Co-Founder of game development studio. Design and create videogames for multiple platforms.

Act as development lead and provide project-wide art direction. Management of artists and engineers and project milestones.

Create and manage artwork for other developers or publishers on a contract basis.

Design and create artwork primarily for videogames and mobile games. Design and create game design documents and user interface for games on all platforms.

Act as lead role and provide project-wide art direction, and work with and/or manage additional artists.

Supplemental work includes character design, comics, storyboards, logo design, and promotional materials.

August 2007 - August 2011
Super Happy Fun Fun
Art Director
Austin, TX

Art department manager, senior artist, and designer for iOS, mobile, handheld, and PC game development. Responsible for overall art direction, creating artwork, game design, and artist-to-engineer art pipeline on all projects.
Internal art team staffing/management.
External hiring/managing contract work.

iOS titles include Field & Stream Fishing, UFC Undisputed, Big Buck Hunter Pro, and Big Buck Safari.

October 2004 - August 2007
finiteMonkeys
Art Director
Studio City, CA

Lead artist and designer for wireless and handheld game development. Responsible for creating artwork, artist-to-engineer art pipeline, and hiring/managing outside contractors. Company partner.

Wireless titles include Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Spongebob Squarepants: Baytona 500.

April 2003 - August 2004
Vicarious Visions
Game Artist
Albany, NY

Responsible for creating artwork at all stages of videogame development, in both lead and support roles. Conceptual, pixel art, 3D modeling, storyboards, etc. Artwork and textures for handheld/mobile, PC, and console platforms.

Gameboy Advance titles include Crash Nitro Kart Advance, Kids Next Door, and Spy Muppets. Wireless titles include Joker's Wild, Rivet, and Spider-Man Vs. Doc Ock.

Art department manager, senior artist, and designer for videogame development. Responsible for creating artwork, game design, artist-to-engineer art pipeline, internal art team staffing/management, and hiring/managing outside contractors. Company partner.

Gameboy Advance titles include Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Tetris Worlds, Revenge of Shinobi, and Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms.

Monthly book and primary trade paperback editor for leading comic book publisher. Managed schedules for all aspects of book publications with writers, artists, colorists, designers, et al. Assembled creative teams and initiated new projects. Wrote marketing material, letter columns, project bibles, and supplemental materials. Worked closely with design team on overall book design to establish lines and brands. Handled all incoming writer and artist submissions. Published writer of mainstream comics outside editorial duties.

Monthly books included Gen13, Superman/Gen13, Wildcats, Mostly Wanted, Speed Racer, and Racer X. Was the Assistant Editor for the inaugural year of America's Best Comics, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Tom Strong, Promethea, Top Ten, and Tomorrow Stories.

Additional positions held at Electronic Arts:
Computer Graphic Artist II
Product Analyst
Customer Support Representative

Expert Knowledge:
Adobe Photoshop
Clip Studio Paint
Adobe Illustrator
Pro Motion

Working Knowledge:
Unity
SourceTree
3D Studio Max
Dreamweaver
InDesign
Procreate
Visual Source Safe
Per4orce
Tortoise SVN
Google Docs Suite
Libre Office Suite
MS Office Suite

Art team leadership and management
Oustource contract procurement and management
Traditional pixel art and sprite animation
Writer: fiction, storytelling, procedural, tutorial
Game design: casual, arcade, adventure, RPG, mobile
Game art: iOS, Gameboy, DS, mobile, PC
UI design and execution
Mobile games production
3D texture maps
Character Design, Illustration
Comics, Comic Book Illustration
Storyboarding

References available.

Mega Bloks, Inc.
Pyrates

Mobile phone game:
In-game story and dialogue

Eloquent Graffiti
“An Evening at Wetdog” and “Once when I was looking through the Yellow Pages.”

Destroy-All-Monsters.com
Contributing reviewer

WildStorm/DC Comics
Gen-Active #5, “Freak Encounters”

WildStorm/DC Comics
Editor, monthly books and trade paperback collections

Electronic Arts
Firefight

Fish House Format
Ash & Gas
Writer/artist of “Volcanic Partners.”
Writer, “Pork and Beanz.”

Rough Copy Productions
Spasm