Drew Chen

Drew Chen
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Drew Chen

Level Architect / Environment Artist



  • www.chenzhu.net
  • phone: 415-672-9683
  • email: drew@chenzhu.net

Experience

Cinematic Environment Artist Since 2020

Meta, California | British Columbia

  • Concept and prototype game levels and IGCs.
  • Work closely with animation and vfx team on building IGCs.
  • Design and create modular assets.
  • Level building including set dressing and lighting.
  • Technical and artistic problem solving.

Level Artist 2018 - 2020

Sanzaru Games, California

  • Ownership over game levels from concept design to final delivery.
  • Designed and built level layouts from graybox through final set dressing and lighting.
  • Built game levels including terrain sculpting, vegetation painting and environment dressing.
  • Collaborated with different teams on technical and artistic problem solving.

Level Architect 2015 - 2018

2K Games, California | 2K Czech, Czech Republic

  • Ownership over levels from visual concepts to final delivery.
  • Designed, built and managed modular architecture and interiors.
  • Collaborated with designers to balance gameplay needs with environment composition and storytelling.
  • Built game levels including terrain sculpting and texturing, vegetation painting and environment dressing.
  • Provided feedback for outsourcers and incorporated assets into library and levels.
  • Performed optimization, polishing and debugging.

Junior Architect 2012 - 2013

Lamb Architects, Texas

  • Performed architectural designs according to clients’ requirements.
  • Created construction documents cooperating with different engineers.

Education

Master of Arts in Visual Effects 2013 - 2014

Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia

  • Honors Grad Scholarship, Student Incentive Scholarship and International Student Scholarship

Master of Architecture 2010 - 2012

University of Houston, Texas

  • Participated Space Architecture program at Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA) and worked with NASA specialists in design and visualization of extreme environment architecture.

Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture 2005 - 2010

Logistical Engineering University, China

Languages

English

  • Full professional proficiency

Mandarin Chinese

  • Native proficiency