• I see tech art as being a  ½ artist, ½ engineer.  It's about making art direction technically plausible for the target platform while still conveying the intended experience.  I automate tedious art tasks, make important art tasks hassle free, and firefight if an art team gets stuck. There is no such thing as too complex or too difficult.  Just a lack of patience and willingness to keep breaking it down into simpler pieces.​

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• I really think tool UI and documentation still matters. If people who learned Maya and Zbrush think a tool’s UI is unintuitive, chances are the problem is not them.

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• I may have worked in a few areas, but I'm in this for games! I see play as a fundamental reflection of how people perceive, learn from, and interact with the world.  The fact play can then be intentionally guided through games is something I've always found incredible. They are the one place where all other forms of art and hundreds of disciplines can converge into one area, and are where I want to spend all of my career exploring.

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• If a skill ever becomes obsolete, great! I always jump at opportunities to learn something new and experiment with new solutions.  However, I’m never chasing the new tech hype train.  A shiny feature is still just a tool, not the result or the player’s/user’s experience.  I create with what best delivers the experience, not using newness as a gimmick.

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• I think maybe everyone should  clean their keyboard more often and eat in front of their computer less

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