Play Mechanix

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Address: 800 Roosevelt Rd #103, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 5:30PM Monday9AM–5:30PMTuesday9AM–5:30PMWednesday9AM–5:30PMThursday9AM–5:30PMFriday9AM–5:30PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedSuggest an edit Unable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. Phone: (630) 942-1070Website: : Place name: : Category: : : : : Website: http://www.playmechanix.com/ Category: Software company Suggest an editUnable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. Unable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. Questions & answers Ask a questionBe the first to ask a question Add a photoThanks for sharing!Your photo will be posted publicly on Google.Contribute MoreDoneUpload public photos of Play Mechanix Inc Posting publicly on the Web Write a review Reviews 3 Google reviews

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Play Mechanix Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Scott Pikulski Scott Pikulski Greater Chicago Area Details
Scott Pikulski's Play Mechanix Experience October 2012 - Present
Job Prinicpal Game Designer at Play Mechanix
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Play Mechanix   October 2012 - Present
WMS Gaming  August 2012 - October 2012
Play Mechanix   September 2003 - August 2012
Midway games  1998 - 2003
Konami  1996 - 1998
Capcom  1994 - 1995

Skills
Video Game Design, Product Development, Team Leadership, Game Design, Character Design, Character, Illustration, Production, Published Author, Video Games, Game Development, Maya, Digital Painting, Concept Design, User Interface, Graphics, Game Art, 3D Studio Max, Social Games, Conceptual Art, Video Game Production, Gaming Industry, Character Designs, 3D, Gameplay, Animation, Casual Games, Character Animation

Education
American Academy of Art   1985 — 1988
Associates, Illustration

_   1985 — 1988
Specialized Associates degree, Illustration

Lisa Catalano Lisa Catalano Greater Chicago Area Details
Lisa Catalano's Play Mechanix Experience October 2011 - November 2012
Job Software Engineer at Composites One
Industry Internet
Experience
Composites One  November 2012 - Present
College of DuPage  September 2002 - Present
Play Mechanix   October 2011 - November 2012
Self Employed  January 2009 - October 2011
Self Employed  May 1998 - December 2008
Whittman-Hart / marchFIRST  May 1996 - April 1998
Checkers, Simon & Rosner   December 1989 - May 1996
Rockwell International  June 1988 - December 1989

Skills
Photoshop, AutoCAD, JavaScript, CSS, MySQL, Programming, Adobe Creative Suite, Illustrator, InDesign, Graphic Design, HTML, Web Design, HTML 5, User Experience, SQL, Software Development

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   1984 — 1988
B.S., Computer Science

College of DuPage   2010 — 2012
Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Graphic Design

Sharon Bednarek Sharon Bednarek Greater Chicago Area Details
Sharon Bednarek's Play Mechanix Experience October 2008 - Present
Job Environmental Artist at Play Mechanix
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Play Mechanix   October 2008 - Present

Skills
Maya, Texturing, Game Design, Game Development, Zbrush, Video Games, Computer Animation, Animation, 3D Studio Max, 3D, 3D Modeling, Digital Painting, Modeling, Concept Design, UV mapping, Character Animation

Education
Illinois Institute of Art   2006 — 2009
Game Art & Design, Game Art

ILIS Schaumburg   2006 — 2008
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Game Art

Jessica Gillmeister Jessica Gillmeister Greater Chicago Area Details
Jessica Gillmeister's Play Mechanix Experience August 2014 - Present
Job 2D Artist at Play Mechanix
Industry Animation
Experience
Play Mechanix   August 2014 - Present
Freelance Illustrator  July 2013 - Present
Michaels Stores, Inc.   May 2013 - August 2014
Spirit Halloween  September 2013 - November 2013
Follett Software  August 2013 - September 2013
Physis Films  April 2013 - May 2013
GEM Productions   June 2012 - May 2013
Illinois Institute of Art  June 2011 - December 2012
Victoria's Secret  March 2011 - June 2011
Physis Films  March 2011 - March 2011

Skills
Photoshop, Character Animation, After Effects, Animation, Computer Animation, Texturing, 3D Studio Max, Traditional Animation, Storyboarding, 3D Modeling, Premiere, Flash Animation, Rigging, Concept Design, Soundbooth, Lighting, Digital Art, Digital Illustration, Character Rigging, Texture Artist, Drawing, Final Cut Pro, Sketching, Video Editing, Illustration, Layout, Art Direction, 3D

