Completed Titles

 

Title Name:                                         Publisher:        Platform(s):

MX vs. ATV: Unleashed                    (AAA) THQ       PS2, XBox, PSP, PC

            Credit: Lead Technical Game Designer

Cars (Disney / Pixar)                          (AAA) THQ       PS2, XBox, GCN

            Credit: Additional Technical Game Design

Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild          (AAA)  THQ      PS2

Credit: Additional Programming

 

Qualifications

• Expert in C, C++
• DirectX / OpenGL
• XBox / XBox 360 API
• PS2 API
• Win32 / MFC
• Internal Tool Development
• Code Optimization / Organization
• Engine Architecture
• Vast Knowledge of Vehicle Dynamics / Mechanics / Human Movement
• Strong Physics / Math skills
• Task / Team Management through Schedules, Gant Charts, and Milestones
• Design and Game Mechanics Principals
• Game Design Documentation
• Technical Game Design Documentation

Additional Qualifications: Advanced AI principles and Algorithms, Advanced Particle Systems, Character Animation Systems.

 

Software

• Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 / 2005
• Perforce
• NXN Alienbrain
• Microsoft Visual Source Safe
• Adobe Photoshop CS2
• Adobe Premiere
• Autodesk Max 8
• Metrowerks CodeWarrior for PS2
• Maya
• MindManager X5
• Microsoft Office – Including Word, Excel, and Project

 

Work Experience

Rainbow Studios – Lead Technical Game Designer          Phoenix, Arizona                               01/2003 – present
Full time employee with Software Engineer background. Currently developing for Next Generation Consoles.

Professional Actor and Stuntman                                       Hollywood, California                        04/2000 – present
Active member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Gained values: Commitment, communication, and conceptual ideas.

Professional Snowboarder                                                  Seattle, Washington                            10/1990 – 4/2000
Multi-year Contract, Gained values: A team oriented environment (Asst. Team Manager), communication and marketing skills, public speaking, and product representation.

 

Education

Associate of Science in Game Design & Development
Full Sail Real World Education                                              Winter Park, FL

Graduated: 12/2002

Over 900 Hours of C/C++ Intensive Programming Experience
Graduated with Honors, Salutatorian, Course Director Awards in C++, Structure of Game Design, and Artificial Intelligence, Class Representative, Perfect Attendance

High School Graduate
Woodinville High School,                                                      Woodinville, WA

Graduated: 06/1994

 

Hobbies

Playing Videogames, Amateur Motocross Racer, Skate Boarding, Surfing, Working on Vehicles, and RC Cars.