I am a Tech Art Lead at Ubisoft Toronto with extensive experience in the video game industry and a strong background in film and television VFX. Previously, I worked as a CG Generalist Supervisor specializing in Look Development, Lighting, Level Art, Texturing, Digital Matte Painting (DMP), and Environment TD roles across leading global VFX and animation studios.
My career spans contributions to Emmy-winning productions such as Gotham (as Environment Generalist) and two-time Emmy-nominated Westworld, as well as work on high-profile film projects including Dune: Part Two at DNEG. I have also collaborated with the United Nations in New York as an Illustrator and 2D Animator, contributing to UNFPA initiatives focused on children’s rights and women’s empowerment.
Academically, I hold a Master’s and Honors degree in Audiovisual Arts with an emphasis in Graphics from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia), and a Diploma in 3D Animation and Visual Effects from Vancouver Film School. In 2024, I completed a specialization through Harvard Business School Online in leadership, management, ethical business practices, design thinking, innovation, and the application of AI in modern corporate product and business strategy.
Throughout my career, I have developed a multidisciplinary skill set across both artistic and technical domains, including asset creation, shading, modeling (hard surface and organic), lighting, rigging, animation for hard surfaces, environments, projections, tracking, rotoscoping, compositing, motion graphics, and both 2D and 3D animation. I also have a strong foundation in traditional arts, including drawing, sculpture, digital illustration, and photography.
I am proficient in industry-standard tools such as Unreal Engine 5, Maya, Nuke, Houdini, Katana, Substance Painter/Designer, ZBrush, SpeedTree, Clarisse, and more, alongside design and editing tools including Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere, and InDesign. Rendering experience includes Arnold, V-Ray, Redshift, and RenderMan.
Beyond production work, I have experience as a mentor in advanced 2D/3D techniques, as a dance director and professional stage performer, and as a writer and UNFPA art consultant. I have also managed art exhibitions and collections, including my first exhibition at Casa Cuadrada Art Gallery in 2012, and worked as an Art Director and Illustrator in editorial and advertising contexts, contributing to brand identity and product development.
My practice is driven by a multidisciplinary approach that connects art, technology, storytelling, and human-centered design. I am particularly passionate about the intersection of creative production, education, and emerging technologies such as AI in interactive entertainment and media.
EDUCATION
Specialized in Management and leadership at Harvard Business School Online:
- Power and Influence for Positive Impact. Completed, Dec 2023.
- Design, Thinking and Innovation. Completed, Aug 2023.
- Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability. Completed, June 2023
- Negotation Mastery, Completed May 2025.
Diploma 3D Animation & Visual Effects Vancouver Film School, Vancouver , BC. canada. June 2014 - June 2015.
Masters in Visual Arts with emphasis on graphics Pontificia Xaverian University. Bogota, Colombia 2018 - 2013.
Certificate Concept Art and Digital Ilustration Pontificia Xaverian University Bogota, Colombia. June 2012 - November 2012.
Certificate of contemporary dances at Alvin ailey New York 2012.
Certificate of African dances at Pontificia Xaverian University. 2011
Certificate of Indian Dances at Pontificia Xaverian University. 2011
Certificate of Tai chi and Taekwondo at Pontificia Xaverian University. 2010
Certificate of Latin dances, salsa and tango Pontificia Xaverian Univerisity. 2009
World champion winner and Dancer of the International Dance Festival of Oriental Dances, Directed by Antonina Canal. Academia Prem Shakti. Five Years consecutive. Bogota, Colombia. 2009 - 2013
SOFTWARE TOOLS
Unreal 5
Houdini
Unity ( basis)
Unreal 5
Houdini
Red shift
V-ray
Katana
Arnold
Maya
Adobe Photoshop
zbrush
Nuke
Mari
Substance painter
Shotgun
Qube
Mental Ray
Render Man
Adobe Premier
Adobe Flash
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe In design
Adobe After Effects
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lead Tech Art Graphics
Ubisoft, Toronto, Canada. February 2024
3D animation and 2D/ VFX advance compositing fundamentals, DMP and TD Environments, Instructor
Vancouver Film School, Vancouver. Canada June 2023
Generalist Supervisor
DNEG Canada October 2022 - May 2023
Lead Digital Matte Painter
Bardel Entertainment, Vancouver, BC. October 2020 - October 2022
Lead 3D Generalist & Digital Matte Painter
October 2019
Senior 3D Generalist, Matte Painter and Concept Artist
Cosa VFX, Vancouver, BC. April 2019 - October 2019
Digital Matte Painter
Method studios. Vancouver, BC. January 2019 - April 2019
3D Generalist, Digital Matte Painter & Concept Artist
Cosa VFX, Vancouver, BC. Vancouver, BC. January 2017 - December 2018
3D Generalist
FUSE FX - Vancouver, BC. August 2016 - January 2017
Lighter, Compositor & Lookdev artist
BRON Studios HENCHMEN PRODUCTIONS. Vancouver, BC. September 2015 - August 2016
Art Director as Brand Identity Designer
Zal Cartagena, Colombia. August 2013 - March 2014
2D Animator and illustrator changing education of UNFPA.
United Nations Population Fund, New York. April 2013 - August 2013
Assistant Producer of Editing and Special Effects
Centro Atico - Bogota, Colombia. January 2012 - April 2013