Ariel Tal

Resume

Employment:

January/2010 – Current

Downsized Games

(510) 913-2104 235 W Van Buren Chicago, IL 60607

Co Founder

- Designed and created production pipeline

- Gameplay/ Graphics Programmer and Producer on BulleTrain for iPhone and iPad

- Gameplay/ Graphics Programmer on Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Ducky Derby for iPhone and iPad

- Co Created P4U Perforce Plugin for Unity3D available on the Unity3D Asset Store

November/2012 – May/2013

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

1050 Caribbean Way, Miami FL 33132

Aerialist

- Aerial Circus Performer for Centrum WOW production shows aboard Splendour of the Seas. Apparatuses: Duo Aerial Straps, Bungee, Harness and original apparatus.

Janurary/2012 – November/2012

Human Head Studios

1741 Commercial Avenue Suite 200 Madison, WI 53704

Project Lead

- Fort Courage for Android and iOS

- Gameplay / Graphics / UI Programmer

- Developed using the Unity3D engine

- Created all effects for game

- Created development pipeline for distributed development

- Lead team of seven remote developers

March/2011 – March 2012

DePaul University

(312) 362-80001 E. Jackson Chicago, IL 60604

Adjunct Professor

- Level Design – GAM 341 – Intro to Unreal

September/2011 – October/2011

Human Head Studios

1741 Commercial Avenue Suite 200 Madison, WI 53704

Technical Artist

- Setup deployment pipeline to iOS for team

- Created all effects for unannounced project using Cascade for Unreal

- Level placement and lightning

March/2011 – April/2011

Emotional Robots Inc.

7810 Ethel St. Suite 105,Niagara Falls, Ontario,2H2- 2V2, Canada

Effects Artist

- Created all weapon effects for Warm Gun using Unreal Cascade for iOS:

- Muzzle Flashes

- Explosions

- Impact effects

April/2010 – March/2011

Robomodo

(312) 263-1450 20 N. Clark St. 33rd Floor Chicago, IL 60602

Senior Technical Artist

- Created majority of effects for Tony Hawk: Shred for Xbox 360 & PS3

- Ceated majority of effects for unannounced project for XBLA using Unreal Cascade

September/2005 – March/2010

GPL Technologies

(310) 458-6484 1513 6th Street Suite 203 Santa Monica, CA 90401

IT Support

- Built and troubleshot various 2D and 3D systems, including Final Cut Pro and Avid editing stations.

- Setup and administered Linux, Mac and Windows systems.

- Built, configured and maintained render farms using Rush and Qube! renderfarm management software.

- Set up and administered servers including Apache, MYSQL, Samba, SSH and DHCP.

- Installed site wide networking infrastructure (cat 5/6, punch down blocks and panels, toning, testing, networking rack units, and server rack layout.)

November/2005- Feburary/2010

Pandemic Studios

(310) 450-5199 1100 Glendon Ave 19th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90024

Senior Technical Artist

- Created a toolset in XSI increasing artists workflow and optimization of assets.

- Created a centralized distribution of tools allowing artists to always have the latest updates for XSI.

- Assist Artists in debugging error prone scenes.

- Created an Asset Tracking database (Demo’d at GDC) to support the production team allowing them to view and track the relative status of all assets in the production pipeline.

- Lead a team to create a new pipeline for VFX effects.

- Created majority of effects for Mercenaries2 World in Flames for Xbox 360 & PS3

-Created and managed Cinematics Department, pipeline, and renderfarm for pre-rendered in-game cut scenes.

April/2006 – Freelance

GPL Solutions/ Sony Computer Entertainment America

Render Wrangler

- Responsible for management of a 200+ node renderfarm. RUSH renderfarm management software was used to render Maya Mental Ray scenes for E3 cinematic render animation.

January/2002 – June/2005

Tippett Studio

(510) 649-9711 2741 10th St. Berkeley, CA 94710

Systems Administrator/ Database Developer/ Website Administrator/ Rotoscope Artist/ FX Artist

- Responsible for maintenance of Macintosh (osx), SGI (Irix), PC hardware (linux and win2k and xp). Managing of hardware problems to network management on a variety of hardware and software platforms. Maintenance of many servers and setting up static and Dynamic TCP/IP networks.

- Interaction with many employees, supporting artists on a daily basis, providing user support, and setting up printers.

- FX and Roto artist on Hellboy and Starship Troopers II.

June/2000 – 2001

Oblivion Productions

(510) 666-8603 1435 Grizzly Peak Berkeley, Ca 94708

Production Manger/ Lead Animator/ Lead Programmer

- Co-founder, day to day operations of the company, including management of five employees. Network engineer and systems administrator, dealing with recruitment of clients and the presentation of the final product.

June-August/1998-2001

East Bay School of the Arts

(510)548-4837 (Every summer) 980 Virginia St Berkeley, Ca 94709

Animation and Cartooning teacher

- Education of the fundamentals of 3D animation and cartooning to middle school students.

June-August/1997-2001

Seven Hills School

(925) 933-0666 (Every summer) 975 N Carlos Drive Walnut Creek, Ca 94598

Computer Technician

- Technician for computers, hardware and software repair of macintosh and windows computers, networking, set up, and testing.

September/1997 – June 1999

Savannah College of Art and Design

P O Box 3146 (912)525-5100 Savannah, Ga 31402

Resident Assistant

- Assist residents in activities of daily life. Guidance and direction of

opportunity areas and potential problems.

Education:

August/1996 – June/2000

Savannah College of Art and Design

P O Box 3146 (912)525-5100 Savannah, Ga 31402

BFA

- Bachelor of Fine Arts – Computer Art and 3D Animation

- Dean’s list at Savannah School of Art and Design

Additional:

- Douglas High School high point diving record

- Qualified for Junior Olympic Diving Nationals in Coral Springs, Fl.