| ZACHARY C. SHAFFER |
| Location: Los Angeles, CA 90045 (Westchester, near the LAX) |
| e-mail: zach@spookspot.com |
| Phone: Email and request, please. |
| Strengths |
Experience in game creation |
Detail Oriented |
Efficient Problem-Solving |
Storyboard and theme interests |
Perfectionist |
Organized |
Original, creative thinking |
Ambitious self-starter |
Dedicated |
| Computer Skills: IBM/PC and Macintosh |
| 3D Studio Max | Microsoft Office | HTML |
| Maya | Adobe Photoshop, etc | ProTools |
| Painter | Corel | Quark |
| After Effects | Dreamweaver | Flash MX / Actionscript |
| Education |
Loyola Marymount University |
BA in Animation, Art Minor |
Los Angeles 2004 |
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| Relevant Recent Coursework: | |
| Online Web Design | Traditional (2D) Animation |
| Advanced Interactive Flash Classes | Storyboarding |
| Advanced 3D Computer Animation | Video Game Theory |
| Sound Design (Recording Arts) | Sculpture and Painting |
| EXPERIENCE | |
| Vivendi Universal Games | (Current) |
| QA Testing | 2004-2005 |
| * Testing Games (F.E.A.R.) | |
| Genuine Games | 8/1-10/1/05 |
| Project: "50-Cent: Bulletproof" | |
| Designer Assistant, VUG team | |
| * Creating and editing Collision meshes (in Maya) | |
| * Design/placement of Enemies, Items, Weapon drops | |
| Self-funded Project: "The Dead Case" | 2004 |
| * Fully programming, design, art created with Flash | |
| * Project recieved Newgrounds awards, 700,000+ downloads | |
| * 1,000+ reviews available on Newgrounds.com and bonus.com | |
| Activision | late 2004 |
| QA Testing | |
| * Testing Games (X-Men Legends) | |
| Paradise Family Pictures | 3/2004-6/2004 |
| 3D Modeler and Animator | |
| * Created 3D Models in Maya: Characters and Environments | |
| * Website (Paradisepictures.net) |
| Other Interests |
| Prop and Costume making (prop weapons, objects, clothing), Sculpture, Internet, Strategy and Board Games |