Work:
freelance
since Jan 2012
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Artist
* mobile app start-up *
Oct 2010 - Jan 2012
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Project Manager, Lead Designer, and the Art Department
THQ
Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
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Quality Assurance Tester
Query, Inc
Jul 2009 - Jun 2010
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Project Manager
Collins College
Nov 2007 - May 2010
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Student Assistant (tutor)
Funbubl
Jan 2010 - Apr 2010
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Conceptual Artist
Collins College Scripting Club
Oct 2008 - Apr 2009
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President
Civil Works Corp
Jan 2000 - Oct 2007
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Yard Manager
ign Workz, Inc
Aug 1999 - Oct 2007
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Co-Proprietor - Diaz
Education:
Collins College 2007 - 2010
Bachelor of Art, Game Design
California State University-Fullerton 1992 - 2007
Bachelor of Fine Art, Drawing & Painting
Santa Monica College: Academy of Entertainment and Technology 2001 - 2001
Associate of Art: 3D, Computer Animation
Don Bosco Technical Institute 1987 - 1992
Technical Diploma and Associate of Science, Graphic Design
Interests:
GAMES (video, board, card, strategy, etc.), art, computers, animation and anime, comic books and manga, sci-fi and fantasy movies/books, NHL, woodworking, writing (stories, poetry, etc.), trivia, relationships, emerging technology (in respect to games, foremost), history (emphasis on ancient cultures, particularly Meso-American cultures), theoretical physics, esoteric subjects, and the paranormal.
Honor & Awards:
2001 - Honorable Mention from the National Poets Society.
2003 - Editor's Choice Award from the National Poets Society.