technical Skills:
o Photoshop
o Zbrush
o Substance Painter
o Marmoset Toolbag
o Quixel
o Xnormal
2008-2009: University of South Wales Newport (Caerleon)
Foundation Art & Design Merit
Occupations, Art and Music based Project Work:
Jan 2014-Present: Commissioned Based Artwork
Currently I have been working creating custom made posters of popular Super Heroes and computer games characters, using digital artwork and original poses. I have had a high volume of orders.
Nov 2013-Jan 2014: Metaverse Anthology - Comic Book Artist
The Metaverse Anthology is a series of comic book stories comprising of welsh artists and writers. I was chosen to work upon this project where I was paired with a writer named Chris Lynch. The story we worked upon is called The Ballad of Captain Fantastic. The Anthology will be featured at the Edinburgh Comic Con 2014.
Aug 2013-Jan 2014: GAME - Sales Assistant and PS4 Consultant
General sales assistant duties included selling and advising customers on software and hardware, cashier, stock taking general admin, cashing up the register, answering phones. I am also trained as a PS4 Consultant where my duties where to oversee all PS4 sales and to advise any customers queries relating to the PS4.
Feb 2013-Ongoing: Anova (Band)
I am part of a three piece multinational progressive metal band, where I play Bass and Keyboards. I am also involved in the production of each track along with promoting the bands online profile. We have a strong and ever increasing following on Facebook, Soundcloud and Got-Djent.
Nov 2012: Myth Matcher - Composer and Sound Effects Designer
Myth Matcher is a drug awareness game developed for school children of primary and early secondary ages in the South Wales Area. This project was run by Newport City council with the aim of creating a drug awareness app for children to freely access. It can be downloaded on the android store.
Oct 2012-May 2013: Unlimited (Game) Concept Artist, Composer and Sound Effects Designer
For my final year project in University, two others and myself worked upon developing a game designed for an app called Unlimited. My role was to create all the concept art and promotional artwork, write all the music and develop sound effects.
June 2012: Dare to be Digital Competition, Dundee. Tea and Techno Team - Composer
I was asked in my second year of university to join a group of third years who had entered the Dare to be Digital Competition that year. The aim of this competition was to make a game in 24 hours. My role was to write the music for this game.
Skills
Software proficiency
