Obsidian Entertainment

Industry: Video game company

Description

Obsidian Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Irvine, California. It was founded in June 2003, shortly before the closure of Black Isle Studios, by ex-Black Isle employees Feargus Urquhart, Chris Avellone, Chris Parker, Darren Monahan, and Chris Jones. Parent organization: Microsoft Studios (2018–) Headquarters: Irvine, CA CEO: Feargus Urquhart (Jun 2003–) Number of employees: ~170 (2017) Founders: Chris Avellone, Feargus Urquhart, Darren Monahan, Chris Parker, Chris Jones

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Obsidian Entertainment Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Christine Cain Christine Cain San Francisco, California Details
Christine Cain's Obsidian Entertainment Experience February 2011 - May 2011
Job Social Media Manager at CNET
Industry Online Media
Experience
CNET  July 2013 - Present
IGN Entertainment  August 2012 - July 2013
Sanbon Pro Apparel   June 2010 - August 2012
Ubisoft  June 2011 - December 2011
Ware Malcomb  January 2011 - August 2011
Obsidian Entertainment   February 2011 - May 2011
Freelance Fashion Designer  July 2010 - September 2010

Skills
Marketing Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Communications, Video Games, Graphic Design, Photoshop, Event Planning, Public Relations, Social Media, Press Releases, Marketing, Public Speaking, Facebook, Entertainment, Digital Media

Education
University of California, Irvine   2008 — 2012
BA, Business Economics

University of California, Irvine   2008 — 2012
Business Economics, Economics

Joey Shepard Joey Shepard Irvine, California Details
Joey Shepard's Obsidian Entertainment Experience September 2015 - Present
Job QA Tester at Obsidian Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Obsidian Entertainment   September 2015 - Present
UC Irvine  September 2011 - Present
UC Irvine  June 2013 - August 2013

Skills
Game Design, Game Design Documents, Java, Level Design, Game Development, Video Games, Computer Games, Gameplay, Game Programming, Game Mechanics, JavaScript, Microsoft Excel, Python, C#, C++, PowerPoint

Education
UCI   2011 — 2015
B.S., Computer Game Science

Scott Lawlor Scott Lawlor Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Scott Lawlor's Obsidian Entertainment Experience 2008 - May 2012
Job Senior Sound Designer II Audio Systems Designer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment  May 2012 - Present
Obsidian Entertainment   2008 - May 2012
Electronic Arts Los Angeles  August 2006 - October 2008
Neversoft Entertainment  2005 - 2006
Electronic Arts  January 2005 - May 2005

Skills
Field Recording, Dialogue Editing, Audio Post Production, wwise, Unreal Engine 3, Music Supervision, Music Production, Sound Design, Audio Editing, Wwise, SFX, Pro Tools, Console, Sound, Game Development, PS3, Wii, Sound Editing, Computer Games, Video Games, FMOD, Xbox 360, Sound Forge, MIDI, Game Design, Xbox, Unreal Editor, Foley, Perforce, Mastering, Video Game Production

Education
University of Colorado Denver   2000 — 2004
Music Industry Studies, Audio Production

Roby Atadero Roby Atadero Irvine, California Details
Roby Atadero's Obsidian Entertainment Experience September 2011 - Present
Job Gameplay Programmer
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Obsidian Entertainment   September 2011 - Present
AirWave Games LLC   July 2011 - December 2014
Jacquard Computing Inc.   November 2009 - September 2011

Skills
Gameplay Programming, C++, ActionScript, Xbox 360, Smiling, XNA, Video Games, Perforce, Game Development, User Experience, User Interface, PC, C#, Unity, Photoshop, Java

Education
UC Riverside   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Christian Nava Christian Nava Orange County, California Area Details
Christian Nava's Obsidian Entertainment Experience September 2012 - December 2012
Job Technical Designer at Red 5 Studios
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Red 5 Studios  February 2015 - Present
Red 5 Studios  October 2014 - March 2015
Red 5 Studios  October 2013 - October 2014
Amazon  July 2013 - October 2013
UC Irvine  September 2010 - June 2013
Obsidian Entertainment   September 2012 - December 2012
Neudesic  June 2012 - September 2012

