Matthew Carfano

*-* ******* & Animator

Website

www.mattcarfano.com

Home Address:

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San Jose, CA 95120

408-***-****

hngty9@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

• Active member of Chico Graphics Club

• Game Platform Experience: Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, Xbox 360, Nintendo Gamecube, Wii, PC

• Proficient in Autodesk Maya & Mudbox, Silo, Adobe Photoshop Premiere, Mirage, Mircosoft Word, Excel

• Chico State Game Studios; 40 Stories: http://www.chicostategamestudios.com/40stories/

- Collaborated in a team of 40+ people in developing Chico State Game Studios 40 Stories.

- Was a part of the modeling and animation team.

- Playtested the Beta version of the game. I was responsible for 10 levels and had to give thorough reports for each level on any bugs we encountered, what could be changed, what was good/bad about the level. I gave multiple reports until the end of the semester.

• Video Game Production; Earth A.D.: http://www.chicostategamestudios.com/VideoGameProduction/EarthAD.html

- Worked in groups of 4-5 people to develop a playable digital video game.

- Created a playable paper and digital version with a story, objective, procedure and goals.

- Playtested other group’s video games and gave feedback on any bugs we encountered, what was good/bad about the game, and was there re-playability.

- Our group would analyze the reports given by the other groups and would make the appropriate changes to our game. We would then have the groups re-play the game and give another feedback report.

Work Experience

Wired Talent

July 2011 – Present: QA Tester

• Play-test various video game, writing reports on any bugs encountered according to company guidelines.

Crab Cove LLC

June 2010 – December 2010: Animator

• Animated scene files according to storyboards of the scene. Learned to lip-sync characters to audio files and properly convey body language into fluid movements.

• Worked in direct collaboration with animation team lead and followed industry pipeline guides. Turned in weekly play blasts to show progress and receive critiques. Made changes to animation according to feedback.

• Was given creative freedom on how to animate characters as long as it followed the storyboard guidelines.

White Sierra Sunnyvale, CA

June 2009 - January 2010: Internship Web Design

• Responsible for editing and uploading photos to website, proof reading product descriptions and web pages.

Cisco Systems San Jose, CA

July-August 2007: Volunteer Project

• Developed a graphic image replica of Cisco’s Video Remote Gateway (RGW) for display at Cisco’s Advanced IPTV Systems Lab (CAISL) in San Jose. Used the program Mirage to create the graphic image.

• Learned to remotely collaborate with visiting team members at Cisco to develop a professionally finished image for display to executives who visit the CAISL facility.

• Learned to work efficiently in order to deliver both intermediate prototype and final product models on specified timelines in order to meet Cisco’s overall delivery schedule.

JC Penney San Jose, CA

June – August 2010 – Support Associate

• Duties included unloading and organizing merchandise shipments and putting the merchandise onto the floor. Other responsibilities included back-stocking merchandise, re-arranging fixtures and re-stocking merchandise.

Mervyn’s San Jose, CA

Seasonal

June 2007 – December 2009: Men’s Sales Associate

• Responsible for customer service, cash register, maintaining inventory and training new sales clerks in the men’s department

Century 20 Oakridge San Jose, CA

April - August 2006: Counter and Cash Register Attendant

• Customer counter service, food preparation and cash register

Education

California State University Chico, Chico CA 95929

Major: Bachelor of Science in Applied Computer Graphics

Graduated May, 2011

Pertinent Courses: 3-D Computer Modeling, 3-D Character Modeling, 3-D Animation, 2-D Animation, Video Game Production, Video Game Design, Computer Animation, Advanced Animation Pre-Production, Advanced Animation Production, Concept Design and Storyboarding, Computer Assisted Art.

Leigh High School, San Jose, CA 95120

Graduated June, 2006

I was a member of the middle and High School marching bands from 2001-2006. Member of Leigh HS Game Club. Member of the Yearbook Committee Senior year. Attained the rank of Black Belt in Tae-Kwondo.

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