Blizzard Entertainment

Industry: Video game company

Description

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California, and is a subsidiary of the American company Activision Blizzard. Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States Parent organization: Activision Blizzard Founded: 8 February 1991, Irvine, California, United States Number of employees: 4,700 (2012) Founders: Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, Frank Pearce

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Blizzard Entertainment Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Sukjoo Choi Sukjoo Choi San Francisco, California Details
Sukjoo Choi's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Academy of Art University 학생
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   2014 - 2014

Skills
Photoshop, Maya, 3D Modeling, Zbrush, 3D Coat

Education
Academy of Art University   2011 — 2014
Animation & VFX (3d modeling), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

Salvador Arditti Salvador Arditti Carlsbad, California Details
Salvador Arditti's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2006 - March 2012
Job Senior Lighting Artist at High Moon Studios
Industry Computer Games
Experience
FuseFX  November 2013 - December 2013
Walt Disney Animation Studios  March 2013 - October 2013
Digital Domain  January 2013 - February 2013
Walt Disney Animation Studios  April 2012 - October 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2006 - March 2012
Sony Computer Entertainment of America  June 2003 - August 2006
KBNT UNIVISION San Diego   January 2003 - June 2003
LJG Partners  March 2000 - December 2002
Medialusion Group   June 1999 - August 2000
Stilleto Design   January 1996 - July 1997

Skills
Renderman, Nuke, Mental Ray, After Effects, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Visualization, Architecture, Industrial Design, Photoshop, Photography, Lighting, Real time Lighting, Video Games, Cinematics, Compositing, Architectural..., 3D visualization, Rendering, Character Animation, Computer Animation, Shake, 3D, Animation, Motion Graphics, Feature Films, MEL, Changing Environments, Shading, Texturing, Visual Effects, Look Development, Computer Graphics, UV mapping, Texture Painting, Film, Game Development, UV Mapping

Education
School of Visual Arts   1997 — 1999
MFA, Computer Arts

Universidad Nuevo Mundo, A.C.   1991 — 1995
BA, Industrial Design

Carmen Fairbanks Carmen Fairbanks Austin, Texas Area Details
Carmen Fairbanks's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2013 - Present
Job L&D Professional | Trainer | eLearning Designer
Industry Professional Training & Coaching
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2013 - Present
University of Houston-Downtown  October 2012 - June 2013
University of Houston  March 2011 - October 2012
Mustang Engineering  June 2012 - August 2012
Mustang Engineering  June 2011 - September 2011
Mustang Engineering  August 2008 - March 2011

Skills
Microsoft Office, Training, Project Management, Human Resources, Adobe Captivate, Blackboard, PeopleSoft, Learning Management..., eLearning, Instructor-led Training, Training Delivery, Development & delivery..., Visio, SharePoint, Human Resource..., Website Updating, Database Administration, Work Processes, Camtasia, Blackboard Vista, WebCT, Blackboard Learn, SAP, Instructional Design, Photoshop, E-Learning, Recruiting, Leadership Development, Organizational..., InDesign, Leadership, Management, Personnel Management, Interviews, Career Development, Learning Management, Needs Analysis, Onboarding, Workshop Facilitation, Talent Management, New Hire Orientations, Performance Management, Captivate, Employee Training, Blended Learning

Education
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Master of Arts (M.A.), Behavioral Sciences ~ specialization Industrial / Organizational Psychology

Arkansas Tech University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Ian Saterdalen Ian Saterdalen Orange County, California Area Details
Ian Saterdalen's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2014 - Present
Job Technical Analyst II, QA at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2015 - June 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2013 - May 2014
Crystal Dynamics  October 2012 - March 2013
Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC  June 2012 - October 2012
Black Sand Studios Company of Heroes   January 2011 - February 2012
GameStop  October 2011 - January 2012
Longhorn productions   June 2011 - December 2011
Nelson Staffing  2008 - 2011

Skills
Game Design, Modeling, Maya, Unreal Engine 3, 3D, Photoshop, Texturing, Zbrush, Video Games, Unity3D, Dreamweaver, UV mapping, Microsoft Office, Mudbox, Adobe Creative Suite, Mac, Customer Service, Public Speaking, Perforce, Quality Assurance, DevTrack, Alienbrain, Automation, Bugzilla, Basecamp, JIRA, PS3, 3D Modeling, Character Animation, 3D Studio Max, PSP, Marmoset, Seapine Test Track Pro, CryEngine, Starcraft 2 Editor, Multiplayer, Game Development, Xbox 360

Education
Academy of Art University   2009 — 2014
BFA, Game Development

University of Advancing Technology   2008 — 2009
Bachelors of Arts, Game Art and Animation

Michael Eagle Michael Eagle Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Details
Michael Eagle's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2015 - August 2015
Job Postdoctoral Researcher at Carnegie Mellon University
Industry Research
Experience
Carnegie Mellon University  September 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2015 - August 2015
North Carolina State University  August 2013 - May 2015
Turbine  June 2013 - November 2013
UNC Charlotte  January 2009 - May 2013
UNC Charlotte  August 2010 - January 2011
NSF  May 2010 - August 2010

Skills
C++, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Data Science, Intelligent Tutoring..., Educational Data Mining, Digital Analytics, Educational Games, Cognitive Modeling, Data Visualization, Java, C#, Weka, R, SPSS, User Research, Graph Databases, Tableau, Artificial Intelligence, Unity3D, Game Design, Game Development, JSON, Survival Analysis, Social Network Analysis, meteor.js, Research, Computer Science, Data Analysis, Matlab

Education
North Carolina State University   2013 — 2015
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte   2001 — 2013
Master's Degree, Computer Science

Gakushuin University   2005 — 2006
Bachelor's Degree, Japanese Language and Culture

Woonchang Beck Woonchang Beck Orange County, California Area Details
Woonchang Beck's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2011 - Present
Job Web front end engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2011 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment Korea   March 2008 - February 2011
Blizzard Entertainment Korea   October 2004 - March 2008
YOUNGPASOFT CO.,LTD.   February 2004 - May 2004

Skills
HTML, HTML 5, JavaScript, CSS, CSS3, jQuery, AJAX, Photoshop, Illustrator, Subversion, User Interface Design, User Interface, Front-end

Education
Samsung SDS multimedia campus   2008 — 2008

경복대학 / Kyungbok College   1999 — 2004
Dept. of Internet Information

Lana Bachynski Lana Bachynski San Francisco Bay Area Details
Lana Bachynski's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2014 - Present
Job Associate Animator at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Animation
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2014 - Present
VI Creative   October 2013 - Present
Tea Time Animation   January 2012 - Present
iD Tech Stanford   June 2012 - August 2013
Academy of Art University  August 2008 - May 2013
Women in Animation  2012 - 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2012 - August 2012
Campus Living Villages  September 2008 - May 2012
Dumping Ground   December 2010 - July 2011

Skills
Maya, Cinema 4D, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Dreamweaver, Drawing, Sketching, Animation, Graphic Design, Painting, Computer Animation, Video Games, Illustration, 3D, Character Animation, Storyboarding, Creature Animation, Zbrush, 3D Modeling, Texturing, Team Leadership, Film, Mac, 3D Studio Max

Education
Academy of Art University   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Arts, Animation - Character/Creature

Blake Shuster Blake Shuster Irvine, California Details
Blake Shuster's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2014 - Present
Job World of Warcraft PR Manager at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Public Relations and Communications
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2014 - Present
fortyseven communications  April 2010 - April 2014
The Pitt Group   August 2009 - January 2010

Skills
Microsoft Office, Media Relations, Social Media, Public Relations, Writing, Creative Writing, Press Releases, Blasting, Business Development, Creative Strategy, Brainstorm Facilitation, Events, Interview Preparation, Phone Skills, Client Relations Skills, Manage Client..., Manage client..., Cision, Salesforce.com, Training, Internal Communications, Crisis Communications, Social Networking, Blogging, Content Strategy, Digital Media, New Media, Copywriting, Facebook, Video Games

Education
UCLA   2009 — 2010

Arizona State University, W. P. Carey School of Business   2007 — 2008

KYOUNGCHE KIM KYOUNGCHE KIM Tarzana, California Details
KYOUNGCHE KIM's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2014 - August 2014
Job 3D Artist at RELOAD STUDIOS
Industry Entertainment
Experience
RELOAD STUDIOS  September 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2014 - August 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2013 - August 2013

Skills
3D Studio Max, Maya, Photoshop, 3D Coat, Zbrush, substance designer, Unreal4, Quixel Suite, Mudbox

Education
Academy of Art University   2012 — 2015
game development, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

JONGHA BAIK JONGHA BAIK Orange County, California Area Details
JONGHA BAIK's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2012 - Present
Job Sr. Look Development Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Animation
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2012 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2010 - March 2012

Education
Academy of Art University   2007 — 2010

Alex Lowry Alex Lowry Irvine, California Details
Alex Lowry's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2013 - Present
Job Broadcast Technician at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Broadcast Media
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2013 - Present
IGN Entertainment  May 2011 - April 2013
Variety Society   January 2010 - July 2011
Image Integration   March 2010 - May 2011
Got Light  June 2009 - April 2011
Boy Scouts of America  June 2008 - September 2010
Up & Away Ballooning   January 2004 - December 2009

Skills
Video Production, Film Production, Video Technology, Camera, Film, Video, Videography, Streaming Media, Broadcast Engineering, RC Helicopter Pilot, Editing, Final Cut Pro, Video Editing, Live Events, Post Production, Lighting, Camera Operating, Broadcast, Producing

Education
Academy of Art University   2008 — 2012
Motion Pictures and Television

Santa Rosa Junor College   2006 — 2008
GE, GE For Transfer

Carl Keitz Carl Keitz Fountain Valley, California Details
Carl Keitz's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2005 - January 2006
Job Video Editor/Film Maker/Graphic Designer
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Experience
Haven Health  March 2008 - June 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2005 - January 2006
Vivendi Universal  March 2003 - March 2005

