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Anna Dangel

anna(at)astrokitten.com

Qualifications

• Reliable, detail-oriented, professional problem solver with 7 years video game experience
• Proven ability to think resourcefully, multi task and keep an eye on the big picture
• Recognized for planning and executing positive workflow changes for multiple disciplines
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to foster positive relationships with internal and external teams

Professional Experience

 
Production Manager ~  Detonator Games ~  Feb 2014 – Present

• Art Asset coordination, polish, and integration
• Worked closely with engineers, artists and designers
• Character studies, map design and UI polish

Founder and Principal Artist ~  Astro Kitten Arts, LLC ~  Jan 2007 – Present

• One of a kind, handmade clothing, purses, hats, and custom embroidery
• Beaded jewelry, bead sculpture
• Silversmithing

Outsource Manager ~  Project Spark ~  Filter Digital / Microsoft Game Studios ~  June 2012 – June 2013

• Coordinated and supervised all aspects of outsource partner relationships
• Created and implemented outsourcing pipeline from the ground up (5 teams, 4 countries)
• Produced and tracked schedules, specs, daily feedback, tech support and asset delivery
• Collaborated closely with directors and leads on all parts of asset production
• Curated and Created DLC bundles for Design, Props, SFX, VFX, and Assemblies
• Authored both technical and art tutorials for challenging pipeline and art style
• Troubleshot asset integration, tool, script and pipeline issues for assets and VFX
• Modeled and textured proxy and finished assets

Cinematics Production Coordinator ~  Star Wars Kinect ~  Filter Digital / Microsoft Game Studios ~  Aug 2011 – March 2012

• Assisted in leading cinematics team of 290 outsourced artists, animators, and integrators
• Created and tracked schedules, specs, daily feedback, and technical assistance for outsourcers
• Coordinated outsourcing of characters, vehicles, levels, audio and FX for cinematics
• Troubleshoot asset integration issues
• Create callout lists for scenes and locate assets for multiple teams (internal and external)
• Modeled and textured proxy and finished assets

Environment Artist ~  The Agency ~  Sony Online Entertainment Seattle ~  Feb 2008 – May 2011

• Built levels and environments in Unreal 3 for a AAA MMO FPS
• Modeled and textured final assets in Maya and Photoshop
• Created guidelines for asset creation and trained new hires and interns
• Served as liaison between engineering, design and art teams
• Worked with tech art team testing new tools and finding/fixing bugs (required light MEL scripting)
• Joined VFX team placing, modifying, and troubleshooting VFX using Cascade
• Assisted engineer and VFX team with design, documentation, and testing of destructible system

Associate Producer ~  The Agency ~  Sony Online Entertainment Seattle ~  Feb 2007 – Feb 2008

• Collected and organized reference images for characters and environments
• Created and maintained WIKI pages for character and environment teams
• Dressed game characters using proprietary visual database
• Helped maintain consistent visual style of clothing and hair for heroes and villains

 

Software Summary

Perforce, TFS, Excel, Asset Tracking, Jira, Maya, Photoshop, Unreal 3, Crazy Bump, X Normal, ZBrush, Illustrator, InDesign, WIKI, Master Works II, Palette 5.0