Hadidjah Chamberlin
www.hadidjah.com
707.499.6649 – hadidjah@gmail.com – San Francisco, CA 94121 –



Objective


	Game artist seeking to work and contribute at a talented game development studio.



Skills


Rapid, clean high- and low-poly modeling
Ruthless optimization of models, UVs and textures for in-game use
Adaptable to wide range of styles in 3D, vector, raster and traditional art
Fast and eager learner
Background in traditional arts, including life drawing, painting, sculpture and nerddom
Proficient in Maya, Photoshop, Zbrush, UDK, Illustrator, Flash, xNormal, Crazybump
Comfortable with Actionscript, Python, HTML, CSS, Unity



Related Experience


Present Creative, San Francisco, CA						        January 2011-Present
3D/Technical Artist (Contract Artist January 2011-May 2011) – Big Boat Bingo, Nightclub Story, Farmville, Edgeworld, Cityville, 9 others
Prep and export artwork for in-game use using pipelines and tools unique to each client.
Debug and program for games and prototypes in multiple languages.
Create and modify both 2D and 3D game assets in a variety of styles and programs.

Game Developers Conference, San Francisco, CA				           March 2010-Present
Conference Associate
Help ensure that all aspects of GDC run smoothly and meet the expectations of attendees.

Paperchild Studios, Orlando, FL						         August 2010-December 2010
Contract 2D Artist – Purify Puzzle
Created and modified game art, including UI and gameplay-focused changes.

Sudoscape LLC., Santa Barbara, CA					             November 2009-April 2010
3D Art Intern – Totemica: The Esper Chronicles
Modeled and textured costume pieces, creatures and monsters for browser-based MMO.
Followed unique art specifications and pipeline for conversion of 3D models to sprites.

Speed Limits, Stanford University					             April 2009-November 2009
3D Artist
Modeled and textured assets and architectural pieces for real-time virtual world project.



Education and Awards


Screenburn, South by Southwest, Austin, TX						            March, 2010
	Designed “Zep!”, one of four finalists in the Casual Game Design Competition.

Art Institute of California- San Francisco					     September 2007-December 2010
	Bachelor of Science in Game Art and Design