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    Nicole Tan

    Environment Art

    Objective -

     

    To create interesting and immersive environments, while collaborating with a driven and passionate team.

     

    Work Experience -

     

     

    Crystal Dynamics

    Environment Artist

    May 2011 - Present

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    Avengers Project (Feb 2017 - present)

    • Tasked and provided feedback to team members

    • Created outsource packages and provided feedback to outsource vendors

    • Ran GPU analysis of spaces for optimization

    • Mentoring and training of new hires

    • Developed base compositions for spaces

    • Collaborate with design to lay out spaces

    • High poly modeling and low poly bakes

    • Created assets from photogrammetry sources

     

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Jan 2016 - Feb 2017)

    • Balanced team priorities and scheduling to satisfy quality within checkpoint deadlines

    • Tasked and provided feedback to team members

    • Ran analysis to develop efficient optimization guidelines

    • Developed key compositions

    • Collaborated with designers to layout gameplay spaces

    • Developed mesh and terrain materials

    • High poly modelling and low poly bakes

     

    Rise of the Tomb Raider (April 2013 - Jan 2016)

    • Collaborated with designers to build out structures of hub and side tomb units

    • PBR texture and material generation

    • High poly modelling and low poly bakes

    • Narrative set dressing

    • Optimization of units including light, mesh, and material optimizations as well as occlusion

    • Documented optimization workflows

    • Creation and management of outsource orders for assigned units

    • Mentoring and training new hires

    • Lighting

     

    Unannounced project (Jan 2013 - April 2013)

    • PBR texture and material generation

    • High poly modelling

    • Worked with art team to create style guide keyholes

     

    Tomb Raider (May 2011 - Jan 2013)

    • Modular asset construction

    • Collaborating with designers to lay out hub units

    • Modelling and material polish

    • Creation of side tomb unit from start to finish, including block out, custom mesh, fx placement and tuning, custom modelling/materials, and lighting

    • Creation of set pieces for hub levels

    • Destructible object modelling

    • Analyzing PIX capture reports to formulate optimization strategies

    • Mesh, material, and lighting optimizations

     

    Autodesk Inc.

    Subject Media Expert

    January 2010

    • Created 3d models and textures for a low poly interior environment

    • Documented process for learning media

     

    Education

     

    Laguna College of Art and Design

    Certificate, Game Arts

    2008 - 2010

     

    California State University - Sacramento

    Bachelor of Arts, Art Studio

    2005-2007

     

    University of California, Davis

    Bachelor of Arts, Chinese

    2000-2004