Resumé
Experience ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
- Bioware Austin: February 2011 – February 2012
- Cinematic Designer [Star Wars: The Old Republic]
- Created in-game cinematics using pre-recorded dialogue and animation/SFX/VFX libraries
- Used HeroBlade to create multiple cinematic experiences for different player decisions
- Set up camera angles to optimize for multiple player avatar body types and group sizes
- Company Website: www.swtor.com
- Final Score Music: October 2010 – February 2011
- Media Designer
- Created covers for sheet music
- Designed company logo and promotional video
- Company Website: www.fnalscoremusic.com
- Synapse Games: April 2010 – August 2010
- Flash Animator [Tyrant]
- Created assets in Illustrator/Photoshop for Facebook card game Tyrant.
- Created animations for card attack and defense actions
- Company Website: www.synapse-games.com
- Tyrant on Kongregate: www.kongregate.com/games/synapticon/tyrant?sfa=permalink
- Transcend Innovation LLC: August 2009 – December 2009
- Art lead, Animator, 2d artist [Contaminated Waters]
- Created characters in Illustrator and animated in Flash
- Structured pipeline for art assets from concept to game
- Arranged environment sets in XML files
- Company Website: www.transcendinnovation.com
- Game link: www.transcendinnovation.com/cse/
Skills ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Art Skills:
- 3D animation
- Cinematic design
- Motion graphics
- Storyboards
- Logo design
- Video editing
Software Proficiency:
- HeroBlade, Perforce
- Maya, After Effects, Flash
- After Effects, Premiere
- Soundbooth
Independent Game Projects ––––––––––––––––––––––––
- DePaul University Game Elites June 2009 – November 2009
- Game Artist, Cinematic Artist [Devil's Tuning Fork]
- Created environment art in Maya
- Created concept art for level design
- Created game finale cinematic
- Awards: “Independent Games Festival” Student Showcase Winner, 2010
- Website: www.devilstuningfork.com
- Team Crave Case, DePaul University February 2010 – April 2010
- Art lead, 2d Artist/Animator [Painter's Colic]
- Designed art direction and visual style
- Created art assets and sprite sheets in Photoshop
- Animated characters in After Effects
- Created menu buttons and animations
- Awards: DePaul University 2010 “Nightlight” game competition, 1st place
- Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p58jtWG9hLk
Education –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), Animation
- DePaul University
- Chicago, IL (2010)
- Cumulative GPA: 3.802
- College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List – 2006 – 2010
