Eric Kwon
449 South Kingsley Dr. Los Angeles , CA 90020 Apt 104
 (415)373-8095
Yubeck77@gmail.com

Online Portfolio
Yubeckart.blogspot.com

OBJECTIVE
To be part of creative and fun game development environment.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Close to 10 years of game industry experience of  PC and console software in Video Game industry as an Artist.
Experienced in all phases of video game development, from concept art , 3D modelling and texturing to QA

SKILLS
Software:         MAYA, 3DS MAX, Photoshop , Z-brush
Languages: Korean, English
Traditional Art: Drawing and paintings

EDUCATION
GNOMON school of visual effects 2011 Spring - Winter
Concept Design Academy                2011  Fall - Current
Red Engine Studios                         2011  Winter - Current
Academy of Art University  BFA degree in Illustration  1996-2001

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CRSPACE , South Korea   March 2010 - August 2010
Contract Localization Advisor
Analyze, play test and market research for Korean developed Massvely Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) 7 SOULS for future release in North America.
Coming up with annual budget for North American branch of the company.

REDBANA US,  San Mateo, CA  2009 - 2010
3D Artist, Concept Artist
Shipped Hell Gate Resurrection (Korean Version Hell Gate 2.0)
Creating 3D character models, art assets and concept art for PC game Hellgate London for South Korean market and Asia.
Communicating with Korean main branch of the company regarding game development and bug fixes.
Translating documents, writing manual instructions of the game engine tool in Korean language.
Translator between American employees and Korean employers in meetings.
Coming up with multiple game proposals

L5 Games inc, San Mateo , CA 2007-2009
3D Artist, Concept Artist
 Creating 3D art assets and concept art for PC game Ice Age Online
Translating documents in Korean to English

NHN USA, Mountain View, CA September 2007-December 2007
Localization Game test analyst
Analyze, play test Korean developed PC games, report bugs and communicating with Korean game developers to fix the game.

Sony Computer Entertainment of USA , Foster City , CA 2005-2007
Contract Gametest analyst
Analyze and play testing first party made video games for Playstation 2 console system.
Report and record bugs to lead game test analyst.

Big Huge Games, Timonium, MD         2004-2005
3D Environment Artist / Concept Artist
Shipped Rise of Nations Expansion Pack

The 3DO company , Redwood City, CA 2001-2003
3D Environment Artist / Concept Artist