Joshua Hernandez

Current

• Co-Founder, Producer at Metamoorephosis Games
• President, Creative Director at Port 80 Interactive

Past

• Interactive Art Director at Taylor Johnson Associates
• Lead Interactive Designer at Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications

Education

• Flashpoint Academy
• The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Recommended

4 people have recommended Joshua

Connections

110 connections

Industry

Entertainment

Websites

• My Portfolio
• Game Community
• Music Community

Joshua Hernandez’s Summary

Joshua represents an extraordinary fusion of creativity and passion for community development and interaction. A seasoned Web Designer/Developer with formal training in the Games Development pipeline. He has also been called on as a revenue-driven business strategist and entrepreneur.

As a freelancer Joshua offered full-service, interactive solutions & comprehensive strategic consulting, Planned and executed web design & development for a diverse client roster spanning a wide spectrum of industries and has executed over 100 projects since 1995. Formerly Interactive Art Director at Taylor Johnson Associates in Chicago and Lead Interactive Designer at Rhea & Kaiser in Naperville, IL.

Joshua Hernandez’s Specialties:

Game Production, Game Design, Creative Direction, Rich Media, Web Application Programming, Database design & programming, Trendspotting, Consulting, Marketing, Data Analysis, Artist & Repitoire, Production and Creative Direction

Joshua Hernandez’s Experience

• Co-Founder, Producer

  Metamoorephosis Games

  (Entertainment industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

  Our focus is to create fun, accessible and creative games that appeal to a wide audience. Tapping into the emerging downloadable marketplaces like Steam, XBox Live, PSN and iPhone, our aim is to develop games on a regular basis and generate a reputation for excellence.

• President, Creative Director

  Port 80 Interactive

  (Internet industry)

  January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

  Offering interactive solutions & comprehensive strategic consulting, Planned and executed web development for a diverse client roster spanning a wide spectrum of industries including True Value and Radio Flyer.

• Interactive Art Director

  Taylor Johnson Associates

  (Internet industry)

  July 2003 — May 2005 (1 year 11 months)

  Served as principal Internet strategist, lead designer and developer on all interactive projects with high profile clients like Trump Towers and @properties. Was a key person in several new business wins.

• Lead Interactive Designer

  Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications

  (Internet industry)

  August 2000 — May 2003 (2 years 10 months)

  Lead designer and developer on all interactive projects from conception phase to final execution. Designed and delivered more than 50 projects. Actively participated in major new business wins, including Bayer.

Joshua Hernandez’s Education

• Flashpoint Academy

  Game Development - Focus: Production 2008 — 2009

• The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  BFA , Design , 1996 — 2000

Additional Information

Joshua Hernandez’s Websites:

• My Portfolio
• Game Community
• Music Community

Joshua Hernandez’s Interests:

Game Production, Music Production, Painting & Fine Arts, Game Design

Joshua Hernandez’s Groups:

IGDA Chicago

•    GamesProducers
•    Game Developers
•    Game Design Professionals
•    David Perry's Game Industry Map Group.
•    Video Game Financing (500+)

Joshua Hernandez’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch