Experience
UX Specialist
Oversee all user interface design
Create compositions for artistic direction
Create complete Balsamiq wireframes for both client and internal use
Complete compositions for company pitches
Create compositions for artistic direction
Create complete Balsamiq wireframes for both client and internal use
Complete compositions for company pitches
UI Designer/ 2D Artist
Provided UI guidance for every company project
Created 2D game assets
Created textures for 3D game assets
Created concept art
Worked directly with game designer to determine precise needs of each game screen
Designed information layouts to most efficiently communicate game information to player
Created and optimized art assets and facilitate integration into the GUI programming framework
Generated all iconography and optimized for maximum readability
Tested screens with users and iterated designs
Created 2D game assets
Created textures for 3D game assets
Created concept art
Worked directly with game designer to determine precise needs of each game screen
Designed information layouts to most efficiently communicate game information to player
Created and optimized art assets and facilitate integration into the GUI programming framework
Generated all iconography and optimized for maximum readability
Tested screens with users and iterated designs
UI Designer
Worked directly with game designer to determine precise needs of each game screen
Designed information layouts to most efficiently communicate game information to the player
Created and optimized art assets and facilitated integration into Scaleform framework
Generated all iconography
Tested screens with QA and iterated designs
Designed information layouts to most efficiently communicate game information to the player
Created and optimized art assets and facilitated integration into Scaleform framework
Generated all iconography
Tested screens with QA and iterated designs
Education
Bachelor of Science | Computer Science
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Awarded Highest Honors for University Honors project: "An Analysis and Evaluation of Current Noun Phrase Extraction Techniques"
Awarded Highest Honors for University Honors project: "An Analysis and Evaluation of Current Noun Phrase Extraction Techniques"
Masters of Entertainment Technology Candidate
After one very successful and exciting semester at the ETC, I was approached by the art director at Firaxis Games and offered the opportunity of a lifetime. While I regretted not finishing my Masters Degree at CMU, my time there led me to my current career in UI design.
