RESUME Shankara "Shan" Shankaran Home Office 619.527.0704 E-mail: Shan.Shankaran@Shengekka.com BACKGROUND SUMMARY Seeking job, or work as Independent Contractor to work with your staff as a Video Game Designer to create the story & structure of a video game and determine the rules of play. I am very creative and have the ability to develop original characters. I earned a Bachelor of Science in Game Art & Design from the Art Institute of California-San Diego. I have used computers over 20 years. Very motivated to work, and easily adaptable to change of software, or work space. Experience working in teams. Have basic online Web site design and product development experience. Can design layouts for advertising, in addition to providing print ready artwork. Creative concept artist with a strong background in 2D art. Basic knowledge in modeling objects and characters in 3D. Customer service, retail and dispatching experience, as well as collating, packaging, production line assembling and quality assurance. EXPERIENCE ShenGekka - San Diego, CA Aug 2008 - Present Freelance Artist - www.ShenGekka.com - Artwork for Game Board, Game Cards & Instruction Sheet used Adobe CS4 Master Collection Software - Videotaped and Edited Web Commercial using Adobe Premiere - Proofreading PAD Enterprise, LLC - San Diego, CA 2008 - Present (occasional contract work as needed) www.PADEnterprise.com - Collator, Packager, Production Line Assembler, Quality Assurance, Consultant & Designer US Census Bureau - San Diego, CA Mar 2009 - Apr 2009 Address Canvasser International Serves, INC. - San Diego, CA Feb 2009 - Mar 2009 Security Guard Toys R US - La Mesa, CA Dec 2008 - Dec 2008 Sales Associate (Seasonal/Part-time) - Restocked shelves, checked inventory, retrieved carts & provided excellent retail customer service. Nelson Staffing Solutions - San Diego, CA 2007-2008 - Quality Assurance for Sony Computer Entertainment America - Video game testing AA Telephone Connection USA - San Diego, CA 2006-2008 Customer Service/Dispatcher Freelance Artist - Designed Postcards - Created Custom Art - Online Web Site Design Printing Emporium - San Diego, CA 2002-2008 Freelance Graphic Designer/Illustrator - Created Documents and Forms - Created Logos and Labels - Create Menus for Restaurants - Proofreading - Collating, Packaging, Quality Control Inspecting, Production Line Johnny Russell, Author - San Diego, CA 2008-2008 Freelance Artist - www.JohnnyRussell.net - Artwork for Book Cover Power Communications Plus+ - San Diego, CA 2004-2008 Freelance Artist - Designed Business Cards - Designed Postcards Rhythms Television Entertainment - San Diego, CA 2006-2006 Effects Artist - Created Television Bumps Fort Waggs - Dog Wash - San Francisco, CA 2002-2003 Illustrator - Created Company Logo Telephone Connection - San Diego, CA 2001-2002 Assistant Services Technician/Business Partner (summer & part-time) - Assisted with installing telephone jacks, wiring and computer network cabling Education The Art Institute of California San Diego, CA 2003-2006 - Bachelor of Science in Game Art & Design Kearny High School - San Diego, CA 1999-2003 - Diploma (honors) - 4 Years ROP Multimedia Additional Classes, Clearances & Permits - Current California Guard Card (Included Fingerprinting and Background Clearance) - Current CPA and Red Cross Card (Infants/Adults) - San Diego Business Tax Permit - Seller's Permit Office Equipment - Wacom Tablet - Fax Machine - Comb Binder - Laminator - Button Maker - Printer - Scanner Software - Adobe Photoshop CS3 & CS4, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Unreal Engine 2004, Autodesk Maya, 3D Studio Max, ZBrush, Pro Tools, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Macromedia Director and Autodesk Sketchbook Pro. Skills - Illustrations, Graphic Designs and Design Layout for Advertising. - Used Photoshop to draw Concept Art then build the 3D version in Maya. - Ability in making 2D Concept Art into 3D art. - Has knowledge in rigging & basic animation in Maya. Additional Experience Worked in a team for a video game prototype where I was in charge as a concept artist for the enemies. Also, worked on AI system for the enemies in the game as the technical artist. Experience playing PlayStation 2, PSP, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, online gaming and more. References available upon request.
View my artwork at the following links: www.ShenGekka.com www.JohnnyRussell.net www.PADEnterprise.com
Email me at: Shan.Shankaran@Shengekka.com
