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: Over ten years experience as a digital graphic artist. Proficient in graphic design and 3d modeling applications. Strength lies in taking initiatives and being proactive to increase productivity and bottom lines. Contains a strong work ethic and is a sufficient problem solver. Strong understanding of electronic gaming graphic implementation. Perpetually striving to raise graphical standards.

: Ottawa Technical High School• September 1988 to June 1991 •; 440 Albert Street; Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1R 5B5; Major: Graphic Design / Printing - ( diploma received )

: Algonquin College• September 1991 to June 1993 •; 1385 Woodroffe Avenue; Ottawa, Ontario Canada K2G 1V8; Major: Animation for television - ( diploma received )

: EA Mobile (Canada) ULC• February 2010 to Current •; 3 Place Ville Marie suite 100; Montréal, Quebec Canada H3B 2E3; Responsibilities:; • 3d environment / prop modeler & interface design; • texture artist; Projects involved:; • Scrabble (Mattel Version) - iPad – Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.; • Need For Speed Shift (flip phone) – Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.; • Fight Night (iPhone) – Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.; • Current iPhone / iPad project (TBA) – Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.

: Ubi Soft Divertissements Inc.• October 2003 to November 2006 •; 5505 Saint-Laurent boulevard, Suite 5000; Montréal, Quebec Canada H2T 1S6; Responsibilities:; • Level artist / 3d environment & prop modeler; • Shader artist; Projects involved:; • Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (XBox) – Publisher: Ubi Soft Divertissements Inc.; • Rainbow 6: Vegas (Xbox 360) – Publisher: Ubi Soft Divertissements Inc.; • Splinter Cell: Conviction (XBox 360) – Publisher: Ubi Soft Divertissements Inc.

: Strategy First Inc.• January 2002 to October 2003 •; 147 St-Paul West. Suite 300; Montréal, Quebec Canada H2Y 1Z5; Responsibilities:; • Marketing – packaging graphic design; • 3d environment & prop modeler; • Texture artist; Projects involved:; • Disciples II: Servants of the Dark (PC) – Publisher: Strategy First Inc.; • Disciples II: Guardians of the Light (PC) – Publisher: Strategy First Inc.; • Supreme Ruler 2010 (PC) – Publisher: Strategy First Inc.

: Waterfall Networks Corporation• October 2000 to June 2001 •; 427 Laurier Street West Suite 800; Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1R 7Y2; Responsibilities:; • Designed corporate prints such as banners and reports; • Designed and implemented corporate flash banners to enhance internet presence; • Augmented corporate image / identity through internal presentation graphics and tech-diagrams; • Modeled and textured real-time low-poly 3d environments for e-commerce / e-learning

: Sir-Tech Canada, Limited• April 1997 to March 2000 •; 1645 Russel Road Unit 200; Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1G 4G5; Responsibilities:; • Modeled 3d environment elements & props and rendered to 2d (with touchups); • Constructed and rendered three-dimensional load screens; • Texture artist; Projects involved:; • Jagged Alliance 2 (PC) – Publisher: TalonSoft Inc.; • Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business (PC) – Publisher: TalonSoft Inc.; • Wizardry 8 (PC) – Publisher: Sir-Tech Canada, Limited.

: Artech Digital Entertainment• March 1996 to April 1997 •; 6 Hamilton Ave. North; Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1Y 4R1; Responsibilities:; • Digital clean up artist / opaquer; • Modeled 3d scenic items; • Character voice acting; Projects involved:; • U.F.O’s (PC) – Publisher: Hoffmann + Associates Inc.

: Applications:; • Autodesk 3DS Max; • Softimage | XSI; • Adobe Photoshop

: Operating systems:; • Windows XP & Windows 7; • Snow Leopard (Mac OS X - 10.6.4+); * This resumé version pertains only to relevant digital graphic experience.