Skills
Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Final Draft, Photography, After Effects, Game Design, Creative Writing, Video Editing, Short Films, Cinematography, Video Games, Film, Graphic Design, Video, Film Production, Graphics

Education
American InterContinental University   2003 — 2005
BS, Graphic Design

Brooks College   2001 — 2003
AS, Graphic Design

New York Film Academy   2008 — 2008
N/A, Film/Cinema/Video Studies, Pass

Cristina (Selma Cristina Portugal) Guhman Cristina (Selma Cristina Portugal) Guhman Austin, Texas Details
Cristina (Selma Cristina Portugal) Guhman's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2011 - Present
Job InGame Tech Support at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2011 - Present
Examiner.com  December 2010 - Present
Best Western International  April 2008 - August 2011
Perceptis  August 2009 - December 2010
Microsoft Dynamics  December 2005 - December 2007
Syntho Pharmaceutical Inc   2002 - 2005

Skills
Customer Service, Windows, Social Media, Blogging, Microsoft Office, Social Networking, Technical Support, Editing, Content Strategy, Content Management, E-Learning, English, Troubleshooting, Creative Writing, Interviews, Hospitality, Social Media Marketing, Online Advertising, ESL, Teaching English as a..., Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft CRM, Team Leadership, TESOL, Project Management, Microsoft Word, Marketing, Event Planning, Leadership, Research, Time Management, First Time Home Buyers

Education
Arizona State University   2009 — 2010

Glendale Community College   2007 — 2009

Mesa Community College   2006 — 2007

Nassau Community College

Cody Plepel Cody Plepel Greater Chicago Area Details
Cody Plepel's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2015 - Present
Job Associate Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Writing and Editing
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2015 - Present
DePaul University  September 2014 - June 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2014 - September 2014
DePaul University  May 2013 - May 2014
Groupon  May 2011 - January 2013
Rollingglobe.com   December 2010 - May 2011
City of Phoenix  May 2005 - August 2009

Skills
Programming, Objective-C, Advertising, Copywriting, Game Development, Creative Writing, Editing, Web Content, Java, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Communications, iOS, Research, Writing, Game Design, Game Design Documents, Mobile Game Development, C++, Embedded systems, Optimized C++

Education
DePaul University   2013 — 2015
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science and Game Programming

Arizona State University   2005 — 2010
Bachelor of Science, Economics

Andrew Balch Andrew Balch Round Rock, Texas Details
Andrew Balch's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2007 - February 2012
Job Application Support Specialist at Q2ebanking
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Q2ebanking  May 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2007 - February 2012
GameStop  November 2003 - April 2007
Boys & Girls Clubs of America  2003 - 2004

Skills
Microsoft Office, Networking, Training, Game Design, Data Analysis, Software Documentation, Game Development, Photoshop, Coaching, Change Management, Performance Metrics, Marketing, Customer Service, Video Games, Time Management, Hiring Personnel, Retail, Troubleshooting, Microsoft Excel, Team Building, Team Leadership, DISC, Mentoring, SQL

Education
Austin Community College   2012 — 2012
Computer Science

Abilene Christian University   1999 — 2000
Computer Science

Jeni Balch Jeni Balch Round Rock, Texas Details
Jeni Balch's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2007 - October 2013
Job Tier I Customer Service Professional at Learning.com
Industry E-Learning
Experience
Learning.com  October 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2007 - October 2013
Clearwire  2005 - May 2007
Boys & Girls Clubs of Abilene   2003 - 2005

Skills
Customer Satisfaction, Team Building, Customer Service, Customer Retention, Instructor-led Training, Curriculum Development, Coaching, Mentoring, Creative Writing, Photoshop, Editing, Employee Training, Classroom Instruction, Adult Education, Teamwork, Positive Coaching, Positive Work..., Quality Control, Graphic Design, Social Networking

Education
Abilene Christian University   1999 — 1999

Dennis Price Dennis Price Carnation, Washington Details
Dennis Price's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2009 - April 2012
Job Art Director for Heroes of Newerth
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Frostburn Studios, Inc.   September 2014 - Present
Burnout Game Ventures, LLC  August 2014 - Present
DigiPen Institute of Technology  October 2012 - June 2014
Airtight Games  May 2012 - May 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2009 - April 2012
Turn10 Studios   September 2008 - August 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2000 - August 2008
Digital Domain  November 1999 - February 2000
Foundation Imaging  August 1999 - November 1999
Digital Domain  March 1998 - August 1999

Skills
Cinematics, Maya, Nuke, After Effects, Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, Game Development, Art Direction, Visual Effects, Compositing, Lighting, Video Games, Texturing, 3D, Character Animation, Agile Project Management, Motion Capture, UV mapping, Modeling, Game Design, Unreal Engine 3

Education
Art Institute of Houston   1995 — 1997
Associate's degree, Computer Animation

Elena Nikora Elena Nikora Orange County, California Area Details
Elena Nikora's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2014 - Present
Job Associate Game Producer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2011 - June 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2008 - February 2011
InFotonics Center   June 2007 - December 2007
Social Insurance Foundation of Russian Federation   March 2006 - June 2006
Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences   May 2004 - February 2006
Petrozavodsk State University   December 2002 - May 2004

Skills
Call Center, Customer Service, Coaching, Team Building, Team Management, Customer Loyalty, Team Leadership, NICE / IEX / KPI, Performance Reporting, Scheduling, Performance Improvement, Foreign Languages, Training & Development, Reporting & Analysis, Call Centers, Employee Training, Teamwork, MMO, MMORPG, Video Games, Online Gaming, Computer Games, Customer Support, Microsoft Office, Social Games

Education
University of Joensuu, Finland   2006 — 2008
Master of Computer Science, Computer Science

Петрозаводский Государственный Университет (ПетрГУ) / Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU)    2001 — 2006
Engineer of Information Systems and Technologies (Specialist), Computer Science: Information Systems

InHo Beak InHo Beak Greater Salt Lake City Area Details
InHo Beak's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2011 - June 2013
Job 3D Animator at Avalanche Software
Industry Animation
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2011 - June 2013
Collaborative Project: “Monster and dumpling”   2008 - April 2011
Digitrove Inc.  June 2010 - August 2010

Skills
3D animation, Maya, Character Animation, Character Rigging, Cinematics

Education
Academy of Art University   2007 — 2011
MFA, 3D Animation

Dongseo University   2000 — 2006
BFA, Multimedia Design Arts

David Kosak David Kosak Orange County, California Area Details
David Kosak's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2009 - Present
Job Lead Narrative Designer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Online Media
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2009 - Present
IGN/GameSpy   November 1997 - February 2009
Grey Interactive  1996 - 1997
Grey Advertising  1995 - 1996

Skills
Creative Direction, Game Design, Video Games, Content Strategy, Editorial, MMO, Branding & Identity, Start-ups, Social Games, Casual Games, Computer Games, Multiplayer, Game Balance, PS3, Online Gaming, Game Development, Gameplay, User-centered Design, Community Management, MMORPG, Publishing, Mobile Games, Writing, Advertising, Interactive..., Level Design, Game Mechanics, Gaming, Monetization, New Media, Console

Education
Allegheny College   1992 — 1999
BA, English, Communication Arts

Nicolas Noble Nicolas Noble San Francisco Bay Area Details
Nicolas Noble's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2008 - September 2014
Job Software Engineer at Google
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Google  October 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2008 - September 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2006 - September 2008
Université de Metz   October 2004 - October 2006
Europe Online Investments   June 2002 - June 2004
Europe Online   2000 - 2002

Skills
OOP, Python, Game Development, Subversion, C++, Gameplay Programming, Software Engineering, Linux, MySQL, Java, Shell Scripting, MMO, JavaScript, Scripting, Unix, Bash, SQL, .NET, Programming, Debugging, User Experience, Video Games, Compression, OpenGL, Git, Electronics

Education
Université de Metz   1995 — 2008
Master's degree, Computer Science

Boris Giftge Boris Giftge Berkeley, California Details
Boris Giftge's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2012 - September 2014
Job Staff Software Engineer at KIXEYE
Industry Computer Games
Experience
KIXEYE  October 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2012 - September 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2011 - September 2012
Exit Games   February 2008 - October 2011
Freelance C# Developer  May 2007 - January 2008
Engine EAR GmbH & Co KG   February 2002 - April 2007

Skills
C#, MMO, .NET

Education
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (HAW Hamburg)   1999 — 2005
Diplom Informatiker, Computer Software Engineering

Nathan Willis Nathan Willis Brooklyn, New York Details
Nathan Willis's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2015 - Present
Job Imagination is the key
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   2015 - Present
Rockstar Games  March 2012 - April 2015
Freelancer  June 2011 - December 2013
Freelancer  February 2007 - December 2013
Kelley and Ping   July 2010 - September 2011
New York Film Academy  June 2007 - July 2007
American Academy of Dramatic Arts  July 2006 - May 2007

Skills
Directing, Acting, Theatre, Dialects, Creative Writing, After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Documentaries, Film, Avid Media Composer, Windows, Mac, WiX, Carpentry, Set Construction, Video Games, Video Game Production, Computers, Editing, Plays

Education
St. John's University, NY   2008 — 2009
B.S., Film & Television Production, 3.96

American Academy of Dramatic Arts   2004 — 2007
AOS, Acting

Bearwood College   1998 — 2003
A Levels, Theatre Studies & Directing, English Literature, Computer Science, Environmental Science

Jeff Kang Jeff Kang Orange County, California Area Details
Jeff Kang's Blizzard Entertainment Experience Directed Study AdvisorAcademy of Art University, San francisco2009 - 2010
Job Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   Directed Study AdvisorAcademy of Art University, San francisco2009 - 2010
Namco Bandai Games America  2004 - 2004

Education
Academy of Art University   2000 — 2003
MFA, Computer Arts

Thor Biafore Thor Biafore Austin, Texas Area Details
Thor Biafore's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 1998 - August 2008
Job Vice President of Customer Experience at BrightLocker
Industry Computer Games
Experience
BrightLocker   December 2014 - Present
Sony Computer Entertainment America - PlayStation  July 2014 - November 2014
Stealth Startup  May 2013 - July 2014
Bioware  January 2010 - April 2013
Trion Worlds, Inc.   January 2009 - December 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   November 1998 - August 2008
Majestic Ice   May 1996 - November 1998

