Objective
Finding employment with a company that affords creative freedom and fosters creative growth with its employees, specifically in the industry of game art and design.
Experience
Other Ocean - Graphic Designer
Emeryville, CA_____October 2009 – December 2009
Created background graphics and tilesets for Capcom's NES-themed DSiWare game, Dark Void Zero.
2D Boy LLC – Associate Producer
San Francisco, CA_____May 2008 – November 2008
Testing, localization, and general production assistance for 2D Boy's Award-Winning Wii game; World of Goo.
ECOe Mobile Application – Graphic Designer
San Francisco, CA_____March 2008 – April 2008
Worked on-site under project director to produce the graphical user interface for a contest entry in the Google Android Challenge. Designed the entire graphical user interface including logos, buttons, menus, lists, and icons.
Dartcar Mobility – Graphic Designer
San Francisco, CA_____March 2007 – September 2007
Designed pixel-based icons and web graphics for the map-based sharing website, dartcar.com
HBO / Made by Bots – Graphic Designer
San Francisco, CA_____April 2007 – May 2007
Designed a set of celebrity personality robot icons for HBO's “Made by Bots” pilot blog on thisjustin.com
SEGA of America – Quality Assurance
San Francisco, CA_____August 2005 – December 2005
Tested pre-release titles including Shadow the Hedgehog and Full Auto for the XBox 360 gaming console. Regarded as the expert tester for Shadow, I was chosen to assist a third party advertising group in obtaining video and screen capture footage.
Attended a design meeting to brainstorm ideas for a conceptual “Mad Max” title.
Education
Art Institute of California – Bachelor of Science
San Francisco, CA_____July 2006 – In Progress
Currently studying the Game Art & Design bachelor’s program at the Art Institute of California in San Francisco.
DuBois Business College – Associate in Specialized Business Degree
DuBois, PA_____October 2000 – October 2002
The specialized business degree for the Entertainment Production Business major included traditional art courses such as drawing, sculpting, and anatomy, as well as computer applications for graphic design, animation, and web design and also business related courses such as advertising, marketing, and accounting.