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Objective

After a decade of working in the video game industry. Bill is looking to combine his passion for art, techincal knowledge, and collaborative spirit to create memorable 3D environments.

Experience

Super X Studios
    September 2014 - Current
    Lead Artist
    Greg Hasting Paintball 3

Microsoft - Insight Global
    June 2012 - April 2014
    Project Manager in Test
    "Minecraft", "World of Tanks" (X360)
    "Killer Instinct" Xbox One

En Masse Entertainment
    March 2011 - June 2012
    Feedback Tester
    "Tera"

• Created first person high fidelity paintball gear.
• Worked with Physical Based Rendering pipelines including dDo, ZBrush and subdivision modeling.

• Directed test focus for base games, title updates, and downloable content to ensure certification.
• Coordinated with third party and internal teams to meet milestones and release dates.
• Provided first tier developer support for technical problems.

• Worked with QA team to complete test cases.
• Provided feedback for current and potential games.
  

Super X Studios
    October 2009 - June 2010
    Environment Artist + QA Tester
    "Greg Hastings Paintball 2"

• Modeled and shaded in game assets.
• Responsible for creating all of the paintball gear.
• Helped coordinate offsite test teams and helped verify TCR, TRC and Lotcheck issues with test team
  

Sucker Punch Productions
    March 2008 - April 2009
    Game Play Assistant
    "inFAMOUS"

• Created path and collision meshes.
• Used scripting to change object behaviors.
• Placed collectables in fun and challenging locations
  

Microsoft - Volt
    March 2006 - March 2008
    Lead/Dedicated Tester
    "Gears of War 1 and 2"

• Led a team of six quality assurance testers.
• Tested single player, multi-player, post-release patch, downloadable content, and performance tests on multiple Xbox 360 titles.
  

VMC Game Labs - Volt
    October 2005 - March 2006
    Functional Test Lead + Compliance Tester

• Led a team of six functional testers.
• Tested Xbox 360 products to meet strict Technical Certification Requirements.
  

Novo Interactive LLC
    June 2005 - Current
    Senior Artist
    Personal Project

• Modeled and textured environment and prop assets.
  
• Rigged and animated characters.
  
• Created environment and character concepts

Technical

Proficient:

• 3D Studio Max
• Photoshop
• Quixel Suite (dDo, nDo)
• World Machine
• CrazyBump
• Mudbox
• ZBrush

Working Knowledge:

• Maya
• MEL Scripting
• Bitmap2Material
• Flash
• Vue
  
• Combustion

Education

Futurepoly (Online Course)
    September 2014 - November 2014
    3D Environment Art

Art Institute of Seattle
    August 2002 - 2004
    Animation Art and Design

Kent Meridian High School
    Class of 2002