Galen Davis
Castle Pines
Summary
I started my career working as an Environment Artist, and have always had a complete and total passion for game development. After shipping God of War in 2018, I took an opportunity to work at a Swedish startup called Quixel, specializing in next generation capture techniques for photogrammetry. After the company was acquired by Epic, I transitioned into a full on Production role, where I worked on demos as well as mainline development for Unreal Engine.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Art Manager
Thatgamecompany
01.2024 - Current
- Primarily working as main Producer for all Art disciplines
- Work with art leads on scheduling/tasking for sprints
- Directly managing team of Technical Artists to inform pipelines and tool maintenance across multiple projects
- Run standup's, art reviews, and one-on-one's for all art disciplines
Senior Producer
Epic Games
01.2020 - 10.2023
- Worked closely with Technical Artists and Engineers on development for Unreal Engine and the Special Projects Demo team
- Collaborated with leads across multiple disciplines and teams at Epic to establish schedules, create milestone deliverables, and facilitate engine specific releases
- Oversaw mainline development for World Building initiatives in Unreal Engine, organized delivery timelines with Product teams, collaborated on technical briefs and presentations for executive reviews
- Shipped numerous tech demos for Unreal Engine, exemplary content via Unreal Marketplace, and training materials for both physical events and YouTube
Senior Evangelist/Producer
Quixel AB
02.2018 - 01.2020
- Collaborated and met with clients all across the Games and Media/Entertainment industries to bring more attention to Photogrammetry at Megascans
- Worked as a Producer for demo content and Quixel Special Projects
- Shipped a lot of environment creation training materials for Unreal Engine leveraging Megascans
- Worked closely with Epic Games Solutions Architects and Evangelists to make Unreal Engine synonymous with Megascans content
Lead Environment Artist
Blind Squirrel Games
07.2013 - 02.2018
- Shipped multiple games in Unreal Engine, Unity, CryEngine, and proprietary engines
- Lead a team of artists to create environments and props for franchises like God of War, Bioshock, Borderlands, Star Wars, and Evolve
- Built art pipelines, schedules, and presentations for executive review
- Facilitated cross disciplinary communications between various development teams
- Worked closely with directors and leads to bid and estimate projects in a work for hire environment
Instructor
Laguna College Of Art And Design
08.2017 - 02.2018
- Taught intermediate college courses for 3D modeling, environment creation, and Unreal Engine
- Developed curricula, provided consistent feedback on student works, and lectured about Game Development in a general sense
Environment Artist
Ember Lab
08.2011 - 07.2012
- Developed art assets and environments for mobile games in Unity
- Created full game levels and assets for cinematics
Education
Bachelor of Science - Game Art And Design
The Art Institute of California - Orange County
Santa Ana, California2011
Skills
- Ability to create and manage delivery timelines for development and core technologies
- Deep understanding of Art pipelines
- Successful track record in collaborating with leads and directors to schedule out successful sprints and milestone deliveries
- Ability to learn core technologies quickly
- Strong desire to assist developers in managing their tasking, as well as facilitating opportunities for professional development
Shipped Titles
- God of War (2018)
- Fortnite
- Borderlands - Game of the Year Edition
- Bioshock: The Collection
- Star Wars: Jedi Challenges
- Evolve
Notable Projects
- UE5 Electric Dreams - Producer
- UE5 Early Access - Valley of the Ancient - Producer
- Quixel - Rebirth - Producer
- Unreal Engine - Quokka Virtual Production Demo - Producer
- UE5 Reveal - Lumen in the Land of Nanite - Artist
- UE5 - The Matrix Awakens - Artist
Timeline
Senior Art Manager
Thatgamecompany
01.2024 - Current
Senior Producer
Epic Games
01.2020 - 10.2023
Senior Evangelist/Producer
Quixel AB
02.2018 - 01.2020
Instructor
Laguna College Of Art And Design
08.2017 - 02.2018
Lead Environment Artist
Blind Squirrel Games
07.2013 - 02.2018
Environment Artist
Ember Lab
08.2011 - 07.2012
Bachelor of Science - Game Art And Design
The Art Institute of California - Orange County
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