CHRIS MOLINA

							CHRIS MOLINA
20949 Cambridge Ave. San Diego, CA, 92007 Phone (626) 234-1477 E-mail: chris.auburnsky@gmail.com Portfolio/demo reel: http://www.auburnsky.net Brief: Game designer; specializing in scenarios and back story, creative direction, document writing , combat, visual language, design philosophy, team building, designing and implementation of levels, and AI behaviors.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Sony Online Entertainment/SCEA, San Diego, CA 04/08 – Present Free Realms (PC & PS3) Game Designer  Spearheaded level design & design document standardization process for global combat zones.  Conceived and implemented original concepts for MMO combat encounters which included behavior scripting, AI , boss mechanics, and dialogue, using proprietary tools as well as direct database access.  Served as Art liaison for combat team, communicating vision to environment artists and troubleshooting between both disciplines to achieve expected results  Performed world building and zone creation tasks using proprietary art terrain editor tool.  Mentored two junior designers with content, tools, game and level design methodology.  Worked with art, character, animation, particles, and code teams to help develop solutions for executing unique gameplay experiences. Stormfront Studios, San Rafael, CA 01/07 -01/08 The Spiderwick Chronicles (Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, PC) Level Designer  Constructed level prototypes and final levels iterations using 3DS Max.  Specified scripting, triggers, AI, and other in-game elements using in house proprietary tools.  Collaborated with level artists and animators to maintain integrity of both gameplay and aesthetic presentation.  Formulated design documentation outlining mission objectives, pacing, and level specs for third person action adventure title.  Worked with programmers to build custom tools needed to produce gameplay spaces and events.  Balanced and tuned gameplay to adhere to the targeted player audience. Climax, Santa Monica, CA 04/06 -01/07 Demo (PS3), Silent Hill (PSP), Steel Horizon (PSP) Jr. Designer/3D Artist  Designer on PS3 Demo which included creating story development, game/level design, high res textures/ 3D models and sound for over the shoulder survival horror title.  Conceptualized/laid out and implemented gameplay using map entities.  Integrated game ready assets using Unreal 3 editor and Maya.  Applied scripting/gameplay functions using Unreal 3 Kismet script editor.  3D and 2D artist for two PSP titles, tasks included creating realistic and stylized models & textures as well as generating localized 2D art screens in four foreign languages Art Institute of Los Angeles, Game Wizards Production Team, Santa Monica, CA 2006 Team Project Lead  Led/managed a team of 14 students for the completion and quality of all game content created.  Designed level layout, created game events and VFX using 3DS Max and the Unreal Editor.  Conducted Audio recording, editing, dialogue and implementation using Logic Pro Audio and Pro Tools.

Electronic Arts, Los Angeles, CA Quality Assurance Golden Eye- Rogue Agent  Identified software defects and verified fixes for both single and multiplayer functions.  Assisted leads with screen capture compositions for press promos.  Created limited test cases and test suites on multiple platforms.

Fall 2004

JAMDAT Mobile, Los Angeles, CA OEM Associate  Conducted game loading protocol for handsets and managed inventory.  Maintained/installed various drivers and emulators on a consistent basis.  Assisted with generating pixel art assets.

2004

Software Proficient with Windows and Macintosh systems; Unreal 3 Editor, DevTrack, Jira, Perforce, Microsoft Office, Logic Audio, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, 3D Studio Max, various emulators and After Effects. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS 2006 - Game Wizards Production- Project Team Lead 1999 - Tekken 3 tournament champion 1992 - Nintendo Power Fest Finalist EDUCATION Art Institute of California- Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA Bachelor of Science in Game Art and Design Art Center College of Design Pasadena Motion Design Pasadena City College Art and Design Major Additional Experience: Video Game Industry Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) Comic-Con, Block Party; Host 2008 • Manned Free Realms PC demo station for on-site tours including post Q & A sessions . Game Developers Conference (GDC) attendee; 2005, 07, 08 • Manned Stormfront Studios booth in 2007, conducting on site resume submissions and interviews. • Attended, lectures, keynotes, award ceremonies, and mixers. Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) attendee; 2005 • Manned Jamdat Mobile booth, giving content demonstrations on handsets. Life: World travel and cultural exposure: • Americas – USA, Mexico, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Aruba, Venezuela • Europe – England, Spain, Holland, Belgium Photography & Digital imaging - Photographer & writer for on-line music webzine- 2007 – present http://www.thescenestar.typepad.com/ -House photographer for Avalon Hollywood - 2007 http://www.avalonhollywood.com/

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