Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

519.651-2827

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My Flash Games site:

www.LilGames.com
My Art Portfolio:

www.RayB.com

A real-time 3D mini-game:

www.SporeProductions.com/clients/lumeo/

**This resume is a bit out of date. In 2002/2003 I supplied Flash cartoon animations for www.officepolitics.com**

SELF-EMPLOYED, Spore Productions

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

April 1999 to Current

• Designing and developing games in Macromedia Flash for various clients
• Designing and creating graphics for real-time 3D “marketing game” (textures and 3d models)
• Building the profitable casual gaming website LILGAMES.COM (Flash)
• Drawing graphics and directing development of RetroFX Ghosts n Goblins (PC)
• Drawing “old-school” 2D graphics for the PC RPG Grimoire
• · Tutoring of Macromedia Flash to Nelvana Animation Studios animators
• · CDROM multimedia authoring and website design for various clients

SENIOR GRAPHICS ARTIST+, Poptronik

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

October 2000 to February 2002

• Designed and programmed Macromedia Flash games and media
• Wrote game design concepts and proposal documents
• Designed and built real-time 3D media optimized for web-delivery (Virtools software)
• Created and edited low-polygon 3D data for 3D PC game (3D Studio Max)
• Created and edited 2D textures for use in real-time 3D engines (Photoshop)
• Designed and built Windows Media Player skins
• Designed and built websites
• Worked closely with V.P. of Studio on creative initiatives

PRODUCER / DESIGNER, Sunsoft of America

Cypress, California, USA

January 1993 to February 1995

• Guided the development and design of console video games, ensuring quality and milestones
• Designed game levels and directed in-house development of Speedy Gonzales for SNES
• Communicated effectively and professionally with project licensors, including Disney, & Warner Bros., as well as with external development teams
• Evaluated competing game products, and prototypes submitted by developers
• Wrote project proposals, evaluation reports, and maintained design documents
• Identified and resolved game design problems
• Designed characters, gameplay, graphics, and game levels
• Designed game concepts for possible development
• Coordinated with Marketing department in regards to product packaging, and manuals

Published Titles:

· Looney Tunes B-Ball, Super Nintendo: Producer.

· Speedy Gonzales - Los Gatos Bandidos, Super Nintendo: Director, Level Designer and miscellaneous graphics

· Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast, Sega Genesis: Producer

· Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest, Sega Genesis: Producer

· ACME Animation Factory, Co-Producer

· Aero the Acro-Bat 2, Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo: Designed characters

· Punky Doodle, arcade coin-op: Designed most of the enemy characters

· Blaster Master 2, Sega Genesis: Designed game ending

ARTIST / ANIMATOR, Virgin Games

Irvine, California, USA

August 1989 to December 1992

• Drew pixel-based, limited palette, “tiling” background graphics, user interfaces, fonts, logos
• Drew sprite animations based on character designs
• Participated in game design
• Used hardware and software development tools for consoles

Published Titles:

· Robocop V.S. Terminator, Sega Genesis: Artist & animator

· 7Up Cool Spot, Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo: Artist, animator, original game designer

· Global Gladiators, Sega Genesis: Artist and animator

· M.C. Kids, 8-bit Nintendo: Artist, and animator

· Spirit of Excalibur, Commodore 64: Artist and animator

3D ARTIST, Microforum

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

August 1996 to August 1997

• Modelled 3D graphics for use as rendered backgrounds in games
• Modelled and animating 3D objects for use as sprites in games
• Designed and rendered GUI for Beat 2000, a music mixing “toy” for non-musicians
• Designed graphical user interface for Soultrap, Solution 97, and more
• Managed small projects like Dark Hour, a collection of original Quake maps and textures
• Wrote software evaluations and QA reports
• Wrote gameplay and design reports throughout development cycle

ARTIST and ANIMATOR, Apogee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

October 1995 to August 1996

• Created character sprite animation and contributed to design of Alien Rampage

GAME DESIGNER / ARTIST / PROGRAMMER, self-employed

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

April 1995 to October 1995

• Designed and developed PC puzzle game Mood Swing (graphics, music and programming)
• Learned x86 assembler programming language and some C++

SENIOR GUI and GRAPHICS DESIGNER, 724 Solutions

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

May 1998 to April 1999

· Identified the use of applications and designed a user interface to best meet those uses

· Designed Graphical User Interfaces for PC, wireless, and PDA software

· Wrote and maintained document detailing the GUI function and design

· Fulfilled various other graphics needs

Software	Experience	Software	Experience
Adobe Photoshop 6 Macromedia Flash 5 Flash 5 Actionscripting 3D Studio MAX 4.2 Virtools Dev Poser 4 Adobe Illustrator 9 Macromedia Director 7 Deluxepaint Animation	Expert Expert Advanced Advanced Intermediate Intermediate Advanced Intermediate Expert	t.U.M.E. (2D level editor) Worldcraft 2 Ulead Gif Animator Sound Forge 4 Dreamweaver 3 Buzz & Fast Tracker 2 Borland C++ 4.0 TASM Microsoft Word	Advanced Intermediate Advanced Advanced Advanced Expert Novice Intermediate Intermediate
I also have some programming skills, which I have applied towards game development as a hobby: 6502 and x86 assembler (TASM), Borland C 4, and advanced Flash Actionscript 4.

• 2001 Game featured in the book “Flash 5 Cartoons and Games" published by The Coriolis Group
• 2000: Interviewed in January GAMEFAN magazine in article about “RetroFX Ghosts n Goblins”
• 1992 – 1996: Game reviews and features, too numerous to list (console games for which I was credited as Producer)
• 1990: Small video game I programmed called "Wizard's Vault" appears in the public domain column of Info Magazine, July 1990, page 39
• 1989: First runner-up in Commodore magazine's annual C64 graphics contest. (Printed in June 1989, page 56)
• 1988: First prize in the QuantumLink Commodore 64 Graphics Group logo contest.

• 1996: ‘C’ Programming part 1, night class at Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario.
• 1987/88 - 1989/90: Graphic Design program at Dawson College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• 1982/83 - 1986/87: Alexander Galt Regional High School, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada.
• Graduated with Art Award for Outstanding Achievement