267 S Madison Ave #105 Pasadena CA, 91101

Phone: 707 832 8397 Email: michaelkime@yahoo.com Online Portfolio: www.pseudo-pod.com

Mike Kime

Game Artist

Objective	To work with a dedicated team on an innovative project.
Experience	2005-Present Liquid Entertainment Pasadena, CA Character Artist § Created high resolution next-gen characters from concept to completion under criticism for the Xbox 360 / PC Unreal Engine 3 project Rise of the Argonauts § Worked directly with other character artists to ensure quality and cohesion of work. § Responsible for character creation R&D including Max, Photoshop Normal Mapping, Unreal Engine 3, Materials/Instancing,and Face FX § Responsible for the character creation pipeline including naming conventions. § Carried characters from concept to completion including modeling, sculpting, map generation, texturing, and shaders/materials within UE3 § Maintained a test level with characters set up and lit for proof. 2003-2005 Flashbang Studios LLC Tempe, AZ Art Director / Co-Founder § Art Director and Co-Founder for a small casual games studio. § Concept and created 2d and 3d art for 4 casual games. § Worked with a tight team as the lead art producer and manager to see projects to completion. § Worked in Virtools Game Dev environment designing, creating, and implementing 3d worlds, particle effects, and game events.
	2003-2004 Artifact Entertainment Mesa, AZ World Developer § Concept, Modeled, Textured, and implemented numerous buildings, plants, and various world objects for Horizons MMOG. § Worked closely with art director to adhere to artistic vision on concepts. § Designed, executed, and tested an island environment structured for leveling in crafting and fighting 1-10. § Created Quake3 style shaders. § Extensive use of in-game world editing tools to create aesthetic fantasy MMOG environments.
	2002 Tremor Entertainment Burbank, CA Model / Texture Artist § Took on roll as lead prop creator in a large development studio. § Modeled and textured highly detailed breakable props for interactive game environments for the Xbox. § Responsibilities included working closely with the art director on concept and execution of props.
Education Skills	2002 Graduate Cogswell College Sunnyvale, CA § Focus in Game Design and Development. Art § Traditional pencil and pen rendering for concept art and orthographics. § 2d digital painting and rendering for game and concept art. § Solid understanding of anatomy and form. § Color theory knowledge and a solid use of color. § 2d and 3d animation with a focus in the 12 principles of animation. Programs § 7+ Years 3d Studio Max – Very experienced and fast, utilizing many shortcuts, scripts, and add-ons. § 7+ Years Adobe Photoshop. § 2 Years Unreal Engine 3 – Character and environment pipeline. Shaders, Packages, and Face FX § Zbrush2/3/3.1, CAT, Virtools Dev, Brazil r/s, Painter, Tortoise SVN, Star Team, Dreamweaver, Adobe Premiere, Page Maker, Windows NT/98/2000/XP
Hobbies	§ Aggressive Unicycling § Hardcore gaming § Hiking / Camping § Computers – Building / Performance enthusiast