Resume

Eldon Dale Kurth

2100 w Pierce St Apt 433
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204
Game Designer / Agile Management

Phone: (715) 218-5498

Email: Eldon.Kurth83@gmail.com

Blog: http://powerupranch.blogspot.com/

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/eldon-kurth/32/3a1/15

Game Development Software Proficiencies

           

Unity 3.4        

3D Studio Max 2012

AutoDesk Mudbox 2012

Photoshop CS5

Gimp 2.0

Torque Overlord (Windows Install)
Unreal Editor 3.0
Torque Show Tools Pro
Torque Constructor Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Project Management Skills

Collaborative Project Planning

Productivity Motivation

Scrum Process

Kanban Process

Lean Process

Sales Team Management

Retail Management

Design Based Skills

Level Design and Game flow planning

AI and Enemy Design

Graphic User Interface Design

Game play Design

Character Design

Lore and Content Design

Storyboarding

Animation Based Skills
           

Block out geometry in 3dsMax
Create Textures from reference image
Level textures and object textures
Shaders and materials
Bump Mapping Textures
Photography

           

Collaborative Project Software Proficiencies

           

Silcat   

HeroEngine

Ventrilo (VPN)

Agile Based Game Development

           

Forever Interactive LLC: Product Owner / Game Designer

November 2009 - Present

MATC Capstone Class - Notorious Project - Product Owner

August 2012 - May 2013        

Farmers' Market Makin' Money

March 2012 - June 2012         

MATC ARG/AUG School Project : Project Director

September 2011 - May 2012

Global Game Jam - Product Owner

January 2012
 

“Dirty” Student Game Development Project:

Game Designer, Level Designer, Concept Artist / February 2008 – April 2008

Employers

Product Owner / Lead Game Designer / Particle Effects Artist

Forever Interactive LLC

Responsibilities: Trim project backlog, task planning, sprint planning, roadmap creation, recruiting, personal troubleshooting, personal tracking, game play design, level design, user interface design, character design, lore design. employee motivation, special effects design and creation. texture creation, in engine scripting

May 2009 - Present

Courier

Assisted Living Pharmacy Service

Responsibilities: order accuracy, customer service, product transportation

August 2012 - Present

Game Designer / Agile Consultant

Circle 1 Network

Responsibilities: Trim project backlog, task planning, sprint planning, roadmap creation, graphic user interface design, game play designer, community management, personal tracking

March 2012 - June 2012

           

Entry Level Management / Pawn Broker /  Sales Team Member

Pawn America

Responsibilities: Task allocation, employee motivation, sales, inventory management, counting cash, pawn broking, customer service

August 2009 - October 2010

Education

Associate Degree of Applied Science, Computer Simulation and Gaming

Focus of Study: Design and Project Management

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Graduated May 2015

Course work in Game Art and Design

Westwood Technical Online College

May 2008 - February 2010

Associate Degree of Applied Science, Electro-mechanical Technology

North-Central Technical College

Graduated May 2004