Skills
Project Planning, MMORPG, MMO, Game Development, Online Gaming, Video Games, Casual Games, Management, Computer Games, Game Design, Monetization, Team Leadership, Gameplay, Mobile Games, Social Games, Leadership, Community Management, iPhone, User Experience, Customer Experience, Outsourcing, Call Centers, Scripting, Xbox 360, Quality Assurance, Customer Support, CRM, Gaming Industry, Community Sites, Console, Gaming, PS3, Strategy, Level Design, JIRA, Agile Methodologies, Agile Project Management, Localization, Confluence, Software Documentation, Perforce, Customer Satisfaction, Wii, Unreal Engine 3, Outsourcing Management, Game Programming, Multiplayer, Customer Service..., Unreal Editor, Start-ups

Education
Arizona State University   1992 — 1996
Computer Information Systems

Brian LaFrance Brian LaFrance Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Brian LaFrance's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2009 - June 2012
Job Matte Painter at Walt Disney Animation Studios
Industry Animation
Experience
Walt Disney Animation Studios  April 2013 - Present
Rhythm & Hues  June 2012 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2009 - June 2012
Image Engine Design Inc.  2012 - 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2007 - January 2009
Walt Disney Feature Animation  September 2004 - February 2007
Dreamworks  September 2002 - August 2004
The Secret Lab (Disney)   September 1999 - August 2002
Industrial Light and Magic  May 1996 - August 1999

Skills
Maya, Compositing, Matte Painting, Mental Ray, Renderman, Visual Effects, Lighting, Texture Painting, Nuke, 3D, Photoshop, Texturing, Shaders, Shading, Fresh Produce, Video Games, MEL, Look Development, Digital Painting, Environment TD, 3D Studio Max, Breakfast, Vray, World Machine

Education
Thomas Edison State College   2007 — 2007
BA, Art

San Jose State University   1990 — 1993
cadre, Art/Art Studies, General

Academy of Art University

CGMA

Portage High School

Dan Cox Dan Cox Los Angeles, California Details
Dan Cox's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2012 - Present
Job
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2012 - Present
Sony Pictures Imageworks  2011 - 2012
Weta Digital Ltd.   2007 - 2011
ILM  2006 - 2011
ILM  November 2006 - May 2007
Giant Killer Robots  March 2005 - November 2006

Skills
Renderman, Look Development, Shake, Nuke, Visual Effects, Compositing, Shading, Digital Compositing, Maya, Supervising, Pipeline Development

Education
Academy of Art University   2003 — 2006
Master of Fine Arts - Visual Effects, Effects Animation/ Compositing

East Tennessee State University   1997 — 2002
Bachelor of Science - Engineer Design Modeling, Computer Animation

Elliot Picarello Elliot Picarello San Francisco Bay Area Details
Elliot Picarello's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2014 - November 2014
Job 3D Environment Artist at Flatter Than Earth
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2014 - November 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2014 - August 2014

Skills
Texture Painting, UV mapping, Low Poly Modeling, Environmental Modeling, Maya, Video Games, Zbrush, Unreal Editor, Level Design, Mudbox, ZBrush, Photoshop, 3D, 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine 3, Texturing, UV Mapping

Education
Academy of Art University   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), 3D Environment Art, Game Design

Brian Inboden Brian Inboden Orange County, California Area Details
Brian Inboden's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2009 - Present
Job Experienced Game Design Analyst and Project Manager
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2009 - Present
Gateway  November 2006 - August 2008
Averatec, Inc.   April 2004 - November 2006
Sprint  2000 - 2002

Skills
Video Games, Product Marketing, Product Management, Scripting, Troubleshooting, Test Planning, JIRA, Cross-functional Team..., Software Quality..., Quality Assurance, Testing, Test Cases, Team Leadership, Computer Hardware, Vendor Management, Computer Games, MMO

Education
Arizona State University   2004 — 2005
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Computer Graphics and Animation

Myrna Kusano Myrna Kusano Austin, Texas Details
Myrna Kusano's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2013 - Present
Job Freelance Motion Designer at Freelance
Industry Design
Experience
Freelance  July 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2013 - Present
Apple  March 2013 - October 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2010 - March 2013
Total Wine & More  June 2008 - August 2010

Skills
Motion Graphics, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Design, Animation, Photoshop, Networking, Video Games, Illustration, iOS, Social Networking, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Mac, Long-term Customer..., Customer Service, Telephone Skills, Mac OS, Graphic Design, Technical Support, Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suite, Video Editing, Windows, 3D, Premiere, 3D Modeling

Education
Austin Community College   2013 — 2015
Associate of Science (A.S.), Motion graphics, 3.75

Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale   2003 — 2009
Bachelor's Degree, Media Arts and Animation

Fort Lauderdale High School   1998 — 2001
High school degree

Kathy Zuniga Kathy Zuniga Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Kathy Zuniga's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2014 - Present
Job Associate Art Recruiter at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2012 - Present
TS2 - Interactive Gaming, Digital Media & Technology Recruiters   September 2010 - April 2012

Skills
Video Games, 3D, Photoshop, Online Gaming, Modeling, Recruiting, Illustrator, Computer Graphics, Maya, Storyboarding, 3D Studio Max, Concept Design, Executive Search, Technical Recruiting, Interviews, Zbrush, Texturing, Game Development, Animation, Mobile Devices, Illustration, Visual Effects, Game Design, User Experience, Building Business..., Sourcing, Character Animation, ZBrush, Employer Branding, Talent Acquisition

Education
Academy of Art University
BFA, Animation & Visual Effects

Irvine Valley College
Digital Media

Santa Monica Academy of Entertainment & Technology
Animation

Renaud Galand Renaud Galand Orange County, California Area Details
Renaud Galand's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Lead Character Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2015 - August 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2009 - March 2015
Skymonkey Studio   August 2008 - August 2009
Liquid Development  June 2004 - January 2009
10Tacle Studio Belgium   March 2006 - July 2008
FRESH3D sprl   August 2004 - January 2006
High School Albert Jaquard   January 2005 - June 2005

Skills
Zbrush, Mudbox, Game Art, Maya, Hard Surface Modeling, Texture Artist, Normal Mapping, 3D Studio Max, Occlusion, Game Development, Characters

Education
Haute École Albert Jacquard (HEAJ)   2001 — 2004
Bachelor of computer arts, Computer Arts

Jake Coe Jake Coe Austin, Texas Details
Jake Coe's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2008 - May 2013
Job Customer Experience Analyst at TELUS International
Industry Consumer Services
Experience
TELUS International  August 2015 - Present
Electronic Arts  2012 - November 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2008 - May 2013
Eye in the Sky Collective   July 2011 - July 2011
48hr Film Project Competition (pro bono)   August 2010 - August 2010

Skills
MMO, Troubleshooting, Customer Service, Customer Relations, Online Gaming, Peer Mentoring, Outlook, Customer Experience, Customer Satisfaction, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Mentoring, Quality Management, SalesForce, RightNow, Soft Skills, Writing, Professional Mentoring, Creative Writing, Quality Control, Coaching, Customer Experience..., Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement

Education
American Academy of Dramatic Arts   2001 — 2002

Austin Community College

Yekaterina Bourykina Yekaterina Bourykina Woodland Hills, California Details
Yekaterina Bourykina's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2013 - September 2015
Job Character Artist/Unicorn
Industry Computer Games
Experience
'N/A'   August 2015 - Present
n/a, Freelancer   January 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2013 - September 2015
PicturePlane Imaging   May 2010 - January 2013
Lunatic Studios   September 2010 - November 2011
EDMC  October 2008 - March 2010
Lunatic Studios   November 2009 - December 2009
The Art Institute of Dallas  July 2009 - December 2009

Skills
3D, Modeling, Character Modeling, 3D Studio Max, Zbrush, Photoshop, Low Poly Modeling, Organic Modeling, Digital Sculpting, Texturing, Texture Painting, UV mapping, 2D, Drawing, Character Design, Digital Painting, Lighting, Vray, Mental Ray, Shaders, Rendering, Rigging, Skinning, Premiere, Adobe Audition, After Effects, 3D Modeling

Education
Hazardous' Female Character Modeling Workshop   2012 — 2012
Character Modeling

Art Institute of Dallas
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Media Arts and Animation

Blake Paxton Blake Paxton Wichita, Kansas Details
Blake Paxton's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2009 - May 2010
Job Account Specialist at Wichita Thunder
Industry Sports
Experience
Wichita Thunder  July 2015 - Present
Orlando Magic  September 2014 - June 2015
Full Sail University  January 2013 - March 2015
City of Lancaster  September 2010 - July 2013
City of Palmdale  June 2011 - October 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2009 - May 2010
Georgetown Independent School District  August 2008 - August 2009
City of Palmdale  June 2007 - July 2008
Antelope Valley Winery   December 2005 - May 2007

Skills
Microsoft Office, Social Media, Sports Marketing, Sports Media, Photoshop Elements, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Facebook, Keynote, Sports, iMovie, Digital Marketing, Brand Development, Customer Service, PowerPoint, iOS, Event Planning, Instagram, Twitter, MacBook Pro, Typing, Windows, iPhoto, Google Chrome

Education
Full Sail University   2013 — 2015
Bachelors of Science, Sports Media & Marketing, 3.96 GPA

Antelope Valley College   2006 — 2012
Associates Degree Liberal Arts & Sciences, LAS: Social/Behavioral Science (General Education)

Jacob Kruse Jacob Kruse United States Details
Jacob Kruse's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2015 - Present
Job Apprentice Customer Support Guru
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2015 - Present
Randstad  March 2015 - June 2015
Sinclair Broadcast Group  July 2013 - November 2014
The Weather Channel  June 2006 - April 2013
Think Resources  2005 - 2006
WMBB News 13  March 2003 - May 2004

