Dave Shramek

(512) 947-6853	3609 B North Hills Dr, Austin, TX 78731
dshramek@gmail.com	www.daveshramek.com

• Seven years of experience as a game designer with experience in all areas, including creating and maintaining game design documents, level creation, level population, mission scripting, enemy AI scripting, cinematic scripting.
• Writer for the StarCraft: Frontline manga anthologies.
• Three shipped titles, including one of the highest rated movie tie-in games released for the Nintendo DS
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experienced in working with licensed titles such as StarCraft, Lord of the Rings, and The Incredible Hulk.
• Excels at learning and mastering design tools, especially level editors
• Proficient with SCRUM and agile development methodologies
• Encyclopedic knowledge of pop and geek culture.

BA in Radio, Television and Film (emphasis on screenwriting and film production), 2000
University of Texas at Austin, College of Communications

Fizz Factor – Level Designer, Lead Designer (May 2008 – Present)

Land of the Lost DS (2.5 D sidescrolling platformer/brawler) – Lead Designer

• Created a Game Design Document and preliminary designs for the game based on the upcoming movie
• Coordinated with art and programming leads to create the first playable and prototyping phases.

The Tale of Despereaux DS (2.5 D sidescrolling platformer/adventure) – Level Designer

• Level conception and level geometry creation.
• Created levels first in Adobe Illustrator and then in Maya.
• Populated levels using  a proprietary level editor
• Created and scripted puzzles, events and boss encounters.

Amaze Entertainment – Level Designer (December 2006 – May 2008)

Incredible Hulk DS (sidescrolling platformer/ brawler)

• Scripted enemy AIs and boss behaviors in Lua.

Legend of Spyro DS (3D platformer/brawler)

• Created level collision for a fully 3D Spyro game in Maya.
• Populated enemies, pick-ups, etc. using a proprietary editor
• Scripted special  cut scenes and events based on puzzle solutions in game.

Gizmondo Studios TX – Designer (November 2004 – January 2006)

Hit & Myth (3D overhead shooter – completed, but unreleased )

• Population and polish of levels in an overhead, Robotron-style shooter

Johnny Whatever (3D action adventure game – unreleased)

• Population, puzzle and mission scripting
• Cinematic scripting for in-game cinematics and music sequences.

Warthog Texas – Designer (February 2003 – November 2004)

Conquest: Frontier Wars 2 (RTS – unreleased)

• Designed new units, including a new playable faction for use in the sequel to the PC game
• Crafted a story to carry the player through all the campaigns of all four factions.

Shadows of Mordor (PC RPG – unreleased)

• Created the combat and character leveling system consistent with the Lord of the Rings license.
• Scripted encounters and missions using Python
• Created levels using a proprietary level editing tool
• Wrote and maintained game design documentation
• Created fiction to fit the events of the RPG within the overall scope of the Lord of the Rings trilogy

Feverpitch Studios – Designer (April 2002 – February 2003)

War of the Ring (RTS – unreleased)

• Created technology trees and units for an RTS based on the Lord of the Rings books
• Created and maintained a game design documentation

• Fully proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, Maya, Photoshop, Visio and Illustrator.
• Versed in the scripting languages Python and Lua
• Familiar with Unreal and Hammer editors as well as a host of proprietary level editing tools

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