Skills
C#, Java, Programming, Game Programming, Game Development, Game Design, Visual Studio, Video Games, JIRA, OpenGL, Lua, Quality Assurance, C++, Perforce, Logic, Object Oriented Design, Regression Testing, Python, Computer Science, Objective-C, Subversion, Git, Software Engineering, JavaScript, Android Development, Android, SQL, Eclipse, Scheme, XML, Tortoise SVN, Physics, Bug Tracking, DevTrack, Relational Databases, Windows, XNA, OOP, MMORPG, Gameplay, Computer Games, MMO, Game Mechanics, Scripting, Mobile Games, Multiplayer, Casual Games, Online Gaming, Social Games, Mobile Applications

Education
University of California, Irvine   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

La Puente High School   2005 — 2009
High School Diploma

Carter Thomas Carter Thomas Irvine, California Details
Carter Thomas's Obsidian Entertainment Experience March 2014 - Present
Job Junior Designer at Obsidian Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Obsidian Entertainment   March 2014 - Present
Obsidian Entertainment   May 2013 - March 2014
Obsidian Entertainment   January 2013 - May 2013

Skills
Level Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, C++, ActionScript, Unreal Engine, Concept Art, Voice Acting, Maya, Game Development, Game Design, Perforce, 3D Studio Max, Scripting, Game Mechanics

Education
University of Southern California   2008 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Interactive Entertainment

Jena Ruhl Jena Ruhl Lake Forest, California Details
Jena Ruhl's Obsidian Entertainment Experience September 2014 - Present
Job QA tester at Obsidian Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Obsidian Entertainment   September 2014 - Present
Obsidian Entertainment   May 2014 - September 2014
Video Game Developers Club (UCI)   September 2012 - May 2014

Skills
Art, 3D Modeling, Video Games, Photoshop, Maya, 2D art, Paint Tool SAI, 3D Studio Max

Education
University of California, Irvine   2010 — 2015
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Game Science

Aidan Karabaich Aidan Karabaich Culver City, California Details
Aidan Karabaich's Obsidian Entertainment Experience December 2013 - June 2015
Job Game Designer at Riot Games
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Riot Games  June 2015 - Present
Obsidian Entertainment   December 2013 - June 2015
Carbine Studios  July 2012 - November 2013
38 Studios  March 2011 - May 2012
Cartoon Network  September 2010 - December 2010
Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy  August 2009 - August 2010

Skills
Creative Writing, Video Games, Game Design, Game Development, MMORPG, Scripting, Level Design, Gameplay, Game Mechanics, Unreal Editor, ActionScript

Education
University of Central Florida   2009 — 2010
M.S, Interactive Entertainment

Virginia Commonwealth University   2004 — 2009
B.A., Economics

Tramell Ray Isaac Tramell Ray Isaac Raleigh, North Carolina Details
Tramell Ray Isaac's Obsidian Entertainment Experience June 2005 - August 2006
Job Art Director at Boss Key Productions Inc
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Boss Key Productions Inc  October 2014 - Present
Art Institute San Diego   July 2011 - October 2014
Sony Online Entertainment  April 2011 - October 2014
Sony Online Entertainment-San Diego   September 2010 - April 2011
The Art Institute of Portland  March 2010 - April 2011
The Art Institute of Seattle  August 2009 - April 2011
Sony Online Entertainment-Seattle   June 2009 - April 2011
3D Realms  August 2006 - May 2009
Obsidian Entertainment   June 2005 - August 2006
Sony Online Entertainment  January 2001 - June 2005

