Dan Skebo

A game publishing and development company focusing on free-to-play PC and Mobile games. * Preparing, editing, and optimizing graphic artwork for use in-game * Work closely with the Localization team to convert graphic/text UIs from overseas developers into English * Writing artwork descriptions for external art-houses and providing constructive feedback to produce the desired result * Other miscellaneous graphic design and illustrative needs * Games include: * * X-Men: Battle of the Atom (iOS) * Dragon Legion (iOS) * Immortalis (iOS/Android) * Pirate Maidens (iOS)

Specialized Vehicles division (via temp agency), a company that offers emergency service vehicle upfitting and custom vehicle graphics. * Designing, creating, and applying vinyl graphics for police, emergency, and corporate vehicles. Similarly to YSD, also maintained and troubleshot vinyl equipment.

A vinyl graphics sign company. * Designing, creating, and applying vinyl text and graphics for signs, banners, billboards, vehicle graphics and wraps, apparel (via heat-press), and more * Extensive use of vinyl plotters/cutters and printers performed maintenance, troubleshooting, and in some cases repaired the equipment * Designing business cards, brochures, mailers, and other collateral * Responsible for building and maintaining the company website (now defunct) and any clients' sites

An advertising and design firm. * Designed and produced collateral such as annual reports, brochures, newsletters, and magazine/newspaper ads for clients * Designed promotional materials such as tradeshow banners, posters, napkins, and giveaway items (pens, keychains, etc.) * Was consulted for and helped to troubleshoot HTML, CSS, and other web issues as needed also acted as unofficial tech support for general computer problems

Merchandising/ Warehouse team

Three years of employment at the Computer Science and Information Technology department YSU. Job activities included developing multimedia/publicity projects conducting video interviews graphic design website maintenance and the development of an entirely new website for the department. * Member of the Leslie H. Cochran University Scholars program * Required to maintain a 3.5 or better cumulative GPA * Sixty hours of community service per academic year * Attendance of "co-curricular" events such as concerts, plays, art exhibitions, lectures, and sports games * Required to live on campus and participate in campus life activities Skills Artistic: * Drawing and illustration * Digital art, both raster and vector * 2-D animation (in Flash) * 3-D animation (in Blender) * Various other fine art skills Computer: Programming experience - mainly Java and Flash ActionScript II * Interactive multimedia design/implementation * Experience in both Windows and Macintosh operating systems * Minor experience with Unix and Linux * General troubleshooting for PCs (personal experience as unofficial tech support to friends/family) * Decent knowledge of PC hardware, have built and configured machines for family and friends Software & Programming: * Adobe Design Suite (CS-CS5) * Blender * Microsoft Office * Microsoft Access * C++ (basic knowledge) * Java (and NetBeans) * Some SQL and client-side database interfacing