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Education

Masters of Fine Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design

• Exp. Fall 2011
• Major: Interactive Design and Game Development
• GPA: 3.5

Bachelors of Arts, Honors College, Michigan State University

• Received May 8, 2009
• Major: Telecommunications, Information Studies and Media
• Specialization in Digital Game Design
• GPA: Overall: 3.4 In Major: 3.6

Skills

• Thorough technical knowledge of a variety of development environments.
• Training in both dramatic and technical writing
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills with respect to applied game design

Software

• Unreal Engine 3 (Unrealscript, Editor, Kismet)
• Unity Game Engine (Java-based scripting)
• Adobe CS4 (Flash, Photoshop, Actionscript 3.0 and 2.0
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (C++)
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio)

Team Projects

Codex (Programming and Additional Technical Design)

• Side-scrolling platformer set within the pages of an illuminated manuscript
• Mar. 2011-Present, Team of 8 people

Global Incineration (Lead Game Designer, Programmer)

• Developed in UDK in 48 hours for Global Game Jam 2011
• Jan. 2011, Team of 10 people

Shoot Seuss in the Caboose (Technical Designer, Programmer)

• Developed in UDK with the assistance of three graduate students
• Fall 2010, Team of 4 people

Work Experience

Technical Reviewer, PACKT Publishing -- UDK Game Design Cookbook

• Jul 2011-Nov 2011
• Duties: Co-wrote chapter on Scaleform GFx UI integration with Unreal, reviewed book content for technical errors and provided feedback on writing

Teaching Assistant, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

• Aug 2011-Nov 2011
• Duties: Assisted Prof. Gregory Johnson in teaching ITGM 240 - Digital Design Aesthetics. Provided one-on-one instructional assistance to students during class time and office hours, scheduled extra help sessions, provided critical feedback on student projects, hosted lecture session.

Graduate Mentor, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

• Aug 2010-May 2011
• Duties: Personal counseling and guidance for ITGM students, working with students who have special needs.

Student Assistant, DMAT Lab, Comm. Arts, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

• Jan. 2008-Present
• Duties: Checking in/out equipment, assistance with lab and equipment maintenance, provide technical assistance for students

Technical Assistant, Stallman Trucking/DuPage Paperstock, Streamwood, IL

• Summer 2007/2008
• Duties: General technical assistance, including writing Emails and helping solve computer-related issues, and paper sorting

Affiliations

• Member: International Game Developers' Association
• Member: SCAD Game Development Network

References

Available upon request