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127 W. Hillsdale Blvd San Mateo, CA 94403

214-926-4276 Jesswatkins13@gmail.com

Jessica L. Watkins

Objective

To be in a team of hardworking people with the skills to deliver a great product every time. To provide exceptional customer service on demand.

Education

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY | 05/2013 | GUILDHALL AT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

· Major: Level Design

BACHELOR OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY | 05/2011 | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

· Major: Arts and Technology

Skills & Abilities

SOFTWARE SKILLS

· Adobe Photoshop, Maya, 3DS Max, Unreal Development Kit, Unreal Tournament Three Editor, Unity,

Microsoft Office Suite (Including but not limited to Word, Excel, and Outlook), In house game

development engines.

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

· Experience doing Intermediate to advanced level coding in Java, Lua and C#. Advanced level coding in

many visual scripting languages.

APPLICATIBLE SKILLS

· Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, JIRA, Test Track Pro, Perforce, Excellent organization,

Personable Customer Service, Lead Roles at other companies for various projects

Experience

ASSISTANT DESIGNER | SLEDGEHAMMER GAMES | APRIL 2016-OCTOBER 2016

· Worked within the design team and various departments to help create and develop new mechanics,

engaging and fun combat experience. Hand coded sequences using the in-house scripting language

loosely based on Java/C++. Efficient bug fixing and reporting. Implementation of assets from various

departments across all fields.

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ASSOCIATE DESIGNER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | APRIL 2015-JANUARY 2016

· Worked within the team and various other departments to create and implement smooth design flow

and puzzles. Lead for creating smooth transitional collision design that coincided well with mechanics

and gameplay. Puzzle design, visual scripting, localization, sound, and fixing well over 800 bugs for

which a reward was received.

TELLTALE GAMES | CINEMATIC ARTIST| OCTOBER 2013-FEBRUARY 2015

· Worked with a team and various departments to create first pass episodes as well as take care of

several technical aspects with the in-house tools. Lead for various episodes which included blocking of

characters in a scene, first pass on camera work and shots, first pass of lighting, first pass of setting up

proper scripts, assets formatting and ease of implementation. Bug fixing along with rapid prototyping.

TELLTALE GAMES | QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTER| JULY 2013-OCTOBER 2013

· Worked with a team to insure games were well tested and bugs tracked properly using the appropriate

tracking software. Wrote detailed bug reports and worked across all departments to make sure bugs

were closed and assisted on closing a few bugs when needed.

BARKING LIZARDS TECHNOLOGIES | QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTER| NOVEMBER 2012-APRIL 2013

· Worked closely with the Lead Game Designer to do assorted play testing sessions as well as

implementing new mechanical ideas for a board game: Cthulhu Wars.

ID TECH® | INSTRUCTOR| APRIL 2011-AUGUST 2011

· Instructor of the Unreal Development Software Kit to a classroom of teenagers ranging from ages 12-18

years. Taught complex level design skills to students who had never used any sort of program like UDK.

Conflict management and resolution between teenagers. Multiple compliments from manager and

parents on a service well delivered with a reward at the end of the teaching term. Taught at both Texas

Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas and Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT® | RIDE OPERATOR AS WELL AS FULL SERVICE FOOD AND BEVERAGE| JANUARY 2010-MAY 2010

· College Program Intern participant in a living, learning and earning experience with a Fortune 100

Company. Did Cash handling, managing multiple tasks and working well under pressure from time as

well as guests. Achieved multiple awards for going above and beyond in guest services.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS | LAB TECHNICIAN| JANUARY 2008-JANUARY 2009

· Worked for the University in the Arts and Technology department assisting students with computer

needs. Responsible for keeping computers up to date, running, and clean. Managed storage systems on

computer as well as installed/removed hardware and software as needed.

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Shipped Video Game Titles

Crystal Dynamics Associate Designer Rise of the Tomb Raider Rise of the Tomb Raider DLC Unannounced Title Telltale Games Cinematic Artist Tales from the Borderlands: Episode Two- Atlas Mugged Game of Thrones: Episode Two- The Lost Lords Tales from the Borderlands: Episode One- Zer0 Sum Game of Thrones: Episode One- Iron from Ice The Wolf Among Us: Episode Two- Smoke and Mirrors The Wolf Among Us: Episode Four- In Sheep’s Clothing The Wolf Among Us: Episode Five- Cry Wolf Telltale Games Quality Assurance Tester Walking Dead Season 2: Episode One- All That Remains Walking Dead Season 1, Game of the Year Edition for PS Vita The Wolf Among Us: Episode One- Faith