Dan Fischbach

Current

Drifters Quality Assurance (QA) Lead at Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy
Drifters Webmaster at Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy
Freelance IT Consultant at Self-employed

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Past

Chain Game Producer/Designer at Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy

Education

University of Central Florida
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Recommended

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Connections

87 connections

Industry

Computer Games

Websites

Dan Fischbach’s Summary

Hi there!

I am about to acquire my Masters from the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA, part of UCF) and am currently seeking a job in the video game industry that leverages my technical background and passion for creating memorable, enjoyable experiences for players everywhere young and old, experienced or casual.

I am specifically interested in creating unique games for the PC and/or Nintendo platforms.

I am also open to consulting work, be it design or technical.

New connections and chats are always welcome. I'm available on all major IM networks, (AIM, YIM, ICQ, MSN, Google Talk, Skype) social networks, (Flickr, Facebook, Twitter) phone, webcam and email.

Please see my résumé link above for complete details about my experience and skillsets.

Dan Fischbach’s Specialties:

In no particular order:
Game flow, game balance, QA, user experience, usability testing, HTML/XHTML, CSS, AutoIt, Linux Bash, Windows Batch, Perl, Python, Lua, NSIS, PHP, ActionScript 3, DevTrack, Perforce, Bugzilla, Mediawiki. See résumé for even more info!

Dan Fischbach’s Experience

Drifters Quality Assurance (QA) Lead

Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

February 2009 — Present (10 months)

* Developed QA methodology which explained the classification and procedure for reporting bugs
* Administered DevTrack setup so team members could easily route and fix bugs with minimal workflow interruption
* Tested game on various hardware configurations (both physical and virtual using VMWare Workstation) to ensure compatibility with older systems
* Wrote the installer and patches for the game using NSIS to help bring the player into our game world from the outset
* Wrote a few small tools for file conversion/renaming to get new assets into the game quickly
* Funded sound development through SoundSnap.com in order to fully realize the soundscape for our game
Drifters Webmaster

Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

February 2009 — Present (10 months)

http://driftersgame.com

* Established and managed hosting using a Linux CentOS webserver to secure a stable webhosting environment
* Developed site using open source software to mitigate costs, get a site up quickly, and simplify the addition of content by anyone on the team
Freelance IT Consultant

Self-employed

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2002 — Present (7 years )

Freelance IT consultant for:
* Computer repair and installation
* Building custom computer systems
* Setup and securing of wired and wireless network infrastructures
* Scripting
* Support and training
* Removal and prevention of spyware, virii and other computer infections
* Web development and hosting

Developed and supported front and backends for:
* http://sumbaa.com
* http://design-milk.com
* http://jcetonline.org
* Ask me about the work I did for individual (personal) websites

* Ported site content for the Jersey City Employment & Training Program (JCETP) to a Content Management System (CMS) in order for them to easily update their website. See http://jcetonline.org for more info.
Chain Game Producer/Designer

Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

December 2008 — February 2009 (3 months)

* Developed and pitched game idea and mechanics to top FIEA execs
* Co-authored the game design document
* Hosted and maintained team wiki
* Developed various chain-related moves

Dan Fischbach’s Education

University of Central Florida

Masters , Interactive Entertainment with a concentration in Production , 2008 — 2009

Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA)
3.7 GPA

# Large scale game - Drifters - See http://driftersgame.com for more info.

# Developed multiple rapid prototypes (small scale games) with team members in a 2-3 week period
* Chaos City – Game balancing, game design, QA
* Dick Squirlé: Private Investigator – Dialogue & story development, QA, researching reference material
* Cage Fight! – Scheduling, scripting, sound work

***Cage Fight! won the "Most Innovative Input" award at FIEA (RFID & Wacom tablet input)***

* Spaceballs: The Game – Level design, QA, scripting, sound work
* Macabre – Scripting, sound work
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Bachelors , Information Technology with a concentration in Multimedia , 2004 — 2008

3.5 GPA, Graduated Cum Laude, Dean's List all semesters

* Wii Documentary Study – wiidocstudy.com
-- Interviewed people with different gaming backgrounds to investigate their reaction to the Wii
-- Wrote an analysis of Nintendo's business/marketing strategy and its impact on the video game market
* Developed small mods for Quake 2 and Quake 3

Activities and Societies:

Upsilon Pi Epsilon National Honors Society Member, Project Manager for IT Capstone Fall 2007

Additional Information

Dan Fischbach’s Websites:

Dan Fischbach’s Interests:

* Social media * Retro gaming (I feel old sometimes) * Gadgets * Open source software * Researching Internet subcultures * Human computer interaction * System communication and development * IT, games and the law/copyright