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Education 2007- Graduated 2010                Columbia College Chicago     Chicago, ILVideo Game Design – Development

2004- 2005                    School of the Arts Institute of Chicago     Chicago, IL

Drawing / Painting

Graduated 2004            Interlochen Arts Academy     Interlochen, MI

Visual Arts

Skills
  • Skilled with a broad range of software:
    • Productivity/Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
    • Web Creation (MS Front Page; Adobe Dreamweaver)
    • Art Creation (Adobe Photoshop; Corel Painter)
    • Programming (MS Visual Studio)
  • Formal training in many other programs: Adobe Flash, Illustrator; MS Project, Sharepoint
  • Formal training in C#, XNA
  • Experience with computer hardware, including assembly and fundamental repair skills
  • 5+ years working with Wacom Tablets
  • Experience with Customer Service, Marketing, Public Relations
Interests, Activities,

And Awards

Scholarships and School

  • Graduated with Honors from Columbia College Chicago
  • Received Merit Scholarship and Incentive Scholarship for the School of the Arts Institute of Chicago

Activities and Extracurricular

  • Founder and President of Game Production Club from 2007-2010
  • Member of the Figure Drawing Studio Club
  • Founding Member of the Fencing Club
  • Student Membership in the International Game Developers Association, Chicago Chapter
  • Extensive experience and analysis of game genres and systems

Published Work and Awards

  • Manifest!: Large festival in south loop Chicago. Hosted an “arcade” in a gallery, with 7 of our games.
  • Art of Play: Showed Sir Tet and The Sunset at Columbia College Chicago’s annual gallery
  • Senior Thesis: Gallery show with three other students, set up and advertised ourselves, opened to exceptional reviews
  • Drawing used for the Interlochen ticket pamphlet (2004-2006)
  • Published artwork in Interlochen Review 2004 (main art contributor; 11 drawings, including the cover drawing)
  • Published artwork in Interlochen Review 2003 (two drawings)
  • Published artwork in The Red Wheelbarrow
  • First Place Premium, Arizona State Fair (2003)
  • Joined Advanced Placement Art in Mesa, Arizona, a year earlier than permitted based on portfolio review. (2002)
  • Second Place, Mesa Youth Fest (2002, out of over 500 pieces)