Qualifications Profile

Talented artist with creative approach to online design and illustration. Awareness of current trends in visual arts and knowledge of latest technology, with a focus on the games industry. Experience managing other artists in a creative environment to maintain a consistent aesthetic. Strong layout, research, and proofing skills. Experience in the following:

Wireframing and designing websites and UI elements
Digital illustration
Brand and logo development
Static and Flash-animated marketing/promotional units
3D modeling and animation
Album & CD covers

Professional Experience

1UP.COM | San Francisco, CA | 9/2008 to Present

LEAD DESIGNER

Direct all aspects of artwork, including Web site and editorial illustration accompanying articles, special features, and promotions. Manage another artist and intern within the Art Department, allocate project tasks, provide art direction and aethetic guidance. Utilize PhotoShop and Illustrator to design UI mockups, create custom illustrations for editorial, and design site modules / promotional units.

Key Contributions:

Wireframed and designed a new, enhanced version of the site which launched October 2010.
Collaborate with corporate managers in New York on planning large-scale projects, including redesigns of other online properties, illustration and site skins for 1UP.com and UGO.com.
Currently wireframing and designing 1UP-branded mobile applications.

Independant Consultant | Boston, MA / San Francisco, CA | 2000 to Present

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Launched and manage a freelance design company specializing in the creation of Web sites, Flash ads, logo designs, and custom-illustration to diverse businesses, with emphasis on the music industry. Interface with clients in all aspects of establishing scope of project, assessing needs, and estimating date for deliverables.

Tilted Mill Entertainment | Framingham, MA | 1/2006 to 3/2008

SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST

Modeled, textured, and animated character models for a PC game developer. Organized character-related assets, coordinated production with other departments, and documented procedures related to the production of 3D models and animations.

Key Contributions:

Mapped and documented a system for creating all required character assets.
Tasked with developing all characters in SimCity Societies, the most recent SimCity game release, as well as its subsequent expansion pack.
Promoted to Lead Character Artist following artistic performance in Caesar IV, my first shipped commercial video game.

Kochevar Research Associates | Charlestown, MA | 2001 to 2006

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Served as in-house graphic designer for marketing collateral, publications, and client Web sites for a research and consulting firm serving a variety of clients. Utilized both online and traditional library research methodologies to obtain data used in reports and white papers for corporate clients and medical journals.

Key Contributions:

Developed new techniques for analyzing medical claims databases and other health / demographic data; resulting poster won Best Poster Award at 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research in Philadelphia.
Introduced development of simple Web sites to help disseminate schedules and information for advisory board events and to communicate with intended survey respondents / interviewees during research projects.
Managed and instructed 2-3 junior researchers.

Zero Sum Software | Boston, MA | 1999 to 2001

LEAD ARTIST

Carried out full-scope responsibilities associated with creating all art assets for an indie PC game, including 3D models, textures, animation, and GUI artwork.

Education

New York University

NEW YORK, NY

Coursework toward Ph.D. in Psychology (1999 to 1999)

Managed NYU Infant Cognition Laboratory (1998 to 1999); Teaching Assistant / Lecturer in Cognitive Science for undergraduate students

Harvard University

BOSTON, MA

Bachelor of Arts (1997)

Harvard College Scholarship for Academic Excellence (1995 to 1997)