Michael Poole
Phone Number: 727-***-**** Email: *******@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a career in the digital design industry. EDUCATION:
University of Central Florida, Orlando Florida Graduation date: May 2017 Bachelor of Arts in Video Game Design
St. Petersburg College, Seminole, FL Graduation date: May 2013 Associate of Arts Degree
Associate of Science Degree
PROJECTS:
Digital Design
Group Projects
Frantic Farmers Rabbit Riot
• Design and program Match 3 style video game
• Program the game using Unity and C# programming language
• The player must match five seeds in a column to create a plant and create five plants at once to win
• A rabbit is programmed to eat the plants after they are grown as well as a worm to eat the seeds randomly each minute
• High score board is maintained to save the highest three scores played on a single machine
• Created for Mac, Windows, and Arcade machine
Lucid Shift
• Program Puzzle Platformer style video game using Unreal Engine with C++ and Unreal Blueprints
• Players traverse through gravity shifting environments to navigate through a dream like world
• Players can interact with the environment by picking up, sliding, and throwing objects
• Also, players can change the gravity direction by using buttons, switches, and levers
• Created for Windows
Empress
• Program RPG Adventure style video game using Unreal Engine with C++ and Unreal Blueprints
• Players travel through a fantasy China environment gaining loot and defeating monsters
• Players gain experience by defeating monsters placed inside chests that spawn randomly throughout each level
• Once one chest has been opened, another chest spawns in a random location in the level
• Players use a mini map to navigate the world and find chests locations as well as an overview map that shows the entire level and chests in relation to the player
• Created for Windows
Side Projects
Downhill Snow Pro
• Design and program Action-Adventure style video game using Unity with C#
• Players must snowboard down a mountain dodging obstacles like rocks, trees, and logs
• Players must account for change in weather conditions and a snowball throwing Yeti Hydroplane Expert
• Design and program Action style video game using Unity with C#
• Players drive on narrow roads in the rain through rain puddles trying not to hit anything
• Players must account for the car hydroplaning out of control while trying to get to the finish before time runs out
Business
The High Sea
• Design and create branding for personal business, including logo, website and marketing materials
• Design website using HTML and CSS
• Developed logos and designs using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop Course of Hope
• Created logos and shirt design, maintained and helped design website for family businesses
• Developed logos and designs using Adobe Illustrator Technical Skills:
Tool
• Adobe Illustrator
• Autodesk Maya
• Adobe Photoshop
• C#
• Adobe Flash
• Microsoft Office
• Unity
• Java
• Unreal Engine
• HTML
• CSS
EXPERIENCE:
Vivint Smart Home, Orlando Florida May 2015 to Present Field Service Professional
• Maintain inventory
• Service and Install Smart Home equipment
• Give excellent customer service
• Work together in a team environment