Education
The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg   2009 — 2012
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Media Arts & Animation

Lorence Laungayan Lorence Laungayan Greater Chicago Area Details
Lorence Laungayan's Play Mechanix Experience October 2014 - Present
Job Environment Artist at Play Mechanix
Industry Retail
Experience
Play Mechanix   October 2014 - Present
George Street Photo & Video  December 2013 - November 2014
ProArtPhotoVideo   August 2011 - October 2014
Best Buy  September 2008 - September 2012
Circuit City  February 2006 - June 2008

Skills
Computer Repair, 3D graphics, Microsoft Office, Computer Maintenance, Adobe Creative Suite, Information Technology, Digital Photography, Videography, Cinematography, 3D Modeling, Windows 7, Android Development, Video, Lighting, Documentaries, Photography, Networking, Mac, OS X, Premiere, Storytelling, Video Editing, Customer Service, Video Games, Photoshop, Game Design, Management, 3D

Education
Illinois Institute of Art   2008 — 2014
Bachelor's Degree, Game and Interactive Media Design

Steinmetz Academic Centre   2000 — 2004

Anthony Salinas Anthony Salinas Greater Chicago Area Details
Anthony Salinas's Play Mechanix Experience January 2013 - Present
Job 2D Artist at Play Mechanix
Industry Fine Art
Experience
Play Mechanix   January 2013 - Present
Rotten Apple Comics   December 2011 - January 2013
E.M. Studios   October 2007 - January 2010
E.V. Interactive   November 2007 - January 2008

Skills
Conceptual Art, Character Modeling, Digital Painting, Character Design, Digital Art, 3D Studio Max, Character Animation, Traditional Animation, Digital Illustration, Concept Design, 3D Modeling, Drawing, Video Games, 3D, Illustrator, Storyboarding, Art

Education
Illinois Institute of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Media Art & Animation

Alexandra Minning Alexandra Minning Greater Chicago Area Details
Alexandra Minning's Play Mechanix Experience May 2010 - August 2012
Job Data Governance Analyst at BMO Harris Bank
Industry Banking
Experience
BMO Harris Bank  April 2014 - Present
St. Petronille School  August 2013 - March 2014
Ursinus College  September 2011 - May 2013
Play Mechanix   May 2010 - August 2012

Skills
Research, PowerPoint, Facebook, Social Networking, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Social Media, Statistics, Customer Service, Blogging, SPSS

Education
Ursinus College   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History, Anthropology/Sociology

Beijing Normal University   2011 — 2011
Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing History

Glenbard West High School   2005 — 2009
High School Diploma

Joe LeVeque Joe LeVeque Chicago, Illinois Details
Joe LeVeque's Play Mechanix Experience July 2006 - August 2013
Job Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at University of Illinois at Chicago
Industry Computer Software
Experience
University of Illinois at Chicago  January 2015 - Present
Logan Arcade   May 2014 - Present
University of Illinois at Chicago  August 2013 - Present
Play Mechanix   July 2006 - August 2013
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards  June 2004 - July 2006
Namco Cybertainment  June 2003 - June 2004

Skills
Video Games, Visual Studio, Game Development, Game Programming, Gameplay, C, Maya, C++, Programming, Java, Troubleshooting, Gameplay Programming, Flash, Software Development, Computer Games, Linux, XML, HTML, SQL, Photoshop, Android, Bash, Debugging, Piano, Subversion, Game Engines, MySQL, USB, Device Drivers, Adobe Audition, Guitar, GLSL, Shaders, x86 Assembly, F#, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Git

Education
University of Illinois at Chicago   2013 — 2016
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

College of DuPage   2009 — 2012
Associate of Arts (A.A.), General Studies, 3.8/4.0 (cumulative); 4.0/4.0 (institution)

Columbia College Chicago   1999 — 2000
Audio Design and Production

Leon Kleine Leon Kleine Chicago, Illinois Details
Leon Kleine's Play Mechanix Experience August 2013 - Present
Job Programmer at Play Mechanix
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Play Mechanix   August 2013 - Present
Play Mechanix   January 2013 - May 2013
Little Chicken Game Company   August 2011 - August 2012

