Web Professional
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Freelance Web Designer at changeinflux.com
- Past
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- Quality Assurance Tester at Activision
- Freelance Web Designer at changeinflux.com
- Student Game Programmer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Teaching Assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Student Game Artist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Application Developer at Mudbug Media
- Education
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Richard Denton’s Summary
Richard Denton is many things. He is an Eagle Scout, a black belt, a college graduate, a fraternity brother, and a gamer. Most of all, he is an artist.
What began as an infatuation with web design and computer programming led to a degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Throughout his 4 years of study, Richard become increasingly interested in the development of video games. By graduation, he had been involved in numerous gaming project firsts on his campus. He received his Bachelors in Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication in 2007.
Today, Richard resides in sunny Los Angeles, California. He began his way up the industry ladder working under the quality assurance department at Activision Blizzard. Richard aims to become part of the development process and put his design skills to good use on games he can be proud to be a part of. Until then, he has taken up work as a freelance designer in order to hone his trade.
Software: After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Maya, Photoshop, Premiere
Platforms: AJAX, C++ / C#, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, Visual Basic, (X)HTML
Richard Denton’s Specialties:
black box testing, graphic design, website development, video editing
Richard Denton’s Experience
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Freelance Web Designer
changeinflux.com
(Internet industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
Designed numerous small-scale websites for local business and non-profit group. Projects ranged from complete branding to redesigning existing sites.
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Quality Assurance Tester
Activision
(Public Company; ATVI; Computer Games industry)
July 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 2 months)
Trained and operated as a single-SKU floor lead over a group of testers. Daily tasks also included standard testing practices utilizing the online bug tracking system DevTrack. Credited on "Guitar Hero Metallica" and "Guitar Hero 5" (360, PS2, PS3, Wii).
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Freelance Web Designer
changeinflux.com
(Internet industry)
May 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Designed numerous small-scale websites for local business and non-profit group. Projects ranged from complete branding to redesigning existing sites.
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Student Game Programmer
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)
Modified the Nintendo Wii controller for use in the experimental rhythm game "Nix." Game was developed using the open source Panda 3D engine and placed third in the 2007 Vicarious Visions Student Challenge competition.
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Teaching Assistant
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2007 — March 2007 (3 months)
Assisted in teaching Microsoft Visual Basic .Net during laboratory hours for the class "Introduction to Computer Programming."
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Student Game Artist
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 5 months)
Responsible for the art pipeline used to import textures and models in to the Torque Game Engine during the creation of the multiplayer racing title "Pirates." Developed numerous playable character and obstacle models used throughout the game.
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Application Developer
Mudbug Media
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)
Developed and maintained various high-traffic internal and external web applications. These included shopping carts, calendars, and other tasks reliant on database access and back-end development.
Richard Denton’s Education
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
BS , Electronic Media, Arts, Communication , 2003 — 2007
Additional Information
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Richard Denton’s Groups:
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Rensselaer Alumni Association (RPI) -
The Delta Phi Fraternity -
Lambda Chapter of the Delta Phi Fraternity
Richard Denton’s Honors:
Vicarious Visions Student Challenge - 3rd Place, 2007
Richard Denton’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
