Jennifer Dawe
Apt 303 2413 17th St Calgary, AB
T2T 4M9

Cell: Please e-mail for contact details
Jennifer-dawe@hotmail.com

Objective:

To work with a team in order to develop fun and exciting video games.

Education:

Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 2003-2005

Associates degree: Multimedia Communications (3 year degree)

Hants East Rural High, Lantz, Nova Scotia : 1999 - 2002

High School Diploma

Previously attended Brookfield Jr High 1996-1999

Experience:

Crazed Monkeys LLC

Pittsburgh, PA

April 2003- Present

Job Title: Lead Artist/Software developer

Responsibilities included:

-Brainstorming and developing new game concepts

-Writing design documents to send to programming team

-Designing equipment/monster matrices

-Organizing work for distribution to team (task assignments, deadlines etc)

-Creating concept art

-Working with others to ensure deadlines are met

-ensuring quality control (balancing equipment, spells, monsters, finding graphical errors )

-Creating frame by frame animation for usage in 2d online games (equipment, character sprites, monsters etc)

-Designing templates for use by web developers and programmers

- Helping users and colleagues figure out and address possible problems with the companies software and making reports as neeeded.

-Writing quest dialogue for online games.

-Creating 2d pixel based objects for use inside the game environment

-Creating 2d pixel based avatars/characters for use inside the game environment

BJ Services(February 2008-November 2008):

-Designing, compiling and mailing catalogues (Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, Corel Draw)

-Designing short animation presentations (30 sec – 5 minutes) (3D Studio Max)

-Designing marketing materials (e-mail broadcasts, posters, newsletters) (Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, Corel Draw, photoshop)

Carriere Entertainment

Pittsburgh, PA

2003-2004

Job title: Virtual pet site developer

Team Leader: Michael Carriere

Responsibilities included:

-Creating concept art (Pets, Objects, scenery)

-Creating 2d pixel based sprites for use in a flash chat environment

JaggedSoft

Pittsburgh, PA

2003-2004

Job Title: Freelance developer

Responsibilities included:

-Creating 2d isometric animations for usage within game environments

CJ Studios (Future Infinity Browser RPG)

Pittsburgh, PA

2003-2004

Job Title: Freelance developer

Responsibilities included:

-Creating 2d pixel based objects for use inside the game environment

-Creating 2d pixel based avatars for use inside the game environment

Skills

Experienced (5-10+ Yrs experience)

General Computer Use (typing, technical support, program knowledge) , General Graphics design, Corel/Jasc Animation Shop, Corel/Jasc Paint Shop Pro, Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, Adobe Photoshop, CorelDraw, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel, Life Drawing (digital and traditional), 3D Studio Max

Intermediate (2-4 Yrs Experience)

Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver, GIMP for Windows, Adobe Indesign, 3d Studio Max, Adobe ImageReady, Graphics Gale

Some experience (1-3 yrs Experience)

ACID Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Blender 3d, Macromedia Director, Open Canvas, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Front Page, Quark Express, AutoCad, SolidWorks, Paint.net

References *

*Available upon request

Links

http://www.illutia.com

http://www.misopixel.com

(c) Jennifer Dawe 2007-2011