Skills
Programming, C, C++, C#, Java, PHP, SQL, HTML, ActionScript, Game Development, Game Programming, Web Development, Network Engineering, Visual Studio, Game Engines, Gameplay, MySQL

Education
Elmhurst College   2012 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

Hogeschool van Amsterdam   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

James Hawes James Hawes Greater Chicago Area Details
James Hawes's Play Mechanix Experience August 2007 - February 2008
Job Plain Talk. Tech Writer / Editor, Web Content Provider
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Hawes Engineering Publications   March 2011 - Present
Team Play Inc   September 2014 - December 2014
Amcor Flexibles (for agency: SB Associates)   2011 - 2011
Green Diesel, Inc.   2009 - 2011
Namco America Inc   2010 - 2010
Motorola Mobility (for agency: TEKSystems)   2009 - 2010
Cole Taylor Bank (for agency: Instant Technology)   August 2008 - November 2008
Play Mechanix   August 2007 - February 2008
Cole Taylor Bank (for agency: Instant Technology)   2006 - 2008
WeCare Media   2004 - 2007

Skills
Technical Writing, FrameMaker, Visio, Adobe Acrobat, Manuals, Editing, Vendor Management, Leadership, SharePoint, HTML, Software Documentation, Technical Documentation, SnagIt, Photoshop, Content Development, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Marketing Communications, Newsletters, Research, White Papers, QuarkXPress, SDLC, Single Sourcing, Dreamweaver, Release Notes, Online Help, JavaScript, Team Building, Publishing, Proofreading, Gaming Industry, E-commerce, Electronics, Help Desk Support, Documentations, Copywriting, Business Communications, Process Diagrams, Hardware Documentation, Coin Operated Amusements, E-banking, Offset Printing, Docutech, Schematics, Readability Testing, Technical Communication, Content Management, Television, Consulting

Education
DePaul University
CCP, Structured programming & systems analysis. Also HTML, Javascript. First in class.

International Radio and Television Society
Intern, Broadcasting, NYC media, trade press

National Radio Institute
Master of Industrial Electronics, Electronics technology

National Technical Schools
Diploma, Basic electronics

New Trier

Northern Illinois University
BA, speech-communication (public address emphasis)

Oakton Community College
Continuing ed, computer science

Ripon College
Liberal arts core curriculum

University of Iowa
MA, speech-broadcasting

Jeremy Bahmuller Jeremy Bahmuller Omaha, Nebraska Details
Jeremy Bahmuller's Play Mechanix Experience March 2009 - Present
Job Application Development Supervisor at West Corporation
Industry Telecommunications
Experience
West Corporation  January 2014 - Present
Play Mechanix   March 2009 - Present
West Corporation  August 2011 - December 2013
West Corporation  June 2008 - July 2011

Skills
SharePoint, .NET, Microsoft SQL Server, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, Linux, SQL, MySQL, Programming, Visual Basic, Software Development, Visio, Integration, SDLC

Education
Dakota State University   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Technology

Logan Starkenburg Logan Starkenburg Greater Chicago Area Details
Logan Starkenburg's Play Mechanix Experience 2008 - Present
Job Video Game Programmer
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Play Mechanix   2008 - Present
DigiPen Institute of Technology  September 2004 - March 2008
Crystal Dynamics  May 2007 - August 2007

Education
DigiPen Institute of Technology   2004 — 2008
Bachelor of Science (BS), Real Time Interactive Simulation (Computer Science)

Jessica Petro Jessica Petro Scottsdale, Arizona Details
Jessica Petro's Play Mechanix Experience July 2014 - Present
Job Social Media/PR Manager at Play Mechanix
Industry Public Relations and Communications
Experience
Play Mechanix   July 2014 - Present
CLi Digital Media  July 2013 - February 2015
Hearts.com   May 2011 - July 2013
Integrate Inc.  May 2010 - June 2012

Skills
Customer Service, Account Management, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Team Leadership, Project Management, Management, Budgeting, Bookkeeping, Writing, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Mac OS, Team Building

Education
Grand Canyon University   2014 — 2018
Master's degree, Counseling Psychology

