Bret Kittle

Bret Kittle

Front-end Web Developer at Endicia

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Front-end Web Developer at Endicia
  • Freelance Designer/Developer at Bret Kittle: Digital Arts Freelancer
Past
  • Quality Assurance Tester at Activision
  • Junior Creative Director & Designer {Intern} at Fundraiser Software
  • Web Developer/Designer at The Master's Craft Flooring Company
Education
  • John Brown University
Connections
32 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Bret Kittle’s Summary

Digital Media Artist and Developer with experience in web design, user interface design, and product branding. My greatest passion is for game development and I am currently looking for a position in that industry.

Bret Kittle’s Specialties:

low-poly 3D character and environment modeling, character rigging, "hand-painted" texture maps for 3d models, ActionsScript 3 & 2 for Flash development


Bret Kittle’s Experience

  • Front-end Web Developer

    Endicia

    (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

    September 2009Present (3 months)

    I work on the HTML/CSS, Javascript, and Coldfusion front-side of a myriad of web pages and web applications.

  • Freelance Designer/Developer

    Bret Kittle: Digital Arts Freelancer

    (Design industry)

    July 2007Present (2 years 5 months)

    I currently am working as a freelance designer and developer of websites, flash projects, and game artwork for indie development studios.

  • Quality Assurance Tester

    Activision

    (Public Company; ATVI; Computer Games industry)

    January 2009April 2009 (4 months)

    I am currently employed with Activision | Blizzard as a Quality Assurance Tester. I systematically go through different builds of a game and find bugs. I then enter detailed analysis of each bug and submit them for review by the developer.

    QA Projects Worked On:
    - "Prototype"

  • Junior Creative Director & Designer {Intern}

    Fundraiser Software

    (Computer Software industry)

    May 2007August 2007 (4 months)

    Worked directly with the company President and the Marketing Director to assist in the complete redesign of software icons and software discs with a focus on continuity between product lines while staying true to existing brand imaging.

    Interspersed throughout this larger project were several smaller projects including creating button icons for the company web site at a moments notice and creating magazine advertisements on the fly.

  • Web Developer/Designer

    The Master's Craft Flooring Company

    (Paper & Forest Products industry)

    June 2005August 2005 (3 months)

    Designed and developed an internal company network system for use in aiding company employees during a major software conversion for the sales and accounting departments. Met with office managers of both major locations and the company IT Director in order to insure that the conversion process was as seamless as possible.


Bret Kittle’s Education

  • John Brown University

    B.S. in Digital Media Art , 3D Modeling, Web Development, Flash Development , 20042008


Additional Information

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Bret Kittle’s Groups:

IGDA: International Game Developers Association

  •    Game Developers
  •    Electronic Entertainment Industry Network
  •    Video Game Editorial
  •    Level Up! Opportunities for games people.
  •    Bay Area Games Network

Bret Kittle’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

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

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