Faran Thomason

<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> <B>Online Resume for </B><B>Faran Thomason</B></div> <div> <B>Contact: </B><A HREF="mailto:farant@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:farant@aol.com"><U><B>FaranT@aol.com</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="0c2d2b03.jpg"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resume"><U>Resume</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Game Profiles"><U>Game Profiles</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More Information"><U>More Information</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> Hello, and welcome to my online resume. Inside these pages you will be able to view my work history and profiles of the many projects that I have worked on.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Background Information </U></div> <bR> <div> I am a game industry veteran of over 10 years that has worked on and shipped over a dozen acclaimed titles that have sold millions of units. I believe that I can make a great contribution to any publisher or developer.  I have developed games on all major gaming platforms. I have worked on games in every genre including sports, online RPGs, Real Time Strategy, Pinball and Action Adventure. I have produced many critically acclaimed AAA products. I have worked both as Producer and Designer and have developed entertaining games for all audiences.</div> <bR> <div> I have a vast knowledge of the most widely used computer programs for game development and management including Adobe Photoshop, popular 3D packages, Source Safe, Microsoft Project and Office. </div> <bR> <div> <U>Career Highlights</U></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Managed the on schedule and on budget development of over a dozen shipped titles</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Worked as both Producer & Designer</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Managed projects with budgets ranging from $500,000 to $5,000,000</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Developed games that have sold over a million units</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Developed critically acclaimed games</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Developed games in all major game genres</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Developed games with both original & famous properties</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Developed games with international & domestic developers</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Developed games on all major gaming platforms</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Managed localization process for products released in Europe, Latin America and Japan</div> <bR> <div> <U>Key Production Skills</U></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Xbox, PS2, Gamecube, Gameboy, Jaguar</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 </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, 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> Contact: <A HREF="mailto:farant@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:farant@aol.com"><U>FaranT@aol.com</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="http://counter.digits.com/wc/-d/4/myrez" ALIGN=middle WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=20 BORDER=0 HSPACE=4 VSPACE=2>  </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>