Skills
Project Management, Post Production, Game Development, Management, Team Building, Process Scheduler, Video Games, Character Animation, 3D, Game Design, Maya, Art Direction, Creative Direction, Xbox 360, 3D Modeling, Storyboarding, MMO, Animation, Computer Games, Texturing, Art, Lighting, 3D Studio Max, Computer Graphics, Fashion, Perforce, Zbrush, Modeling, PS3, Photoshop, Motion Graphics, Leadership, Computer Animation, Mobile Games, Concept Design, Casual Games, UV mapping, Unreal Engine 3, Level Design, Environment Art, After Effects, Visual Effects, Social Games, Texture Painting, Drawing, Digital Illustration, Premiere, Digital Sculpting, User Interface, Flash

Education
University of Phoenix   2006 — 2008
business management

the Joe Kubert School   1990 — 1993
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

hazelwood east
High School/Secondary Diploma Programs

John D. Morgan John D. Morgan Greater Los Angeles Area Details
John D. Morgan's Obsidian Entertainment Experience December 2004 - June 2006
Job
Industry Research
Experience
Citrus Research Board  March 2014 - December 2014
Citrus Research Board  October 2012 - March 2014
Citrus Research Board  October 2011 - November 2012
Self-Employed (Freelance / Contract)   March 2007 - October 2011
SuperVillain Studios  October 2007 - September 2008
Western National Group  November 2006 - March 2007
Obsidian Entertainment   December 2004 - June 2006
Obsidian Entertainment   May 2004 - December 2004

Skills
Game Development, Video Games, Game Design, Creative Problem Solving, Gameplay, Asset Management, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, InDesign, Photoshop, Digital Photography, Photo Editing, MS Project, Software Project..., Lightroom, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Audition, Perforce, Bugzilla, Sample Preparation, Sampleware, DNA extraction, DNA analysis, Laboratory Techniques, Laboratory Automation, Laboratory Research, Writing, Creative Writing, Content Management, Construction Documents, Microsoft Word, Team Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Project Management, Asset Tracking, Technical Writing, Computer Games, Video Editing, Multiplex PCR, Agarose Gel..., Gel Extraction, Pipetting, Serial Dilutions, Dilutions, Liquid Handling, Taqman, Centrifuge, Sonication

Education
University of California, Irvine   1999 — 2003
BA, Major: Film Minor: Management

Francisco Rivas Francisco Rivas Greater San Diego Area Details
Francisco Rivas's Obsidian Entertainment Experience October 2007 - February 2009
Job Graphics Programmer at Rockstar Games
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Rockstar Games  May 2014 - Present
Molten Games  July 2013 - March 2014
Trion Worlds, Inc.   February 2012 - July 2013
Monolith Productions  May 2009 - November 2011
Obsidian Entertainment   October 2007 - February 2009
Microsoft  January 2006 - August 2007
Electronic Arts  June 2004 - April 2005
ATI Research  May 2002 - May 2003
Evans & Sutherland  June 2001 - August 2001

Skills
Xbox 360, PS3, Shaders, DirectX, Video Games, Cross-platform..., Direct3D, 3D graphics, Console, Lighting, Xbox, GPU, MMO, Game Development, Special Effects, Unreal Engine 4

Education
University of Central Florida   1997 — 2004
M.S., Computer Science

Trent Stassi Trent Stassi Irvine, California Details
Trent Stassi's Obsidian Entertainment Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Quality Assurance at Obsidian Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Obsidian Entertainment   January 2015 - Present
Naughty Dog  January 2014 - January 2015
Little Orbit  May 2013 - October 2013
Bellator Fighting Championships  October 2011 - July 2012
Obsidian Entertainment   October 2010 - April 2011

Skills
Microsoft Office, Unreal Engine 3, HTML, Dreamweaver, Unity, C#

Education
University of California, Irvine   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Studio Art

