HEATHER CERLAN
SENIOR ENVIRONMENT ARTIST
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HEATHER CERLAN
HEATHER CERLAN
Co-Founder - NEARstudios|Ex-Naughty Dog/Bethesda/Bioware
United States, United States

Summary

Experienced and dedicated dev who started NEARstudios and creating the game Hawthorn. Previously at Skydance New Media, Archetype Entertainment, Bethesda Game Studios, Naughty Dog and BioWare/Mythic.

Skills

3D ModelingDigital SculptingTexturingUV MappingC#PBR Materials

Software proficiency

3ds Max
3ds Max
Maya
Maya
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
ZBrush
ZBrush
Unity
Unity

Experience

  • Co-Founder/CEO at NEARstudios
    United States
    July 2022 - Present

    Bringing people together through immersive, co-op sandbox games.

  • Lead Artist at Skydance New Media
    United States
    November 2021 - June 2022

  • Principal Environment Artist at Archetype Entertainment
    United States of America
    April 2021 - Present

    A new subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast building a brand new narrative driven science fiction RPG franchise.

    archetype-entertainment.com

  • Senior Artist at Bethesda Game Studios
    Rockville, MD, United States of America
    April 2018 - April 2021

    Projects: Starfield

  • Texture Artist at Naughty Dog
    Santa Monica, CA, United States of America
    April 2012 - March 2018

  • Environment Artist- Worldbuilder at Mythic Bioware, an EA Studio
    Fairfax, VA, United States of America
    November 2008 - December 2011

  • 3D Artist at Virtual Heroes Inc.
    Raleigh, NC, United States of America
    November 2006 - November 2008