About me:
I am a lifetime artist and designer. I am currently working towards a degree in computer arts, focusing on level/environmental design and web development and design. I am pursuing a career in the gaming industry, and always continue to develop my skills in web development and design.
↓ My résumé ↓
Computer & Design Skills
Software/Technical Knowledge:
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- HTML/CSS - emphasis on standards compliance, SEO and accessibility
- Hammer level editor
- Maya (basic modeling, and animation and UV mapping)
- 3DS Max (basic modeling, scripting and rigging)
- Softimage XSI (basic modeling and UV mapping)
- Microsoft Office
- Dreamweaver
Art/Design & Miscellaneous Skills:
- Extensive background in the traditional arts, especially in drawing
- Print design experience, including magazine ads and articles
- Strong writing skills, with professional experience writing help documentation and marketing text
- Comprehensive experience dealing with phoneme to viseme mapping (syllable to mouth position)
- Proficient knowledge in web design/usability
Experience
January 2005 - May 2008
Annosoft, LLC.
www.annosoft.com
Richardson, TX
Technical Artist
- Website design and development
- Company image & logo design
- Artwork creation for print ads and program artwork
- Writing of help documentation
- QA/testing (Analysis, reproduction and documentation of bugs, verification of bug resolution)
- Phoneme to viseme mapping, matching foreign languages with the appropriate phoneme and viseme representation
Summer 2006 & on
Dystopia - a total conversion for half-life2
Level Designer & Artist
- Level design and development
- 2D art (textures, in-game icons and advertisements, &c) and 3D models
- Playtesting, making use of the Mantis bug-tracking system as a tester and as a developer
Website Design
- Lost Beach Bar & Grill - http://www.lostbeach.net/
- Annosoft - http://www.annosoft.com
- First Class Pools & Spas, LLC. - http://www.firstclasspools.com/
Education
Currently enrolled
Austin Community College
Rio Grande Campus
Winter 2004 - Spring/Summer 2005
The Art Institute of Dallas
major in Graphic Design
Fall 2004 - Fall 2007
Dallas County Community Colleges
North Lake College