Ron Alpert Ron Alpert Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Ron Alpert's Obsidian Entertainment Experience March 2007 - January 2009
Job Development & Design Augmented Reality
Industry Computer Software
Experience
DAQRI  May 2013 - Present
Hydrogen Whiskey Studios  December 2012 - March 2013
UpUpStart   September 2012 - December 2012
Fuse FX   August 2012 - September 2012
9K9  October 2011 - March 2012
House of Moves  December 2010 - March 2011
Killspace Entertainment  August 2009 - January 2010
Obsidian Entertainment   March 2007 - January 2009
Neversoft Entertainment  January 2005 - September 2006
Legacy Interactive  May 2004 - September 2004

Skills
3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Maya, Unreal Engine 3, Zbrush, Deep Paint, After Effects, XSI, 3DS Max, Radiant, Fusion, MARI, C#, Vuforia

Education
University of Massachusetts, Amherst   1993 — 1997
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Computer Graphics and Animation

Nathan Smith Nathan Smith Dallas/Fort Worth Area Details
Nathan Smith's Obsidian Entertainment Experience January 2007 - January 2011
Job Senior Sound Designer at Gearbox Software
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Gearbox Software  June 2013 - Present
NL3 Audio   January 1996 - June 2013
Big Red Button Entertainment, Inc.   December 2012 - February 2013
Black Powder Media   April 1999 - April 2011
Obsidian Entertainment   January 2007 - January 2011
Bay Area Sound   May 2003 - May 2008
Riot Games  June 2007 - January 2008
Paramount Pictures  January 2006 - January 2007
THQ/Heavy Iron Studios   January 2004 - January 2005
Loudeye  March 2002 - January 2003

Skills
Sound Design, Video Games, Feature Films, Post Production, Sound, Scripting, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, Wwise, FMOD, Pro Tools, Foley, Field Recording, Mixing, Audio Direction, XACT, Recording, Audio Engineering, Cry Engine - Cryteck, bioware, Unreal Engine 3, XML, Direction and..., collaboration team..., implementation, wii U, Audio development and..., SCREAM, design, DPS, encoding compression, Audio, Audio Post Production, Dialogue Editing, Film, Mastering, Game Audio, SFX, Computer Games, Sound Editing, Sound Forge, Game Development, Console, Surround Sound, Sound Effects, Level Design, MIDI, Game Design, Xbox

Education
University of Southern California   1995 — 1999
BS, Audio Engineering

Dini McMurry Dini McMurry Orange County, California Area Details
Dini McMurry's Obsidian Entertainment Experience August 2013 - Present
Job Level Designer at Obsidian Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Obsidian Entertainment   August 2013 - Present
Spark Unlimited  June 2012 - May 2013
Obsidian Entertainment   July 2009 - March 2012
Javaground  August 2007 - February 2008
Westwood College  March 2005 - May 2007

Skills
Maya, 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Scripting, Kismet, Level Design, World Building, Unreal Engine 3, Game Design, Game Development, Xbox 360, PS3, Unreal Editor, Console, Unreal 3, Gameplay, Video Games, Computer Games, Mobile Games, Environment Art, UnrealScript, Game Mechanics

Education
Art Institute Orange County   2008 — 2009
Game Art and Design, Game design

Westwood College   2004 — 2007
BS, Game Art and Design

University of Oregon   2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Architecture

Kyle Koenig Kyle Koenig Orange County, California Area Details
Kyle Koenig's Obsidian Entertainment Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Technical Writing and Quality Assurance at UC Irvine Office of Information Technology
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Obsidian Entertainment   August 2015 - Present
UCI Office of Information Technology, Academic Web Technologies   September 2013 - August 2015
UC Irvine Hospitality and Dining   May 2012 - September 2013
GameStop  November 2012 - January 2013

Skills
HTML, Technical Writing, Quality Assurance, CSS, Software Development..., Web Development, Agile & Waterfall..., Business Analysis, Software Documentation, Eagle Scout, Microsoft Excel, C++, C#, Java, GIMP, Programming, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, Scrum, MySQL, YAML, Python, Matlab

Education
University of California, Irvine   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

