{"id":39,"date":"2009-05-23T18:43:11","date_gmt":"2009-05-24T01:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jellopolis.com\/wordpress\/?p=39"},"modified":"2009-06-07T10:11:55","modified_gmt":"2009-06-07T17:11:55","slug":"39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/corey.jellopolis.com\/?p=39","title":{"rendered":"Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"

corey dangel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

corey@jellopolis.com | 425.881.1208<\/p>\n

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\nqualifications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

15 years of game development experience, mostly in the role of Art Director. Strong leadership, motivation, and communication skills. Good critical eye. Good team player.<\/p>\n

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\nexperience<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sony Online Entertainment<\/strong><\/span> : Bellevue, WA : 2005 – 2009<\/p>\n

Art Director | the Agency. 2\/05 – 5\/09. Provided creative visual direction for critically anticipated multiplatform action MMO. Established the Agency IP from the ground up including: overall art style; locales and feature attractions; memorable heroes and villains; cool gadgets, traps, and weapons. Hired and managed a team of 45 artists producing thousands of assets. Developed marketing materials, acted as on-camera spokesman for the game, and pitched in where needed.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft Corporation<\/strong><\/span> : Redmond, WA : 2000 – 2005
\nCreative Director | Kids’ Games Studio. 3\/04 – 2\/05. Responsible for all creative elements of Microsoft’s kids’ games portfolio. Directed game design, story development, and art style on two simultaneous projects.<\/p>\n

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Art Director | Mythica. 11\/01 – 2\/04. Built and managed a team of 30 artists to create innovative action\/fantasy MMO for Windows. Established art style; developed worlds, characters, creatures, lighting; developed marketing materials; coordinated outsourcing.<\/p>\n

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Lead Art Director | RAT Studio. 4\/00 – 11\/01. Supervised artistic direction for multiple PC and Xbox titles. Notable projects include: Dungeon Siege, Asheron’s Call 2, Psychonauts, and Tork. Managed two publishing art directors and one support artist. Performed due diligence on dozens of companies.<\/p>\n

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Humongous Entertainment<\/strong><\/span> : Bothell, WA : 1998 – 2000
\nLead Online Producer | Humongous Entertainment. 11\/99 – 2000. Directed development teams (artists, game designers, programmers, and sysops) on multiple projects. These include maintaining Backyard Sports Online, Boneyards for TA and TA: Kingdoms, and creating the development plan and designs for the Humongous Family Network, including a suite of family oriented games and a family-oriented MMO. Worked with Ron Gilbert on various game designs.<\/p>\n

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Art Project Manager | Cavedog. 10\/98 – 11\/99. Supervised and directed art, design, and online teams. Projects included Boneyards for Total Annihilation ’99, TA: Kingdoms, Boneyards for TA: Kingdoms, the Darien Crusades Metagame, multiplayer game balance for TA: Kingdoms and the Iron Plague, Cavedog website, and Flash micro-games.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft Corporation<\/strong><\/span> : Redmond, WA : 1994 – 1998
\nArt Director | NetGames Division. 1\/96 – 10\/98. Managed and directed design of Internet Gaming Zone (www.zone.com). Developed the Zone identity. Managed 8 employees. Shipped Zone 1.0 through Zone 4.0, card and board games, UltraCorps, FighterAce, Asheron’s Call, and Mind Aerobics with Alexey Pajitnov. Awarded US Patent #6102796.<\/p>\n

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Art Director | MS Games. 6\/95 – 12\/95. Managed and directed 20 artists across three divisions (Sports, Simulations, Action Arcade & Strategy). Projects included MS Soccer, Full Court Press, Return of Arcade, Flight Sim, and many prototypes.<\/p>\n

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Design Lead | MS Sports. 10\/94 – 6\/95. Managed and directed a team of 8 artists working on MS Complete Basketball ’94-’95, MS Complete Baseball ’95, MS Sports Daily, Sports content for MSN 1.0, and several prototypes.<\/p>\n

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CDFX: graphic design <\/strong><\/span> : Seattle, WA : 1988 – 1994
\nOwner\/Principal Designer. Packaging design for music industry. Graphic design for MS Sports (9\/93). Designed Microsoft’s first subscription online title…the Baseball Daily.<\/p>\n

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\neducation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Western Washington University : Bellingham, WA : 1986 – 1989
\nBachelor of Science in Visual Communication<\/br><\/p>\n

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\nreferences<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Matt Wilson, Director of Development, Sony Online Entertainment: mwilson@soe.sony.com
\nEd Fries, former Vice President, Microsoft Game Studios: contact info available on request
\nplease check the letters of recommendation on my LinkedIn Profile<\/a>
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