Experience

Grease Monkey Games / BlowFish Studios

  • Unreal Director (Garage Preview Trailer)
    June 2023 - July 2023

  • Unreal Lead (Photobooth)
    July 2022 - Currently Employed

  • Senior Lighting Artist / Unreal Generalist
    July 2022 - Currently Employed

Plastic Wax

  • Lead Lighting Artist / Unreal Generalist
    February 2020 – July 2022

Toybox Games Studios PTY LTD

  • Co-Founder / Company Director | Creative Director on “Primordials: Fireborn” and “Primordials Legends: Hollow Hero”
    July 2016 – Currently Employed

Redhill Education (AIT)

  • Head Games Lecturer Melbourne | Subject Coordinator
    March 2017 – January 2020

Web and Design Bros

  • Co-Owner / Business Manager | Web Developer
    September 2015 – March 2018

RMIT

  • Industry Consultant (Industry Advisory Commitee)
    June 2023 - Current

  • Creative Director & Lead Designer Icarus Fall
    March 2014 – December 2015

  • Games Designer & Producer, Solstice Café
    March 2014 – December 2015

  • Producer, RMIT AIM 2015 Student Showcase
    March 2014 – December 2015

SAE/Qantm Melbourne

  • Creative Director, Toybox
    March 2012 – December 2013

Independent Work

  • Unreal Meetup Melbourne Organiser
    April 2018 – Present

  • Games Designer, Heart of Zarar (Android, iOS, GGJ ‘Best Gameplay’ winner and runner up ‘People’s Choice’, Shipped 2013)

  • Games Designer, The Cure (Android, iOS, Shipped 2014)

  • Unity Certified Developer (October 2017)

  • Unity Certified 3D Artist (September 2019)

  • Unity Certified Instructor (October 2019)

  • Unity Certified Associate Exam (Proctor and Organiser, October 2018)

Pre-Games Career Experience

  • Detour (Cook, March 2012 – August 2012)

  • The Mandarin Palace (Kitchen Hand, January 2010 – January 2011)

  • Toy World (Sales Assistant, November 2010 – January 2012)

Education

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne

  • Masters in Animation, Games and Interactivity (with Distinction), 2015

  • Graduate Diploma in Creative Media (with Distinction), 2014

SAE/Qantm, Melbourne

  • Bachelor of Interactive Entertainment, majoring in Games Design, 2013

National Academy of Technology, Melbourne

  • Diploma in Information Technology, 2016

Accolades

Personal

  • Grease Monkey Games - Employee of the Month - June, 2023

  • Develop Pacific 30 Under Thirty - 2019

  • Unreal Engine Cinematic Summer Winner - 2019

Projects

  • Primordials Legends: Hollow Hero (2023) — Winner — PAX Australia People’s Choice

  • Primordials Legends: Hollow Hero (2023) — Selection — PAX Australia Indie Showcase

  • Primordials Legends: Hollow Hero (2023) — Selection — Future Games Show

  • Battle Kitty (2022) — Nominated (Children’s Animation) — GLAAD Media Awards

  • Battle Kitty (2022) — Silver (Children’s Animation) — AEAF Awards

  • NBCUniversal: We Will Be Monsters (2022) — Spirit Medal Finalist — AEAF Awards

  • Primordials: Fireborn (2019) – Selection – AVCON Indie Showcase

  • Primordials: Fireborn (2018) – Selection – AVCON Indie Showcase

  • Primordials: Fireborn (2018) – Finalist – Australian Production Design Guild Awards

  • Heart of Zarar (2013) – Winner – Best Gameplay

  • Heart of Zarar (2013) – Finalist – People’s Choice

References

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