Arizona State University   2010 — 2011
Bachelor's degree, Psychology

Jenni Schildgen Jenni Schildgen Greater Chicago Area Details
Jenni Schildgen's Play Mechanix Experience February 2011 - September 2014
Job Photographer | Artist
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blueverve Studio   October 2010 - Present
My Best Ceremony   September 2014 - Present
Freelance  April 2009 - Present
Play Mechanix   February 2011 - September 2014
The Spice House  June 2009 - February 2011
Paltronics, Inc   January 2008 - April 2009
PEPI, Inc   November 2007 - November 2007
Bath and Body Works  August 2005 - August 2007
Dance Techs, Inc   June 2005 - August 2005
The Illinois Institute of Art  November 2004 - April 2005

Skills
Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustration, Maya, Animation, 3D, Traditional Animation, Photography, Web Design, Computer Animation, Storyboarding, 3D Modeling, Texturing, Customer Service, Art, 3D Studio Max, Graphics, Concept Development, Motion Graphics, Graphic Design, Lighting, Image Manipulation, Fine Art, Digital Photography, Advertising, Layout, Social Media, User Interface Design, Video Editing, SEO, Adobe Creative Suite

Education
Illinois Institute of Art   2004 — 2007
BFA, Media Arts and Animation

Matthew Varga Matthew Varga Bloomingdale, Illinois Details
Matthew Varga's Play Mechanix Experience August 2012 - August 2013
Job Seeking Starting IT Position
Industry Restaurants
Experience
Pizza Hut  September 2011 - February 2014
Play Mechanix   August 2012 - August 2013

Skills
Oral & Written..., Dependable Team Player, Dev C++, Microsoft Visual Studio..., C#, Game Maker Language, Phone Etiquette, Programming Languages, Autodesk Maya, JavaScript, AutoCAD, Modeling, Graphic Design

Education
Elmhurst College   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Game and Entertainment Design

Jon Cukjati Jon Cukjati Greater Chicago Area Details
Jon Cukjati's Play Mechanix Experience May 2008 - Present
Job Artist at Play Mechanix
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Play Mechanix   May 2008 - Present
Webfoot Technologies  September 2007 - May 2008
Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg  2004 - 2007

Skills
3D Studio Max, Lighting, Mental Ray, 3D, Maya, Game Design, Photoshop, Texturing, Modeling, Sound Forge, Photography, Drawing, Concept Design, Art Direction, UV mapping, Storyboarding, Animation, Illustration, Traditional Animation, Flash, Character Animation, Zbrush, Computer Animation, Mudbox, Digital Painting, Game Development, Low Poly Modeling, Rendering, 3D graphics, Video Games, 3D Modeling, Art

Education
Illinois Institute of Art   2004 — 2007
BFA, Video Game Design

Pete Latrofa Pete Latrofa Greater Chicago Area Details
Pete Latrofa's Play Mechanix Experience 2006 - Present
Job Environment Artist
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Play Mechanix   2006 - Present
High Voltage Software  August 2004 - January 2006
(art)n laboratory   May 2000 - July 2004

Skills
Video Games, Game Design, Maya, Game Development, 3D Studio Max, Xbox 360, Texturing, Wii, Low Poly Modeling, PS3, Environment Art, UV mapping, Texture Painting, Hard Surface Modeling, Gameplay, Level Design, Game Art

Education
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago   1996 — 2000
BFA, Computer Animation, Interior Architecture, Fine Arts

Gnomon School of Visual Effects

Gnomon School of Visual Effects

Paul Fasshauer Paul Fasshauer Greater Chicago Area Details
Paul Fasshauer's Play Mechanix Experience September 2003 - October 2006
Job Sr. Software Engineer at Big Trak Technologies
Industry Computer Games
Experience
BigTrak Technologies   March 2007 - Present
Play Mechanix   September 2003 - October 2006
Midway Games  May 2000 - August 2000

Skills
Game Design, C++, SQL, Visual Studio, User Interface Design, Game Development

Education
Ball State University   2002 — 2003
MS, Computer Science

Ball State University   1998 — 2002
BS, Computer Science

Shrikant Dodiya Shrikant Dodiya Plano, Texas Details
Shrikant Dodiya's Play Mechanix Experience March 2009 - Present
Job Business System Analyst / Database Administrator / Data Architect at Play Mechanix
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Play Mechanix   March 2009 - Present
Midway Games  April 2001 - March 2009
ERP World LLC   December 1999 - April 2001
Associated Infotech Limited   1997 - 1999

Skills
Data Warehousing, Visual Basic, Performance Tuning, SQL, Business Intelligence, Oracle, Disaster Recovery, PL/SQL, Data Modeling, Software Development, Database Administration, Database Design, Databases, Requirements Analysis, SDLC, Linux, ETL, Agile Methodologies, Software Project...