Maximilian Hung Maximilian Hung Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Maximilian Hung's Obsidian Entertainment Experience May 2012 - August 2012
Job Programmer on The Device
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Press X Studio   January 2013 - Present
Expedient Interactive   January 2012 - Present
Obsidian Entertainment   May 2012 - August 2012
AdConcepts, Inc.   April 2010 - August 2010

Skills
Game Development, Game Design, Level Design, Video Games, Java, Visual Studio, Game Programming, Unity3D, PS3, Gameplay, Programming, C++, Computer Games, Xbox 360, XNA, Gameplay Programming, Web Design, HTML, OpenGL, Mobile Games, Maya, Unreal Engine 3, Game Mechanics, Objective-C, Lua, Python, Ogre3D, Matlab, Social Games, Casual Games, Android Development, XML, JavaScript, Node.js, Socket.io

Education
University of California, Irvine   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Game Science

Diamond Bar High

Jay Weatherstone Jay Weatherstone Orlando, Florida Details
Jay Weatherstone's Obsidian Entertainment Experience September 2010 - August 2012
Job Engineer at Iron Galaxy Studios
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Iron Galaxy Studios  August 2012 - Present
Obsidian Entertainment   September 2010 - August 2012
Accenture LTD  January 2008 - August 2010

Skills
Perforce, C#, C++, ActionScript, Visual Studio, Java, JavaScript, XML, Game Development, C, Python, Agile Methodologies

Education
University of Central Florida   2009 — 2010
Masters, Interactive Entertainment

University of North Florida   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Kathryn Susoeff Kathryn Susoeff San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kathryn Susoeff's Obsidian Entertainment Experience January 2012 - March 2012
Job Lead Narrative Designer at Bigpoint GmbH
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Bigpoint GmbH  July 2012 - February 2015
Obsidian Entertainment   January 2012 - March 2012
CCP  June 2009 - December 2011
Big Huge Games (THQ)   January 2008 - May 2009
Big Huge Games  May 2007 - May 2009
Planewalker Games   December 2005 - April 2007

Skills
Game Design, Dialogue Editing, Editorial, Narrative, Copywriting, Game Development, Level Design, PS3, Gameplay, Video Games, Game Mechanics, MMO, Computer Games, Casual Games

Education
University of California, Riverside   2001 — 2005
BA, Creative Writing

Eric Beaumont Eric Beaumont Orange County, California Area Details
Eric Beaumont's Obsidian Entertainment Experience March 2010 - April 2011
Job Lead Game Designer at Red 5 Studios
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Red 5 Studios  November 2013 - Present
Iocaine   September 2013 - January 2014
FireForge Games, Inc.   May 2011 - November 2011
Obsidian Entertainment   March 2010 - April 2011
SuperVillain Studios  October 2006 - January 2009
SuperVillain Studios  October 2005 - October 2006
Shiny Entertainment  February 2004 - October 2005
Electronic Arts  July 2000 - September 2003
Electronic Arts  February 1999 - June 2000

Skills
Gameplay, Level Design, PS3, Xbox 360, Game Design, System Design, Writing, User Interface Design, Game Development, Game Mechanics, Computer Games, Video Games, Multiplayer, MMO, Console, Social Games, Xbox, Perforce, Casual Games, MMORPG

Education
University of California, Riverside
BA, English/Creative Writing

Charles Mead Charles Mead San Francisco Bay Area Details
Charles Mead's Obsidian Entertainment Experience December 2005 - August 2007
Job Web Applications Developer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
SAIC  March 2011 - Present
CrownPeak Technology  August 2007 - July 2009
Obsidian Entertainment   December 2005 - August 2007
Obsidian Entertainment   February 2005 - December 2005
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.   May 1999 - October 2004
North Communications  November 1994 - April 1999

Skills
C#, HTML, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, JavaScript, Web Applications, ASP, .NET, Java, User Interface

Education
University of North Alabama   1991 — 1994
BS, Computer Science

Yucaipa High   1983 — 1987

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