About Me

Hi, I’m Zak. I’m a 3D artist and a passionate player of video games. From the moment my mum and dad bought me a pre-owned Mega Drive back in the early nineties I knew that I wanted to make games. I studied the games industry at college and completed a bachelor’s degree in Computer Games Technology at Portsmouth University. Now I work full-time as a 3D artist at Nautilus International, producing real-time military simulations using video game technology.

My ambition is to build a career developing fun and exciting games with a creative blend of art and code. I’m always interested to see how developers have built the game I’m playing. I got my first taste of game development creating maps for Duke Nukem 3D and Half-Life 2. During my time at university I took part in three Game Jam competitions as a 3D artist – and we took home some awards too!

Please have a look at my portfolio below to see some of the projects I’ve worked on.

Note: Due to the sensitive nature of my military simulation job I am unable to show any of the projects I have worked on during my time there.

My Skills

Hard-surface low & high poly modelling
Unwrapping
Basic rigging
Texturing and baking
Autodesk 3ds Max
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Fireworks
Substance Painter
Linden Scripting Language (Second Life)
Adobe Premiere (Basic)
Happy to teach, work independently and in teams