Skills
Television, Broadcast, Final Cut Pro, Video Production, Video, Video Editing, Camera, Videography, HD Video, Digital Video, Sound, Technical Direction, Camera Operating, Breaking News, Media Production, Adobe Audition, Live Events, After Effects, Multimedia, Streaming Media, Motion Graphics, Digital Media, Webcasting, Entertainment, Audio Editing, VizRT, Photoshop, Projectors, Lighting, Social Media, Adobe Creative Suite, AV, Radio Broadcasting, Editing, Audio Engineering, Broadcast Journalism, Avid, Broadcast Television, Non-linear Editing, I-News, Voice Over, New Media, Teleprompter, Live Broadcast, Compositing, Tape Op, Character Generator, Audio Board, Web Video, Visual Effects

Education
Art Institute of Atlanta   2004 — 2005

Gulf Coast State College   2001 — 2003

Graduate of Piqua High School   2000 — 2001

Hoya Lee Hoya Lee Orange County, California Area Details
Hoya Lee's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2008 - April 2012
Job Sr. Lighting Artist at Ready At Dawn Studios
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Ready At Dawn Studios  January 2014 - February 2015
Quantic Dream   September 2012 - November 2013
Sony Imageworks  April 2012 - September 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2008 - April 2012
Digital Domain  October 2007 - August 2008
Rhythm & Hues  April 2007 - October 2007
Industrial Light & Magic  January 2007 - April 2007
Digiscope  June 2006 - December 2006
X1fx Studio   October 2006 - November 2006
Radium  August 2006 - September 2006

Skills
Compositing, Lighting, 3D animation, Shaders, Commercials, in-game lighting, Look Development, Computer Animation, 3D, Visual Effects, Cinematics, Film, Maya, Computer Graphics, Feature Films, Nuke, Renderman, Animation, MEL, Video Games

Education
Academy of Art University   2000 — 2002
MFA, Computer Animation

Konkuk University   1993 — 2000
BA, Architecture Design

Josh Strey Josh Strey Austin, Texas Area Details
Josh Strey's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2008 - April 2011
Job Team Lead Sparefoot.com
Industry Information Services
Experience
SpareFoot  March 2014 - August 2015
SpareFoot  October 2013 - March 2014
BuildASign.com  May 2013 - October 2013
BuildASign.com  November 2011 - May 2013
Hostgator.com  April 2011 - November 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2008 - April 2011
HNTB  March 2008 - September 2008
Corgan Associates  October 2006 - January 2008

Skills
Adobe Creative Suite, Customer Service, Graphic Design, Sales, Team Mentoring, Hiring, Mobile Devices, Creative Problem Solving, Microsoft Excel, Metrics Reporting, Start-ups, Creative Solutions, Recruiting, Business Performance..., Data Analysis, Technical Support, Technical Training, WordPress, Microsoft Office

Education
Art Institute of Dallas   2004 — 2007
Animation Art and Design

Antti Vuento Antti Vuento Hungary area Details
Antti Vuento's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2006 - March 2007
Job Team Coach at TAMK Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Industry Information Services
Experience
Hattumies   March 2015 - Present
TAMK - Tampere University of Applied Sciences   August 2014 - Present
The Hat Guy Disc Golf   June 2013 - Present
Budapesti Gazdasági Főiskola   2013 - July 2014
TAMK   August 2012 - June 2013
Roisto Oy   June 2011 - June 2013
Sotku Oy   June 2009 - January 2011
Sotku Oy   June 2009 - January 2011
Vastakaiku Osk   August 2008 - August 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2006 - March 2007

Skills
Coaching, Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Online Advertising, Community Sites, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Wordpress, Marketing Strategy, Marketing, Project Management, Social Networking, Web Design, Marketing Communications, Team Leadership, Facebook, Event Management, Email Marketing, SEO, Photoshop, Public Speaking, Community Management, Innovation Consulting, Creativity Skills, User Interface Design, CMS, Blogging, WordPress, Web 2.0, Online Marketing, User Experience

Education
Tampereen yliopisto   2013 — 2015
Master's degree, Human-Technology Interaction

Tampere University of Applied Sciences   2007 — 2010
BBA, Entrepreneurship, computing systems

Shawn Hendrix Shawn Hendrix Burbank, California Details
Shawn Hendrix's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2013 - November 2014
Job Executive Producer at HitBox, LLC
Industry Media Production
Experience
Key Code Media  January 2015 - Present
HitBox, LLC   January 2015 - Present
Cease Fire (2015)   November 2014 - March 2015
ESL - Turtle Entertainment  February 2014 - November 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2013 - November 2014
Red Bull  July 2014 - August 2014
Los Trafficantes (2013)   January 2009 - July 2013
Lay It Down (2001)   September 2001 - December 2001

Skills
Live Event Producer, Broadcast Studio Design, Film Production, Lighting Design, Post Production, Television, Video Editing, Video, Commercials, Film, HD Video, Broadcast, Digital Media, Final Cut Pro, Sound, Multimedia, New Media, Feature Films

Education
Southeastern Oklahoma State University   1997 — 2001
Engineer's degree, Computers

Kiamichi Technology Center-Durant   1994 — 1996
Programable Logic

Ensemble Design

Newtek Macro Training

Newtek Macro Training

Michael Sacco Michael Sacco San Francisco Bay Area Details
Michael Sacco's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2006 - November 2008
Job Lead Game Content Designer at NetEase
Industry Computer Games
Experience
NetEase  January 2015 - Present
Storm8  May 2013 - December 2014
AOL  November 2008 - June 2014
Cryptozoic Entertainment  2011 - 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2006 - November 2008

Skills
Entertainment, Video Games, Game Design, Creative Direction, Game Development, Conceptual Art, Art Direction, Mobile Games, MMO, Social Games, Online Gaming, Computer Games, Casual Games, Editing, Community Management, Creative Writing, Microsoft Office

Education
Sage College
Illustration

David Luong David Luong Irvine, California Details
David Luong's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2012 - Present
Job Senior Cinematic Artist II
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2012 - Present
CGSociety.org   January 2008 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2008 - February 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2010 - March 2010
CGTantra   March 2009 - January 2010
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2006 - November 2008
Rhythm & Hues  January 2006 - October 2006
Luma Pictures  August 2005 - January 2006
Ideal Concepts America   March 2005 - January 2006
GOD FORBID Music Video   August 2005 - September 2005

Skills
Matte Painting, Compositing, Lighting, Visual Effects, Cinematics, Nuke, Maya, After Effects, Renderman, 3D, Photoshop, Film, Computer Graphics, Animation, Short Films, Video Games, Concept Design, Look Development, Cinematography, Digital Painting, UV mapping, Rendering, Texturing, Mental Ray, Character Animation

Education
Academy of Art University   2001 — 2005
BFA, Visual Effects

University of California, Riverside   1999 — 2001
General Education

Eric Browning Eric Browning Orange County, California Area Details
Eric Browning's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2004 - Present
Job Lead Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2004 - Present
Midway Home Entertainment  January 1996 - January 2002
Visual Concepts  January 1990 - January 1996

Education
Academy of Art University   1987 — 1990
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Illustration

WONHEE JUNG WONHEE JUNG Irvine, California Details
WONHEE JUNG's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2014 - Present
Job Senior Software Engineer I at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2011 - September 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2010 - February 2011
Uangel Corporation   June 2003 - January 2010
Ahead Mobile, Inc   March 2002 - February 2003
Central System Technology ( 중앙정보기술 )   January 2000 - February 2002

Skills
Java, Spring, Python, Oracle, Scala, R, Web Services, Apache Spark, PySpark, Hibernate, MyBatis, Play 2.0, Gamification, Git, AngularJS, Databases, RabbitMQ, REST, Linux, JUnit, Mockito, SOAP, Apache, Google Protobuf, Freemarker, Scrum, Solr, JSP, Maven, PHP, Bash, MySQL, Tomcat, C, HTML, jQuery, Subversion, JIRA, Web Applications

Education
Dong-A University   1996 — 2000
Bachelor, Computer Engineering, 3.56/4.5

KyungWon Highschool   1992 — 1995

Orange Coast College

Kenny Carvalho Kenny Carvalho Orange County, California Area Details
Kenny Carvalho's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2011 - June 2013
Job Recruiter, Art & Creative at Riot Games
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Riot Games  June 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2011 - June 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2007 - June 2011
IGDA  March 2006 - February 2007
GameRecruiter.com  February 2006 - February 2007
Parasytic Moon Productions, LLC   August 2000 - February 2007
The Game Attorney PC   April 2005 - January 2006
Lightolier  June 1998 - June 1999

Skills
Video Games, Film, Game Design, Start-ups, Game Development, Mobile Games, MMO, Social Games, Casual Games, Maya, Animation, Xbox 360, Online Gaming, Computer Games, Photoshop, Character Animation, MMORPG, Recruiting, Computer Graphics, Rigging, Game Art, 3D, User Interface Design, PS3, Gaming, Console, iPhone, Scripting, Visual Effects, Flash, Concept Design, Storyboarding, Community Sites, Community Management, Gameplay, 3D Studio Max, Computer Animation, Perforce, Art, Modeling, Level Design, Monetization, Traditional Animation, Wii, User Interface, Texturing, Mobile Applications, Gaming Industry, Game Mechanics, 3D Modeling

Education
University of California, Irvine   2007 — 2010
Project Management Certificate, Project Management

Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale   1999 — 2002
BS, Computer Animation

Hak Lee Hak Lee Orange County, California Area Details
Hak Lee's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2015 - Present
Job Technical Artist at Blizzard
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2015 - Present
Psyonix  December 2009 - April 2015
Academy of Art University  January 2011 - December 2011
Puppetar Studio  January 2009 - September 2009
Arcadia Entertainment  January 2008 - December 2008
Studio DMG   March 2003 - January 2006

Skills
Maya, Rigging, MEL, Python, 3D animation, Character Rigging, Unreal Engine 3, Perforce, 3D Studio Max, After Effects, Photoshop

Education
Academy of Art University   2006 — 2009
MFA, 3D Character Animation

Handong Global University   1999 — 2005
BFA, BE, Industrial Design and Engineering

