Writer - Designer - Artist
mountpanic@gmail.com
Experience in the Game Industry
Excell Data @ Microsoft
QA Game Tester - 2007
Titles: Too Human (2008), Viva Piñata Party Animals (2007)
- Play-tested video game software
- Performed directed examinations on specific areas, items, characters, modes and cinematics
- Performed undirected examinations from a player exploration perspective
- Recreated bug situations to isolate software problems
- Thoroughly documented and reported bugs to programming team, with fix suggestions where applicable
- Followed up on implementation and effectiveness of programming solutions
Loose Cannon Studios
Writer / Junior Designer - 2005-2008
Titles: (what would later be published as) Tornado Outbreak (2009), Sly Cooper: The Early Years and other development titles (unpublished)
- Key participant in process of creating and detailing new IPs for studio start-up
- Developed and outlined proposals for both original and licensed IPs
- Created story content that would motivate engaging gameplay
- Crafted shooting scripts for in-game cinematics
Vision Games
Writer / Art Director / Design Associate - 2003-2005
Titles: Xavier Fox: The Lost City (unpublished)
- Assisted in the production and refinement of design documentation
- Took leadership role in the visual creation of revamped and refined character and environment elements
- Supervised 3D modellers in the development of in-game assets
- Collaborated with design team to create integrated story, gameplay, character and environmental design
- Created multi-path dialogue options for a dynamic interactive story experience
Suckerpunch Productions
Writer - 2001
Titles: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (2002), Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004), Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (2005)
- Created original story and character progression for characters that would become the basis for Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (Sony/SPP) and subsequent sequels
- Wrote shooting scripts for early version in-game cinematics
Azeroth Inc.
Game Designer / Writer - 1992
Titles: Inspector Gadget: Mission 1 - Global Terror! (1992), Hero by Night (unpublished), Dr. Jam (1993), The Interactive Old Testament: A Family Multimedia Adventure (1992)
- Originated story and gameplay design for licensed and original IPs
- Created in-game puzzles and challenges
- Produced design documentation for art and programming teams
- Wrote multi-path dialogue trees for adventure games and plugged in to engine code
- Contributed to 2D art and animation
Experience Outside of the Game Industry
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Instructor - 1999-2001
- Designed and taught my own curriculum of 3 classes in the art & story of comic book creation (for ages 14 and up)
- The Art of Comic Book Storytelling (how to express one's personal vision in the comic book medium)
- Drawing for Comics (creating strong imagery for publication)
- Cartoon Illustration (exploring style, abstraction, and why less is often more)
Oregon Marketplace Magazine
Assistant Editor / Writer / Graphic Designer - 1993-1994
- Conducted interviews and wrote articles about featured area businesses
- Designed advertising for sponsors
- Created camera-ready page layouts
- Managed office operations
Other Creative Clients
- Myself - I continue to develop my own ideas for Children's Books, Comic Books and Video Games
- Mongadillo Animation - Character Design & Flash Animation
- The Comics Journal - Writer/Interviewer
- Swell Comics - Contributing Writer/Artist
- Marmalady's - Brand Name, Logo & Graphic Design, Product Concept
- The Watertower at John's Landing - Graphic Design/Illustration
- Harborview Hospital - Illustrated/Co-wrote "Headtrauma Man" comic book
- Fleetfoot Messenger Service - Illustrated promotional coloring book
- Jet City Delivery - Illustrator/Designer for brochure art
- PSU Vanguard - Writer/Artist of political cartoons, comic strips and feature illustrations
- Mount Panic Press - I have created and self-published 3 comic books to date.
Education
Grant High School
Portland, OR - graduated 1987
Emphasis on Theatre and Journalism
Portland State University
Portland, OR - 1987-1989 / 1993-1995
Majors: English & Art
Art Institute of Seattle
Seattle, WA - 1990-1992
Program: Visual Communication
Mount Panic College
Ongoing
As a motivated self-learner who believes in education as a lifelong process, I have granted myself an Honorary Master's Degree for my work and study in the area of visual narrative
References
Available on request