Résumé

Tim Miller
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(what would later be published as) Tornado Outbreak (2009), Sly Cooper: The Early Years and other development titles (unpublished)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Titles: Xavier Fox: The Lost City (unpublished)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 (1992), Hero by Night (unpublished), Dr.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