Marcus Bishop Marcus Bishop Mission Viejo, California Details
Marcus Bishop's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2012 - Present
Job Associate Community Representative at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2012 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2008 - September 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2007 - August 2008

Skills
Video Games, Computer Games, Online Gaming, Game Design, Game Development, MMO, MMORPG, Social Games, Community Management

Education
Westwood College-Inland Empire   2001 — 2004
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

Damien Spencer Damien Spencer Albuquerque, New Mexico Details
Damien Spencer's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2007 - 2008
Job Owner at Novel Images Photography
Industry Arts and Crafts
Experience
Albuquerque Biopark  April 2015 - Present
Novel Images Photography   March 2014 - Present
Damien Spencer Studios   July 2006 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   2007 - 2008
Ashley Furniture Homestores  2007 - 2008
The Bell Group  June 2005 - November 2007
Mor Furniture  August 2001 - July 2005
AOL  November 1999 - June 2001
System Consultants   July 1998 - June 1999

Skills
Illustration, Film, Art, Photography, Painting, Web Design, Web Development, Websites, Photoshop, Photo Editor, Photo Touch-up, PHP4/5, MySQL, jQuery, Graphic Design, Fine Art Photography, Portrait Photography, Graphics, Digital Photography, Creative Direction, Posters, Sketching, Invitations, Mixed Media, Brochures, QuarkXPress, Illustrator, Visual Arts, Digital Illustration, Adobe Creative Suite, Watercolor, Sculpture, Logo Design, Galleries, Mac, Fashion Design, Fine Art, Craft, Art Direction, Murals, Oil Painting, Graphic Arts, Stationery, Drawing, Layout, Dreamweaver, Concept Design, InDesign, Collage, Acrylic

Education
The Art Center Design College-Albuquerque   2003 — 2005
Illustration

Churchill County High School   1994 — 1998
High Shool Diploma, Computer Programming, Art

Christopher Vargas Christopher Vargas San Mateo, California Details
Christopher Vargas's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2013 - April 2014
Job IT Engineer at Netease Games
Industry Broadcast Media
Experience
Netease Games  May 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2013 - April 2014
IGN Entertainment  June 2012 - April 2013
Jaron Logo   September 2010 - February 2012

Skills
Tricaster, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Graphic Design, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Customer Service, Social Media, Studio Lighting, Green Screen Keying, Motion Graphics, Photography, Adobe Creative Suite, Video Editing, WordPress, Advertising, Web Video, Videography, Digital Media, Video Games, Premiere, Camera Operating, Final Cut Studio, Video, Facebook

Education
Academy of Art University   2008 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Multimedia Communications

Skyline College   2007 — 2008

Thomas Esmeralda Thomas Esmeralda Salinas, California Area Details
Thomas Esmeralda's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2009 - May 2011
Job Lecturer at San Jose State University
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
San Jose State University  January 2012 - Present
Digital Domain  November 2011 - November 2011
Rhythm & Hues  May 2011 - October 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2009 - May 2011
Rhythm & Hues  September 2008 - June 2009
Framestore  May 2008 - August 2008
The Orphanage  March 2008 - May 2008
Digital Domain  September 2007 - March 2008
CIS Hollywood  June 2007 - August 2007
Sony Pictures Imageworks  February 2007 - June 2007

Education
Academy of Art University   1992 — 1994
BFA, Illustration

San Jose State University   1986 — 1990
Art

wanmin Gee wanmin Gee San Francisco, California Details
wanmin Gee's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2013 - Present
Job 3D Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2013 - Present
Walt Disney Animation Studios  June 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Drawing, Digital Sculpting, Painting, Concept Design, Snowboarding, Swimming, Ski, Camping

Education
Academy of Art University   2010 — 2013
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), 3D Modeling

청강문화산업대학 / Chungkang College of Cultural Industries   2003 — 2009
Bachelor's degree, 3D Animation and 3D Modeling

Ashok Viswanathan Ashok Viswanathan Irvine, California Details
Ashok Viswanathan's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2013 - Present
Job Analytics Program Manager at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2012 - November 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2011 - April 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2010 - March 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2007 - January 2010
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2005 - July 2007
Wolf, Zumbruch & Partner - Advertising Agency   September 2001 - July 2004

Skills
Project Management, Agile Methodologies, Web Application..., Data Visualization, Analytics, Quality Assurance, Mentoring, User-centered Design, Software Development, Video Games, Game Design, Web Applications, Scrum, User Experience, Agile Project Management, C#, Mobile Devices

Education
Johannes-Gutenberg-Schule Heidelberg

Phillip Zeyan Zhang Phillip Zeyan Zhang West Covina, California Details
Phillip Zeyan Zhang's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2014 - Present
Job Associate 3D Environment Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2014 - August 2014
Disney ABC Television Group  February 2014 - May 2014
Wormhole Games  June 2013 - September 2013

Skills
Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, Texturing, Illustration, Zbrush, Modeling, Lighting, Visual Development, Design, Concept, Unreal Engine 3, Game Art, Visual Arts, Art, Digital Art, Traditional Animation, 3D, Concept Design, ZBrush

Education
Laguna College of Art and Design   2010 — 2013
Bechelor of Game Art, 3D Environment

Mt. San Antonio College   2008 — 2010
Transfered, Fine Art and Illustration

Central Academy of Fine Arts   2006 — 2008
Transfered, Digital Media Design

Victor Enderson Victor Enderson Orange County, California Area Details
Victor Enderson's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2014 - Present
Job Localization QA Analyst I at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2014 - Present
Legal Aid Center   March 2012 - August 2014
American Conference Institute  December 2010 - February 2012
Warburg Realty  June 2009 - May 2011
Interierus   March 2006 - September 2010
Humberto de Campos Law Firm   February 2000 - September 2005

Skills
Microsoft Word, Family Law, International Law, Traditional Labor Law, Immigration Law, Contract Law, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish-speaking, Microsoft Office, Microsoft CRM, ACT, Legal Translation, Courts, Mediation, Litigation, Contract Negotiation, Leadership, Legal Assistance, Negotiation, Marketing, Research, Sales, Employment Law, Event Planning, Strategic Planning, Management

Education
New York Real Estate Institute   2009 — 2010
Licentiate degree, Real Estate

City University of New York-Brooklyn College   2006 — 2009
English Language and Literature/Letters

City University of New York-Brooklyn College   2007 — 2008
Paralegal Certification

OAB - Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - Vitoria, Brazil   2004 — 2005
Postgraduate Certificate in Labor Law, Labor Law

Universidade Vila Velha - UVV   1999 — 2003
Bachelor's degree, Law

Thiago Klafke Thiago Klafke Irvine, California Details
Thiago Klafke's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2011 - Present
Job Environment Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2011 - Present
New World Interactive  February 2011 - November 2011
Ubisoft  November 2008 - November 2010
Insurgency   2004 - November 2008
Southlogic Studios   November 2007 - February 2008

Skills
Environment Art, Texturing, Lighting

Education
Universidade Católica Dom Bosco   2007 — 2008
Bachelor, Design

Jeff Kang Jeff Kang Orange County, California Area Details
Jeff Kang's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2005 - Present
Job Lead Artist at Tencent
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Tencent  May 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2005 - Present
Namco Bandai Games  March 2004 - December 2004
LG  March 1996 - December 1999

Skills
Concept Design, 3D Modeling and Texture, Graphic Design, UV mapping, Game Development, Texture Painting, Animation, Conceptual Art, Maya, Zbrush, Texturing, Texture Artist, Photoshop, 3D, Character Animation, Cinematics, After Effects, Illustration, Video Games

Education
Academy of Art University   2000 — 2003
MFA, Computer Arts

Kookmin University   1989 — 1996
BFA, Visual Communication Design

Becca Abel Becca Abel Orange County, California Area Details
Becca Abel's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2011 - Present
Job Senior Technical Artist II at Blizzard Entertainment Hearthstone
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2011 - Present
LucasArts  August 2009 - June 2011
Sony Computer Entertainment America  March 2009 - July 2009
Sony Computer Entertainment America  February 2005 - February 2009
Alvanon  January 2003 - February 2005

Skills
Maya, MEL, Game Development, Python, Perforce, Video Games, C++, Rigging, OpenGL, MMO, PyQt, Drawing, PS3, Kismet, UnrealScript, Virtual Reality, Game Scripting, Visual Effects, 3D, Playmaker, Animation, Xbox 360, Unreal Engine 3

Education
Academy of Art University   1999 — 2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Computer Arts

Gabriela Cesena Gabriela Cesena Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Gabriela Cesena's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 1994 - 2009
Job at Trion Worlds, Inc
Industry Consumer Goods
Experience
Various Global Companies   April 2009 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   January 1994 - 2009
Vivendi  1994 - 2009

Skills
Video Games, Inventory Management, Mobile Advertising, New Media, Publishing, Online Gaming, Product Marketing, Product Management, Strategic Partnerships, New Business Development, Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Retail, Sales, Management, Business Planning, Key Account Management, Merchandising, Sales Process, Consumer Electronics, Strategic Planning, Account Management, Forecasting, E-commerce, Brand Management, Marketing Management, B2B, Strategy, Mobile Devices, P&L Management, Start-ups, Marketing Strategy

Education
Academy of Art University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor's Degree, Interior Architecture & Design

Berufsakademie Mannheim Friedrich-List Duales Berufskolleg
BK, Business and Economics

Ben Thompson Ben Thompson Orange County, California Area Details
Ben Thompson's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2009 - Present
Job Art Director at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2009 - Present
Upper Deck Entertainment  March 2007 - May 2009
Wizards of the Coast  2000 - 2009
Sigil Games Online  June 2004 - March 2007
California Stute University Long Beach   August 1999 - June 2004
Mt. San Antonio Comunity College   August 1999 - June 2004

Skills
Illustration, Art Direction, Art, Entertainment, Digital Painting, Conceptual Art, Concept Design, Digital Illustration, Video Games, Digital Art, Texturing, Game Development, Environment Art, Drawing, Characters, Storyboarding, World Building, Game Art, Texture Artist, 3D, Texture Painting

