DEAN BOTTINO
Dana Point, CA **629
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http://deanbottino.com
An experienced graphic designer and aspiring video game artist with a diverse
SUMMARY
set of strong skills and significant experience in both digital and traditional art. A
self-motivated precisionist who masters new software and concepts quickly and
with enthusiasm.
University of California, Irvine
EDUCATION
B.A., Studio Art, June 2009
Minor: Digital Art
2nd Minor: Gaming Culture and Technology
Dean's Honor List, 6 quarters; GPA 3.5
International Christian University, Tokyo
UCI Education Abroad Program, Fall 2007
Studied video game culture in Japan
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COMPUTER SKILLS Autodesk Maya
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Flash
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Premiere
• Final Cut Pro
• Game Maker
• Eclipse
• Experience programming in Java, Scheme, and HTML
PROFESSIONAL Web Developer
Donate Games and Pledgeplay Inc.
EXPERIENCE
Aliso Viejo, CA July 2009-Present
• Creating custom graphics for Pledgeplay.com and Donategames.org
• Troubleshooting issues with previous designer's CSS and Flash content
Graphic Designer
Anteater Recreation Center at University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA August 2007-Present
• Designing promotional flyers, posters, web content, t-shirt designs
• Developing advertisements for classes and events using Photoshop,
Illustrator, Flash, Final Cut, InDesign, and Dreamweaver
Teaching Assistant for International Students
English and Certificates for Internationals at University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA Summer 2006
• Instructed students from Japan, Korea, and Brazil
• Planned activities for students
• Prepared educational materials and documents
• Acted as communication partner for Japanese students
Student Instructor
UCI Gifted Students Academy Irvine, CA Summer 2005
• Organized academic, art, and technology lessons
• Instructed students in use of computer software for academic research and
digital art production
• Taught students in Exploratorium (1st-4th grade) and Upper Academy (5th-10th
grade)
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ACTIVITIES/ Developed a video game for a 1-man art show at the UCI Claire Trevor
School of the Arts, programmed in Java, 2009.
ACOMPLISHMENTS
• Earned Fellowship at CalIT2 at UCI to develop a Flash-based educational
game, 2008.
• 3D prop model/texture artist for a UCI/LCAD game development team,
Spring 2009
• 2D character/environment artist, UCI game development class, Spring 2007
• International Christian University, Tokyo Contemporary Japanese Culture
and Art exchange program, Fall 2007
• Japanese Bridging Scholarship, 2007-2008
• UCI Golden Key Honor Society member
REFERENCES Jim Carol
DonateGames.org, President
PledgePlay.com, CEO
30 Enterprise, Suite 190, Aliso Viejo, CA, 92656
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Ashley Cappel
UCI Campus Recreation Marketing Department, Director
PO Box 6050, University of California Irvine
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Angelika P. Volkman
English and Certificates for Internationals, Director
PO Box 6050, University of California Irvine
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