Flash Game Designer / Programmer / Animator

Enthusiastic and self-motivated aspiring game artist and designer hoping to pursue a career in web gaming industry. Interested in the creation of 2D as well as 3D platform games.

Certified Programs and Fields of Expertise:

- Advanced ActionScript 3.0 Programmer

- Trained in HTML, CSS and Javascript

- Key understanding of Object-Oriented Programming principles and structures

- Four years experience with Adobe Flash CS3 and up

- Seven years experience with Adobe Photoshop since v. 7.0

- Advanced user of the emerging Unity platform

- Advanced user of Flash Builder 4 (Flex)

- Well-trained animator in a variety of programs including Flash, Toon Boom and After Effects

Education:

College: B.F.A. Interactive Design and Game Development (minor in Animation),

Savannah College of Art and Design 2011, Savannah, GA

High School: Peter Stuyvesant College, Class of 2007, Curacao, Dutch Antilles

Hobbies, Skills and Creative Practices:

- Fluent in Dutch and English and capable of understanding Spanish and German

- Interested in the creation of functional game mechanics and structures

- Highly adept at creating and managing 2D game art and assets

- Above average drawing skills including sketching and life drawing

- Four years+ animating experience from traditional media to digital

- Highly adept and not afraid to take on learning various new scripting languages

- Eight years private musical training (Piano)

Work Experience:

2011:

- Worked on the Project Manuscript development team for the game Codex development team as Program mer and assistant artist lead by game designer Adam Price

- Worked on a 5-man team project called "Psypothic" for Kongregate's "Experience the Music" contest ranking in the top 15 user-ranked games

2010:

- Accounting assistant duties at two hotel casino administration offices (Hilton Hotel Curacao and Floris Suite Hotel Curacao)