Education
Laguna College of Art and Design   1996 — 1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration

Art Institute of Atlanta   1994 — 1996
Associates Degree, Illustration

Geoff Fraizer Geoff Fraizer Irvine, California Details
Geoff Fraizer's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2014 - Present
Job Web Editor
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   November 1997 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2005 - October 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2004 - December 2005
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2001 - June 2004
Blizzard Entertainment   August 1998 - May 2001
Blizzard Entertainment   June 1998 - August 1998
Blizzard Entertainment   November 1997 - May 1998

Skills
Strategy Guide Creation, Media Management, Web Content, Community Management, Online Gaming, Google Analytics, Writing, Video Games, MMO, Game Development, Public Relations, Quality Assurance, Game Design, Strategic Planning, MMORPG, Game Mechanics, Web Design, Git, Photoshop, Tortoise SVN, CSS3, HTML 5, Digital Media, Game Testing, Free Marker Template, Web Editing, Community Sites, User Stories, Web Site Analysis, JIRA, Scrum, Agile Methodologies, Gameplay, Adobe Photoshop, CMS

Education
Andrews University   1995 — 1997
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

Pacific Union College   1993 — 1995

Mac Ennis Mac Ennis San Marcos, Texas Details
Mac Ennis's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2008 - January 2014
Job Office Manager at TX Real Estate Management
Industry Real Estate
Experience
TX Real Estate Management   January 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2008 - January 2014
Ray Nixon and Associates   February 2006 - December 2007
Treff's Tavern   August 1999 - May 2005

Skills
Problem Analysis, teh awesome, MMO, Video Games, Management, Customer Support, MMORPG, Online Gaming, Computer Games, Technical Support, Customer Service, Game Development, Technical Writing, Game Design, Social Games, Creative Problem Solving, Project Coordination, Call Centers, Conflict Management, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Project Management, Team Building, Team Management, User Experience

Education
Texas State University-San Marcos   1999 — 2005
BA, History, and English

Angelo State University   1993 — 1994

Peter Kyuyoung Lee Peter Kyuyoung Lee Irvine, California Details
Peter Kyuyoung Lee's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2014 - Present
Job 3D Prop Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2014 - Present
Academy of Art University  January 2011 - December 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2013 - August 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2012 - August 2012
Greensum Art Institute   June 2009 - August 2010

Skills
Texture Painting, 3D Modeling, Concept Development, 3D Studio Max, 3D Coat, Photoshop, Zbrush, Digital Sculpting, nDo, Environment Art

Education
Academy of Art University   2011 — 2013

Sogang Game Education Center   2008 — 2011
Bachelor, Multimedia Engineering

Mariana Paraguassu Briglia Mariana Paraguassu Briglia Irvine, California Details
Mariana Paraguassu Briglia's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2015 - Present
Job Localization QA Analyst at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Translation and Localization
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2015 - Present
TV A Crítica (Record)   August 2011 - August 2012
Sistema Pri Engenharia Ltda - Government Agency of Transport Infraestructure   June 2011 - August 2012
Rede Amazônica   2002 - 2011
ULBRA  January 2010 - November 2010

Skills
News Anchoring, Video Editing, Text Editing, Interviews, Journalism, Broadcast Television, Television News, Journal Entries, Television Producing, Press Office, Press Releases, Internal & External..., Public Relations, Editing, Television, Social Media

Education
Saddleback Valley Unified School   2014 — 2014
Digital Photography II

Saddleback Valley Unified School   2013 — 2013
Digital Photography I

Saddleback Valley Unified School   2012 — 2013
Advanced English, English as a second or foreign language

Universidade Federal de Roraima   2000 — 2006
Bachelor in Social Communication with specialization in Journalism, Semiotics and the study of visual communication, 10,0

Vinicius De Antoni Vinicius De Antoni Irvine, California Details
Vinicius De Antoni's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2014 - Present
Job Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2014 - Present
Amazon  October 2012 - October 2014
Hewlett-Packard  July 2007 - September 2012
Conecta IT   October 2006 - July 2007
Constat   June 2005 - December 2006
X-NEO   November 2004 - June 2005

Skills
Web Development, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, C#, Object Oriented..., Design Patterns, C, C++, Android, Servlets, NoSQL, Artificial Intelligence, PHP, HTTP, HTML, CSS, AJAX, jQuery, SQL, Web Services, Guice, Web Servers, Multithreading, Oracle, REST, ActionScript, .NET, .NET Compact Framework, Git, SVN, JSP, JSF, Struts, Spring, ORM, JPA, Hibernate, XML, JSON, YAML, MVC, Subversion, Apache, SOAP, Java Enterprise Edition, Web Applications, Software Engineering

Education
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul   2011 — 2013
Master, Artificial Intelligence

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul   2006 — 2010
Bachelor, Computer Science

University of Caxias do Sul   2002 — 2004
Technical, Software Development

seamas gallagher seamas gallagher Quincy, California Details
seamas gallagher's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2011 - April 2011
Job concept artist with firaxis games
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Firaxis Games  October 2013 - Present
2K Games  February 2012 - October 2013
freelance concept artist  October 2008 - February 2012
dynamite comics   March 2011 - April 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2011 - April 2011
Double Fine Productions  June 2010 - September 2010
2K Games Marin   October 2009 - February 2010
pyr--science fiction + fantasy   September 2009 - December 2009
Spark Unlimited  April 2009 - November 2009
Yager Development   May 2009 - October 2009

Skills
Concept Design, Character Design, Video Games, Illustration, Character Animation, Illustrator, Conceptual Art, Game Art, Environment Art, Digital Painting, Texturing, Game Development, Xbox 360, Game Design, PS3

Education
Academy of Art University

Byungsoo Allen Koo Byungsoo Allen Koo Orange County, California Area Details
Byungsoo Allen Koo's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2015 - Present
Job Senior Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2015 - Present
Reloaded Games, Inc.   February 2011 - July 2015
RealTimeWorlds Ltd   November 2005 - November 2010
WEBZEN Co.,Ltd   April 2005 - February 2008
Gravity Co., Ltd   May 2004 - April 2005
eSofnet Co., Ltd   December 1999 - May 2004

Skills
Visual C++, C++, C#, Multithreading, XML, SQL Server, MMO, Game Development, MMORPG, Unreal Engine 3, Perforce, Computer Games, Visual Studio, Multiplayer, Online Gaming, Programming, Windows, Win32, C, Agile, JIRA, Software Development, MFC

Education
Sangji University   1997 — 2005
Bachelor's Degree in Science, Computer Science

Duncan Bowring

Marco Koegler Marco Koegler Orange County, California Area Details
Marco Koegler's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2013 - Present
Job Technical Director at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2011 - February 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2009 - September 2011
Ubisoft  December 2008 - April 2009
Crytek  December 2004 - November 2008
Crytek  April 2004 - December 2004
Crytek  March 2003 - April 2004

Skills
Programming, Problem Solving, Graphics, Refactoring, Shaders, DirectX, Lua, MMO, Multiplayer, Game Development, Video Games, Game Programming, Online Gaming, Game Design

Education
University of Koblenz and Landau   1997 — 2003
Diplom

Benjamin Min Huang Benjamin Min Huang Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Benjamin Min Huang's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2009 - March 2012
Job Senior Lighting Technical Director at Walt Disney Animation Studios
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Walt Disney Animation Studios  April 2012 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2009 - March 2012
Sony Pictures Imageworks  June 2007 - August 2009
Sony Pictures Imageworks  March 2007 - July 2009
Walt Disney Animation Studio   May 2006 - May 2007
Walt Disney Feature Animation  January 2006 - May 2006
Mr.X Inc.   July 2005 - December 2005
C.O.R.E. Feature Animation   February 2005 - July 2005
Bluesky / Reelfx Inc.   March 2005 - May 2005
Reelfx Inc.   September 2004 - January 2005

Skills
Look Development, Texture Painting, Texture Artist, Texturing, UV mapping, Compositing, Computer Graphics, Shaders, Props, Shading, Renderman, Nuke, Matte Painting, Mental Ray, Visual Effects

Education
Academy of Art University   2001 — 2003
Master of Fine Art, Computer Graphics

Memphis College of Art   2000 — 2000
master, Computer Arts

Matthew Bell Matthew Bell Greater Seattle Area Details
Matthew Bell's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2005 - August 2006
Job Chief Creative Officer at Jolly
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Jolly Company   May 2015 - Present
Amazon Games   June 2013 - April 2015
Area 52 Games  June 2012 - June 2013
The Amazing Society  October 2008 - June 2012
Sierra Online  November 2006 - September 2008
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2005 - August 2006
Swingin' Ape Studios  February 2001 - April 2005
Pyros Pictures   April 1997 - January 2001

Skills
Concept Design, Character, Texture Creation, MMO, 3D, Art, Asset Creation, Modeling, Character Design, 3D Studio Max, Game Development, Special Effects, 2D, UV mapping, Texturing, Illustration, Storyboarding, 3D animation, Video Game Development, Unity3D, Pipelines, Xbox, Creative Direction, Video Games, Game Art, Environment Art, Art Direction, Flash, Casual Games, Mudbox, Texture, Conceptual Art, MMORPG, Social Games, 3D Modeling, Texture Painting, Computer Games, Console, Gameplay, Mobile Games, Xbox 360

Education
Art Institute of Colorado   1995 — 1997
Associate, Computer Animation, visual comunications

Mandalay Jr. High

Eddie, YongHyun Kim Eddie, YongHyun Kim Irvine, California Details
Eddie, YongHyun Kim's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2006 - Present
Job Lead / Senior Cinematic Artist II at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2006 - Present
Electronic Arts  May 2005 - August 2005

Skills
Cinematics, 3D Modeling, Film, Maya, Texturing, UV mapping, Mudbox, Zbrush, Texture Painting, Renderman, Digital Sculpting

Education
Academy of Art University   2003 — 2006
MFA, 3D Modeling

The University of Suwon   1996 — 2001
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering

Adam Gershowitz Adam Gershowitz Orange County, California Area Details
Adam Gershowitz's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2013 - Present
Job Senior Producer II at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2013 - Present
Trion Worlds, Inc.   January 2010 - June 2013
Electronic Arts  2009 - January 2010
Electronic Arts  2008 - 2009
Electronic Arts  2006 - 2008
Mythic Entertainment  2005 - 2006
Mythic Entertainment  2003 - 2005
Turbine Entertainment  2003 - 2003
Freelance Artist  2000 - 2003

Skills
Project Coordination, Project Planning, Project Management, Team Management, Agile Project Management, Video Games, Game Development, Creative Direction, Game Design, Art Direction, MMO, Computer Games, Animation, Character Animation, Environment Art, Rigging, Level Design, Gameplay, Xbox 360, Modeling, Public Speaking, Team Leadership, Cross-functional Team..., Microsoft Office, Characters

Education
Art Institute of Atlanta   2000 — 2002
Computer Animation, 3D modeling, Texture painting, Animation

Georgia Institute of Technology   1997 — 2000
Computer Science, Graphics Programming / AI

YeonHo Lee YeonHo Lee Irvine, California Details
YeonHo Lee's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2007 - Present
Job Senior Animation Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2007 - Present
Stormfront Studios  April 2007 - November 2007

Skills
Cinematics, Character Animation, Video Games, Animation, Game Design, Maya, 3D, Game Development

Education
Academy of Art University   2003 — 2006
MFA, Computer Animation

Ben Deda Ben Deda Orange County, California Area Details
Ben Deda's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2012 - Present
Job Senior Cinematics Pipeline TD at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2012 - Present
Digital Domain Media Group  January 2012 - September 2012
CCP  June 2010 - October 2011
Meggitt Training Systems  January 2006 - April 2010
Rapid Reality  March 2005 - September 2005
Weather Channel   2004 - 2004
Perfect Eclipse   August 2001 - March 2002

Skills
Maya, Python, PyQt, Motionbuilder, 3D Studio Max, C++, Nuke, MEL, Mari, Texturing, Visual Effects, Game Development, Character Animation, Compositing, 3D, Animation, Rigging, After Effects, Modeling, Autodesk MotionBuilder, Scripting, 3D Modeling, Character Rigging, Motion Capture, Computer Graphics, Computer Animation

Education
Art Institute of Atlanta   1999 — 2003
BFA, Animation

University of South Carolina-Columbia   1995 — 1999
BS, Electrical Engineering

Bryan Gidge Bryan Gidge San Francisco Bay Area Details
Bryan Gidge's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2013 - February 2014
Job Interaction Designer at Google
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Google  February 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2013 - February 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2011 - March 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2009 - August 2011
Hotels.com  October 2008 - May 2009
EMC2/Geniant   August 2006 - October 2008
Idea Integration  August 2002 - August 2006
Studio Interactive, A Division of PricewaterhouseCoopers   August 1999 - June 2002

Skills
User Interface Design, User Experience, Information Architecture, Rapid Prototyping, Flash Professional, Flash, Wireframes, Interaction Design, Usability Testing, User Experience Design, User Interface, XHTML, jQuery, User-centered Design, CSS, HTML 5, ActionScript, Concept Design, Illustration, Information Design, Usability, HTML5

Education
Art Institute of Dallas   1997 — 1999
Associate of Applied Arts, Computer Animation

Texas Tech University

Xin Wang Xin Wang Orange County, California Area Details
Xin Wang's Blizzard Entertainment Experience December 2008 - Present
Job Cinematic Character & Prop Supervisor at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2008 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2008 - November 2008
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2004 - December 2007
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2003 - October 2004

Skills
Project Management, Production Planning, character development, Scrum, Texturing, Cinematics, Mudbox, Modeling, Look Development, Texture Painting, Character Animation, Renderman, Texture Artist, UV mapping, Low Poly Modeling, Digital Sculpting, Maya, Video Games, Shaders, Game Art, Creature Animation, Hard Surface Modeling, Characters, 3D Modeling, UV Mapping

Education
Savannah College of Art and Design   2000 — 2003
MFA, Computer Art

China Academy of Art   1993 — 1997
BFA, Environment Design

Cole Eastburn Cole Eastburn Lake Forest, California Details
Cole Eastburn's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2009 - Present
Job Professional Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Fine Art
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2009 - Present

Skills
Visual Arts, Painting, Oil Painting, Art, Mixed Media, Figurative Art, Art Education, Sculpture

Education
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale   2002 — 2003

Concept.org Atelier Program

Conceptart.org Atelier

Ray Hsu Ray Hsu Orange County, California Area Details
Ray Hsu's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2011 - Present
Job animator at blizzard entertainment
Industry Animation
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2011 - Present
Sony Pictures Imageworks  August 2010 - December 2010
Reel FX  February 2010 - May 2010
Rhythm & Hues  May 2009 - October 2009
sony imageworks  October 2008 - May 2009
Cinematico  July 2008 - September 2008

Skills
Cinematics, Character Animation, 3D animation, Facial Animation, Computer Animation, Animation

Education
Academy of Art University   2003 — 2008

Jin Hyung Kim Jin Hyung Kim Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Jin Hyung Kim's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2010 - 2010
Job CEO at PAVO inc
Industry Computer Games
Experience
PAVO inc   September 2011 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   2010 - 2010
Distant Shade   February 2009 - November 2009
Flagship Studios  August 2006 - August 2008
Flagship Studios/ Ping0   2006 - 2008
SemoLogic, Inc.   2006 - 2006

Skills
Concept Design, Character Animation, Animation, Game Development, Rendering, Maya, Product Design, 3D, Video Games, Storyboarding, Game Design, Experience Design, User Experience, Zbrush, Texturing

Education
ArtCenter College of Design   2008 — 2011
MS, Industrial Design

Academy of Art University   2007 — 2008
MFA, 2d animation

Art Center College of Design   2002 — 2006
BFA, Illustration with entertainment track

Simeon Vincent Simeon Vincent Orange County, California Area Details
Simeon Vincent's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2015 - Present
Job Associate Front End Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2012 - March 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2010 - December 2012
Double Helix Games  January 2009 - November 2009
Foundation 9 Entertainment  July 2008 - January 2009
Vivendi Universal Games  June 2007 - July 2008

Skills
Video Games, Quality Assurance, Xbox 360, PS3, Software Documentation, Gameplay, Testing, Training, Leadership, MMO, Game Development, Computer Games, Wii, JavaScript, HTML 5, CSS, Git, Photoshop, Web Development, Illustrator, Front-end Engineering, Front-end

Education
Albion College   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Arts, English

Adrian Niu Adrian Niu Irvine, California Details
Adrian Niu's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2013 - Present
Job Senior Technical Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Animation
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   2013 - Present
Walt Disney Animation Studios  2012 - 2013
Sony Pictures Imageworks  2008 - 2012
Heavy Iron Studios / THQ  October 2007 - October 2008
National Geographic  2005 - 2007
Booz Allen Hamilton  2005 - 2006
TKO Software / Electronic Atrs   2003 - 2005
THQ  2000 - 2002
NVIDIA  2000 - 2001
SNK US Technology   January 1998 - December 1999

Skills
Rigging, Animation, Visual Effects, Character Rigging, Maya, MEL, 3D animation, Modeling, Photoshop, Python, Special Effects, Houdini, Art Direction, Computer Graphics, Character, 3D, Character Modeling, Particles, Dynamics, Computer Animation, Character Animation, Nuke, Video Games, Compositing, Cinematics, Traditional Animation, Zbrush, 3D Modeling

Education
Academy of Art University   1995 — 1997
Computer Art

St. John's University   1978 — 1982
Electronic Engineering

Sungjae Cho Sungjae Cho Orange County, California Area Details
Sungjae Cho's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2008 - Present
Job 3D Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2008 - Present
Namco Bandai Games America  June 2008 - August 2008
Electronic Arts (EA) / Tiburon   June 2007 - August 2007
ESofnet (Seoul / South Korea)   February 2000 - June 2003

Skills
3D, 2D, Concept Design, Texture Painting, Environment Art

Education
Academy of Art University   2004 — 2008
BFA, 3D Animation & Visual Effect (3D Modeling)

Troy Perry Troy Perry Orange County, California Area Details
Troy Perry's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2008 - Present
Job Cinematic Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2008 - Present

Education
Art Institute of Philadelphia

Andy Brock Andy Brock Irvine, California Details
Andy Brock's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2012 - Present
Job Senior Sound Designer II at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2012 - Present
Vigil Games  October 2008 - June 2012
NCSoft Austin   January 2005 - October 2008
Andrew Brock (Self Employed)   September 2004 - December 2004
Acclaim Studios Austin  October 1999 - September 2004
Acclaim Studios London   September 1994 - October 1999
Probe Software Ltd   December 1992 - January 1994

Skills
Sound Design, Field Recording, Recording, Synthesizers, Wwise, MMO, Video Games, Voice Acting, DAW, Cubase, Sound Forge, Sony Vegas, Pro Tools, Perforce, Nagra, Foley, Surround Sound, Game Development, Casual Games, Console, Sound, Xbox 360, FMOD, Game Audio, Computer Games, Sound Effects

Education
Croydon College   1997 — 1998
Studio Recording

Kevin Newsom Kevin Newsom Irvine, California Details
Kevin Newsom's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2013 - Present
Job Technical Lead at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2013 - Present
General Dynamics  February 2009 - August 2013
Syntellect  March 1995 - October 2008
Syntellect  February 1990 - March 1995

Skills
Object Oriented Design, Subversion, Design Patterns, Agile Methodologies, C++, Eclipse, SQL, XML, Java, Scrum, SDLC, Software Engineering, Perl, Project Management, C, Web Services, Ant, Databases, XSLT, UML, ClearCase, C#, Software Development, JUnit, JavaScript, Visual Studio, Software Design

Education
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology   1980 — 1982
BA, Philosophy

