Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate | Proprietary Engine

• Built a large-scale destructive laser event for a major boss kill sequence

• Designed and implemented environmental systems such as oozing fog and heat smoke for industrial vents

• Created a transmitter VFX asset with distance-based readability. Pin-light flares at range, transitioning to mesh bulbs up close, plus broadcast signal rings and a destruction sequence with persistent sparks

• Developed interactive gameplay FX including relay FX, rocket launch sparks, stylized pickups, item flares, and transmat res-in/res-out effects

• Set-dressed environment VFX across the Kepler destination, delivering ambient coverage of ground fog, dust falls, spore/ash/fog wraps, and electrical arcs

Dune: Awakening | Unreal Engine 5

• Environmental FX: Ship crash pyro set dressing, fog, dust, emissives, electrical hits, creature FX, and large scale set piece sims to elevate atmosphere and level readability

• Character Abilities: Character spells, blood systems, movement trails. Synced through animation notifies/sockets, and gameplay blueprints

• Weapons: Muzzle flashes, gun emissive effects, bullet trails, bullet impacts, blood hits, decals, weapon swipes. Collaborated with design building and populating datatable VFX inputs for multi-surface hits. Projectile/hitscan systems

• Research & Development: Drove early Niagara R&D, building dozens of exploratory assets that influenced design direction and contributed directly to final production game effects

The Last of Us: Part II | Proprietary Engine

• Weapons VFX: Created realistic muzzle flashes, bullet impacts, shell ejections, and surface decals with grounded, high-fidelity response

• Environment VFX: Generated water simulations in Houdini for river geo, ocean shader tuning, and caustics setups. Wrap tuning and placement for fog, mist, spores, and dust systems. Created and placed stirring leaves, altered water flowing systems and placed bespoke splashes and drips. Implemented custom FX across narrative levels to reinforce mood, tension, and story beats such as acid burns on recently deceased characters

• Cinematics: Delivered in-engine cinematic VFX including underwater bubbles, character-water splash interaction, and blood spatter. Contributed to live-action reference shoots with a focus on blood behavior studies