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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="0c1fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Faran Thomason</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Faran Thomason"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Resume</B>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Game Profiles"><U>Game Profiles</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More Information"><U>More Information</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="0c2d2b03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Resume</I></div> <div> Faran Thomason</div> <div> 4470 South Centinela Ave.</div> <div> #106</div> <div> Los Angeles,CA 90066</div> <div> 425.442.0137</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Shipped Titles</U></B></div> <div> <I><B>XBOX Games</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="id131.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TRON 2.0 Killer App"><U><B>Tron 2.0 Killer App</B></U></A>/Developer Climax<B>: </B>Produced 1st Person shooter for Xbox</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Nintendo Products</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Magical Mirror"><U><B>Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse</B></U></A>/Developer Capcom: Produced 3D adventure game for Nintendo GameCube</div> <div> <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Magical Quest"><U><B>Magical Quest Starring Mickey and Minnie</B></U></A>/Developer Capcom: Produced Gameboy Advance conversion of the classic SNES game Mickey's Magical Quest</div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Warlocked"><U><B>Warlocked</B></U></A><B>/</B>Developer Bits Studios: Produced innovative Real Time Strategy game for Gameboy Color</div> <div> <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RType DX"><U><B>R-Type DX</B></U></A>/Developer Bits Studios: Produced enhanced conversion of classic arcade shooter for Gameboy Color</div> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bionic Commando"><U><B>Bionic Commando: Elite Force</B></U></A><A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bionic Commando"><U>s</U></A>/Developer Nintendo Software & Technology: Produced all new version of classic platform game for Gameboy Color</div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Crystalis"><U><B>Crystalis</B></U></A>/Developer Nintendo Software &Technology: Produced enhanced conversion of classic action RPG for Gameboy Color</div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pocket Soccer"><U><B>Pocket Soccer</B></U></A>/Developer Gameplay Studios: Produced handheld soccer game.</div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alice in Wonderland"><U><B>Alice In Wonderland</B></U></A>/Developer Digital Eclipse: Produced Gameboy Color game based on the classic Disney film</div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Little Mermaid"><U><B>Little Mermaid 2:Pinball Frenzy</B></U></A>/Developer Left Field Productions: Produced Gameboy Color product of an original pinball game based on the classic Disney film</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Atari Products</B></I></div> <div> <B>NBA JAM Tournament Edition</B>/Developer High Voltage Software: Produced Jaguar conversion of popular arcade game</div> <div> <B>Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales</B>/Developer Imagitec Design: Produced Jaguar version of popular video game character. All new levels and character designs were created for the exclusive Jaguar version of Bubsy</div> <div> <B>Supercross 3-D</B>/Developer Tiertex: Produced Jaguar version of 3D indoor dirt bike racing game</div> <div> <B>Baldies</B>/Developer Creative Edge: Produced Jaguar CD version of action strategy game</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Skills</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>EXTENSIVE GAME DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE WITH STRONG DESIGN BACKGROUND</B> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10+ years experience producing and designing successful game products on many platforms</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Shipped over 2 dozen games on multiple platforms and media</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Proven track record of managing multiple projects form inception to completion on budget</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Multiple game genre experience sports, action, RTS, casual and 1st person shooters</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Wrote and created many game designs in a variety of game genres</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Managed development teams consisting of programmers, designers, artists and testers </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Coordinated effective communication between all development team members and management</div> <bR> <div> <B>Key Production skills</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Xbox, PS2, Gamecube, Gameboy, Jaguar, Custom hardware</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">External & Internal Development</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Team Leadership</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Knowledge of Online games</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Project Scheduling and Milestone Management to deliver projects on schedule and on budget</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Game Tuning & Balancing</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Managed multi-million dollar budgets</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Deep knowledge of game systems and mechanics</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Created games in all mediums from electronic to paper</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Use Word, Excel, Project, Maya, Photoshop, as well as other proprietary software on a daily basis</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Worked with American, Japanese, Chinese and European development teams</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Worked with high profile licenses as well as created original properties</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Established budgets and purchased equipment and software for teams</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Experience</B></div> <div> <B>Climax Group </B>                        <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >9/03 - 1/04</FONT></div> <div> <I><U>Producer</U></I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Oversaw level creation, and additional content for Xbox<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Co-wrote design document </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Worked with team of artists, designers and programmers to bring game's vision to life</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Worked on Xbox project</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Responsible for maintaining creative vision of project as well keeping project on budget and on schedule.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>Project:</I></FONT><I>     </I> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B><U>TRON 2.0 Killer App</U></B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Vision Scape Interactive</B></FONT><B>   </B>            <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >4/02 -1/03</FONT></div> <div> <I><U>Senior Designer</U></I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Oversaw level creation, created game mechanics, defined animation sets, wrote in-game dialogue</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Wrote design document and placed NPC characters in levels</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Worked with team of artists, designers and programmers to bring game's vision to life</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Currently working on a project for PS2, XBOX and GameCube</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Created game proposals for product pitches</div> <bR> <div> <I>Project:      </I><B><U>Rocket Power: Zero Gravity Zone</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Nintendo of America</B></FONT><B>   </B>                    <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >11/98 - 4/02</FONT></div> <div> <I><U>Associate Producer</U></I><I>                                        </I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Worked with 6 external teams to develop products and ship 9 critically acclaimed products</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Developed original titles and conversions</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Responsible for maintaining creative vision of projects as well keeping projects on budget and on schedule.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Other duties include game evaluation and product acquisition</div> <bR> <div> <B>SegaSoft </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" >  </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" ><B>                                    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >08/96 - 5/98</FONT></div> <div> <I><U>Designer</U></I> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                                       <B>                                        </B></FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Developed plot, created characters, devised game play mechanics and constructed level layouts for massively          multiplayer online game</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Worked with internal and external staff to bring vision to life</div> <bR> <div> <I>Project:      </I><B><U>Skies</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Optical Entertainment</B></FONT><B>  </B>                 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >10/95 - 7/96</FONT></div> <div> <I><U>Associate Producer</U></I><I>                                        </I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Developed plot, created characters, devised game play mechanics and constructed level layouts for N64 action/adventure game</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Worked with international development group to bring vision to life</div> <bR> <div> <I>Project:      </I><B><U>Dead Ahead</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Atari Corporation</B>                         <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >03/93 - 8/95</FONT></div> <div> <I><U>Producer</U></I><I> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                                  </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Responsible for the production, design and management of multiple internal and external projects</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Shipped 4 titles on Atari Jaguar platform</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Other duties included game evaluation and product acquisitio<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >n</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Game Reviews</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Tron 2.0 Killer App</U></B></div> <div> “A shooter which genuinely does stand out from the crowd with distinction - not an easy accomplishment for a genre which is flooded with clones and has-beens.”</div> <div> <B>Xbox Addict </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Alice in Wonderland</U></B></div> <div> “Best Gameboy Game of the Year 2000, Runner Up” </div> <div> <B>Gamespot</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Bionic Commando</U></B></div> <div> “The next big platformer since Mario Bros, this is a must own. 9/10” </div> <div> <B>Pocket Games</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Warlocked</U></B></div> <div> “Editors Choice Silver Award”</div> <div> <B>Electronic Gaming Monthly</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Education</B></div> <div> Michigan State University</div> <div> BA, Interdisciplinary Humanities, 1992</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>