Arizona State University

Peter Gend Peter Gend Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Peter Gend's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2013 - June 2014
Job Academic Director of Media Arts at Art Institute of California Hollywood
Industry Higher Education
Experience
Art Institute of California- Hollywood  July 2015 - Present
Digital Tutors  August 2014 - Present
Pixl Visn   October 2012 - Present
Rochester Institute of Technology  July 2014 - July 2015
The Art Institute of California- Los Angeles  January 2013 - July 2014
Art Institute of California- Los Angeles  January 2008 - July 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2013 - June 2014
Look Effects  May 2013 - March 2014
WE3   August 2012 - September 2013
The Art Institute of California- Hollywood  July 2008 - September 2009

Skills
After Effects, 3D Studio Max, Zbrush, Photoshop, Realflow, Maya, Boujou, Mudbox, Mari, Sculpture, Mold Making, Art Direction, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Project Management, 3D Modeling, Digital Sculpting, Character Rigging, Facial Rigging, MEL Scripting, Compositing, Matchmover, Motion Tracking, 3d Animation, Particle Effects, Dynamic Simulation, Fluid Dynamics, Cloth Simulation, Hair& Fur Simulation, Shader Creation, Rendering, Lighting, UV mapping, Texture Artist, Mental Ray, Higher Education, Instructors, Computer Animation, 3D, PFTrack, Character Animation, Film, MEL, Animation, Visual Effects, Nuke, Rotoscoping, Feature Films, Traditional Animation, Video Games

Education
Academy of Art University   2011 — 2013
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Animation & Visual Effects

The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles
Bachelor's of Science, Computer Animation

Audrey Vicenzi Audrey Vicenzi Orange County, California Area Details
Audrey Vicenzi's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2013 - Present
Job Licensing Manager HQ at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2011 - December 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   2008 - February 2011
Kazachok   2006 - 2007
Creata  2005 - 2005
Pavailler BVP   2004 - 2004

Skills
Licensing, Product Development, International Marketing, Negotiation, Localization, Recommendations, Publishing, Marketing Research, New Media, Console, Marketing Strategy, Gaming, Promotions, Online Marketing, Toys, B2B, French, Social Media, Magazines, Marketing, Video Games, Management, Social Games, Strategic Partnerships, Mobile Games, Monetization, Genetic Counseling, Radio Astronomy, Squirrels, Spacecraft, Undercover, Bossa Nova, SWAT, Tigers, Pizza, Police Training, Genome Sequencing, Planetary Science

Education
Université de Poitiers   2004 — 2005
Master 2, Products Management

Aix-Marseille Université   2001 — 2004
Master 1, International Finance and Business Masters

Toastmaster

shinya ishii shinya ishii Los Angeles, California Details
shinya ishii's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2013 - January 2014
Job CG Modeler
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Sony Pictures Imageworks  January 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2013 - January 2014
DreamWorks Animation  August 2012 - September 2012
Sony Pictures Imageworks  October 2011 - June 2012
Method Studios  September 2011 - October 2011
Academy of art university  June 2007 - August 2011
Method Studios  September 2010 - May 2011
Tokyo Design Center, Inc.   March 2006 - June 2010
Big Bang Technologies, Inc.   February 2005 - December 2005

Education
Academy of Art University   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Animetion and VFX

Pil Chang Pil Chang Irvine, California Details
Pil Chang's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2015 - 2015
Job Modeler at Reel FX
Industry Animation
Experience
Reel FX  October 2015 - Present
Locus Corporation   August 2013 - January 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   2015 - 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   2015 - 2015
Academy of Art University  September 2011 - August 2014
Walt Disney Animation Studios  June 2013 - August 2013
DePaul University School of Cinema & Interactive Media   2010 - 2011

Skills
UV mapping, Zbrush, Maya, Sculpture, Modeling, Anatomy, Photoshop

Education
Academy of Art University   2011 — 2014
Master's Degree, 3D Animation Modeling

DePaul University   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Animation

Ithaca Highschool   2004 — 2007

Jonathen Collins Jonathen Collins San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jonathen Collins's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2012 - March 2013
Job Supervising Animator at Toytalk
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
ToyTalk, Inc.   March 2013 - Present
Animation Mentor  September 2008 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2012 - March 2013
Pixar Animation Studios  August 2006 - April 2012
Blue Sky Studios  April 2005 - July 2006
Industrial Light & Magic  September 2003 - April 2005

Skills
Character Animation, Maya, Computer Animation, Cinematics, Visual Effects, Animation, 3D, Film, After Effects

Education
Academy of Art University   2000 — 2003
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Animation

University of Rochester   1996 — 2000
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Cell Biology and Anatomy

Ockkyoung Leem Ockkyoung Leem Irvine, California Details
Ockkyoung Leem's Blizzard Entertainment Experience December 2009 - Present
Job Web Front end Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2009 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment, South Korea   November 2006 - October 2009
Dinno communications   January 2004 - October 2004
다음커뮤니케이션   June 2003 - August 2003
SK Telecom  2003 - 2003

Skills
AngularJS, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Git, Scrum, gulp, LESS, WebSockets, Subversion, XML, XSLT, Tomcat, Java, Databases

Education
Kyonggi University   1999 — 2007
Bachelor's Degree, Industrial Engineering

Justin Youngsaye Justin Youngsaye Irvine, California Details
Justin Youngsaye's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2014 - Present
Job Test Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2014 - Present
Microsoft  March 2014 - September 2014
Microsoft  August 2013 - March 2014
Microsoft  December 2012 - August 2013
Microsoft  November 2011 - December 2012
IBM Canada Ltd.  June 2006 - October 2011

Skills
Software Development, Perl, Java, C++, Testing, Agile Methodologies, SQL, Unix, Linux, Integration, DB2, XML, C, C#, Databases, Software Design, JavaScript, Database Design, Software Engineering, MySQL, Shell Scripting, Eclipse, Distributed Systems, Software Quality..., Selfhost planning, Data Visualization, Operating Systems, Object Oriented Design, ClearCase

Education
Acadia University
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, software specialization

Ismael Davila Ismael Davila Georgetown, Texas Details
Ismael Davila's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2010 - 2012
Job Computer Games Professional
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   2010 - 2012
GameStop  September 2008 - February 2010
Target  August 2008 - August 2009

Skills
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Illustrator, Guitarist, Video Games, Xbox 360

Education
Art Institute of Dallas   2005 — 2007
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

ITT Technical Institute-Austin   2004 — 2005
Multimedia Animation

Jeena Pepersack Jeena Pepersack Austin, Texas Details
Jeena Pepersack's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2008 - 2012
Job Freelance Illustrator and Concept Artist
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   2008 - 2012
Harmonia Music School   2005 - 2008

Skills
Photoshop, Marker Rendering, Pencil, Acrylic Painting, Character Designs, Environmental Design, Digital Illustration, Illustration, Japanese culture

Education
The University of New Mexico   2001 — 2006
Bachelor of Science (BS), Asian Studies/Civilization

中京大学 / Chukyo University   2004 — 2004

Rachel Dost Rachel Dost Saint Louis, Missouri Details
Rachel Dost's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2008 - May 2014
Job GSLIS Student
Industry Libraries
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2008 - May 2014

Skills
Computer Games, MMO, MMORPG, Online Gaming, Video Games, Creative Writing, Proofreading, Game Design, Level Design, Customer Service, Film, Microsoft Office

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Graduate School of Library and Information Science   2014 — 2016
Master's Degree, Library and Information Science, In Progress

Truman State University   2004 — 2008
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English

Eric Sylvia Eric Sylvia Austin, Texas Details
Eric Sylvia's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2008 - June 2009
Job Product Support Manager at Get Smart Content
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Spredfast  April 2013 - May 2015
Tabbedout  2012 - 2013
Riot Games  August 2011 - January 2012
Harte-Hanks, Inc.   February 2011 - July 2011
Tangoe  February 2010 - August 2010
Time Warner Cable  July 2009 - February 2010
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2008 - June 2009
ABRO Computers   June 2005 - March 2008
UPS  September 2001 - March 2004

Skills
Customer Support, Team Building, Technical Support, Marketing, Project Management, Troubleshooting, Problem Solving, Technical Staff..., Metric Management, POS, Time Management, Customer Experience, Salesforce.com..., Strategic Partnerships, Product Marketing, Training, Linux, Microsoft Exchange, Sales, Salesforce.com, Software Documentation, Online Marketing, Cross-functional Team..., Testing, Competitive Analysis, Email Marketing, Team Leadership, Account Management, Customer Satisfaction, Access, Management, E-commerce, Operating Systems, Windows, Quality Assurance, Call Centers, Software Installation, Customer Service, Social Media Marketing, Sales Management, Product Development, OS X, Computer Hardware, Product Management, Strategic Planning, Analytics, SQL, Social Media Measurement, Social Media, Google Analytics

Education
Allan Hancock College   1999 — 2001

Timothy Obmann Timothy Obmann Hampton, Virginia Details
Timothy Obmann's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2013 - June 2014
Job Actively Looking
Industry Computer & Network Security
Experience
Elevate Technology Solutions  April 2015 - July 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2013 - June 2014
United States Air Force  March 2008 - February 2013
United States Air Force  March 2006 - March 2009
United States Air Force  January 2003 - January 2006

Skills
Security Clearance, Network Security, Enterprise Network..., DoDAF, Active DoD Top Secret..., Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, eEye Retina, Windows Server, Servers, Security, VPN, Active Directory, Computer Security, Information Assurance, CompTIA Security+, Firewalls, DoD, Information Security

Education
American Public University System   2007 — 2012

Aaron Mayberry Aaron Mayberry Bakersfield, California Details
Aaron Mayberry's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2006 - March 2007
Job Student at Arizona State University
Industry
Experience
Bakersfield California   December 2014 - Present
Bakersfield Police Department  January 2011 - December 2014
John's Incredible Pizza Company  April 2009 - January 2011
The Bakersfield Californian  July 2007 - April 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2006 - March 2007
GameStop  May 2005 - June 2006
Target  January 2001 - May 2005

Education
Arizona State University   2014 — 2017

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