Education
Gujarat University   1992 — 1995
MCA

Shri Vidyanagar High School

Dave Snipes Dave Snipes Raleigh, North Carolina Details
Dave Snipes's Play Mechanix Experience February 2008 - April 2014
Job Marketing Communications at Eaton
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Eaton  June 2014 - Present
Play Mechanix   February 2008 - April 2014

Skills
Account Management, Marketing, Marketing Management, Creative Direction, Product Management, Project Management, Digital Marketing, Marketing Communications, Email Marketing, Direct Marketing, Online Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Integrated Marketing, Direct Mail, Copywriting, Event Planning, Event Producing, Product Marketing, Trade Show Strategy, Public Speaking, Cross-functional Team..., Web Content Creation, Web Content Management, Social Media Marketing, Product Launch, Maintaining Strong..., Negotiation

Education
Northeastern Illinois University   2005 — 2007
BS, Marketing

Beth Meadows Beth Meadows Greater Chicago Area Details
Beth Meadows's Play Mechanix Experience September 2014 - Present
Job Game Designer, QA Tester, Blogger
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Play Mechanix   September 2014 - Present
Show Your Logo  May 2013 - September 2014
Hollywood Casino Aurora  July 2011 - May 2013
Hollywood Casino Aurora  June 2009 - July 2012
Borders  April 2007 - July 2009
Tai Chi Chuan-Shaolin Chuan Association   April 2006 - February 2007
BP Amoco  January 2006 - March 2006

Skills
Customer Service, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Event Planning, Microsoft Office, Game Design, Graphic Design, Social Media Marketing, Photoshop, Public Relations, Team Leadership, Illustrator, Editing, Video Editing, Creative Writing, Gaming Industry, Photography, Game Development, Game Programming, Communications, Data Entry, Facebook, Marketing Communications, Event Management, Direct Marketing, Adobe Creative Suite, Strategic Planning, Online Marketing, Project Management, WordPress, Online Advertising, Outlook, Digital Marketing, Adobe Flash, ActionScript 2.0, Visual C++, Flash, Video Games, Marketing Strategy, Management, Team Building, JavaScript

Education
Full Sail University   2011 — 2014
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Game and Interactive Media Design, 3.0

University of Illinois at Chicago   2010 — 2011

Waubonsee Community College   2005 — 2007
General Studies

Hongwen Huai Hongwen Huai Greater Seattle Area Details
Hongwen Huai's Play Mechanix Experience September 2010 - December 2010
Job Software Engineer at 343 Industries
Industry Computer Games
Experience
343 Industries  December 2014 - Present
Microsoft Studios  February 2013 - December 2014
Zynga  May 2011 - February 2013
Play Mechanix   September 2010 - December 2010
Illinois Institute of Technology  September 2010 - November 2010
Tap.Me  April 2010 - May 2010
Indie iPhone game development   September 2009 - November 2009

Skills
C++, JavaScript, Computer Graphics, OpenGL, GLSL, HTML, HTML 5, CSS3, CSS, C, Game Development, Software Design Patterns, PHP, Python, OpenGL ES, DirectX

Education
Illinois Institute of Technology   2009 — 2010
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science

South China University of Technology   2004 — 2008
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Software Engineering

Craig Grupp Craig Grupp Greater Chicago Area Details
Craig Grupp's Play Mechanix Experience December 2009 - Present
Job Game Programmer at Play Mechanix
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Play Mechanix   December 2009 - Present
Play Mechanix   May 2008 - August 2009
Best Buy  June 2006 - August 2007
Osco Drug  June 2004 - June 2006

Skills
Video Games, Game Design, Game Engine Programming, Gameplay Programming, C++, GLSL, OpenGL, Game Programming, Game Development, Gameplay, Maya, Game Mechanics

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2007 — 2009
BS, Computer Science

Elgin Community College   2005 — 2007