Elise Burgess graduated from Collins College with a BA in 2D and 3D Animation. Passionate about the artistic expression of movement in various mediums, she grew an interest in managing the product development process during her time at Collins College. She then went on to work for FACS Group, Inc as a Credit Analyst. She won the Fraud Alert award for helping store security to apprehend a suspect. She also won the High Five award for excellent customer service. Wanting to pursue further career goals, she then came to D3Publisher as a Tester. As a tester she worked on six titles across six platforms. After several projects and succeeding as a Standards Tester for the company's first PS3 title, Elise was promoted to Senior Tester. As a Senior Tester, Elise has successfully overseen the testing cycle of four titles across three platforms. After that she moved to Blueprint Consulting LLC where she provide quality assurance testing for the United States Courts. She then became a quality assurance supervisor for Facebook apps, educational software and video games for all next gen consoles, Android and iOS devices at Digital Dream Forge. She then worked as a Financial Processor for Vanguard and obtained her FINRA Series 6 and Series 63 securities licenses. She is also a freelance illustrator and graphic designer and has completed artwork for Digital Dream Forge and www.atari2600.com. She has recently returned from teaching English to students in Japan for several years. Specialties: animation, illustration, quality assurance, customer relations, management, mentoring, problem solving, project management, time management, communication