About Me

Hello there! I'm Jesse and I enjoy collecting antiques and hats!

If you find any funny hat photos online shoot me a message.

I'm on the lookout for full-time opportunities around technical art preferably in Unreal Engine or Unity.

Contact me on my email: jesse.olchawa@gmail.com

or Download My CV Here!

3D replica of my signature hat

Software & Skills

3DSMax
Substance Suite
Unreal Engine
Unity

Houdini
Python
Maxscript
Github Source Control

I am experienced in:

shader creation
optimisation and scripting
procedural generation
documentation

Awards:

Obtained Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) certification

Obtained Unreal Authorized Instructor Silver 2025 certification

Work Experience

Date: March 2024 to Present

Lecturer Game Art BA (Hons)
• Taught 3D environment art production and technical pipelines.
• Created easily accessible learning content for in person delivery.
• Lectured live and additional pre-recorded bonus topics demos.
• Further covered asset integration, shaders, tools and blueprinting using Unreal Engine 5
• Provided frequent feedback sessions to support learners.
• Marking formative assessment
• Provided support for structing modules/learner briefs.

Lecturer on Visual Effects and Virtual Production MSc
• Taught 3D LookDev asset production pipeline for Virtual Production using Unreal Engine 5
• Full pipeline from high poly sculpting, retop, realistic texturing and integration into engine with Level of Detail (LODS) meshes.
• Created easily accessible learning content for in person delivery.
• Lectured live and additional pre-recorded bonus topics demos.
• Provided frequent feedback sessions to support learners.
• Marking final learner deliverables

Education

Undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree in Game Art BA (Hons) De Montfort University

September 2020 - August 2023 - Obtained First Class Honours

Traditional art practice covering art fundamentals, compositional techniques and lighting.
Full game ready 3D asset processes; modelling + UV Unwrapping (3DSMax), baking and texturing (Substance Painter), TRIMS and tileable texturing (Substance Designer) and high poly sculpting using Zbrush. Additional blueprinting and shader work in engine.
All projects built for Unreal Engine. Utilised source control for group project (Perforce)