Mike Vallejo Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

United States

I helped build Ascendant's outsource department from the ground up, managed multiple external teams, and a team of three integration artist in creating Character and Environment Art for Immortals of Aveum. My job included:- The outreach and bringing in new vendors- Ramping up teams on the art pipeline - Processing deliveries and writing up new tasks.

San Rafael, California

Novato, California

Working directly with the production team on the creation and implementation of content for the latest adaptation of NBA 2K

San Francisco Bay Area

Organizing and compiling external art deliverables for internal use, ensuring they meet specific criteria based on project needs. Taking on department specific technical tasks as needed.

San Francisco Bay Area

Embedded Quality Assurance testing, working directly with all departments in the development process, and testing code and content fixes as they are implemented into the game.

San Francisco Bay Area

Part of the Character Art team, tasked with the setup and creation of low-poly meshes, UVs, Bakes, and material shaders for character assets. I was also a part of the character texture creation process, and played a role in bug fixing as issues arose.Shipped Titles:Batman: A Telltale Series: - Episodes 1-5The Walking Dead: Season Three: A New Frontier.

I assisted customers when any issues arise, and headed up support in the Telltale Community and Support forums at www.TelltaleGames.com. I also work on the testing and releasing of Telltale Games latest projects on all platforms. (PC/Mac/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One/iOS/Android)Shipped Titles:The Walking Dead: Season One: - Retail The Walking Dead: Season.

San Francisco Bay Area

I assisted with daily smoke-tests, and code and content releases to ensure the game is in a constant stable state throughout the creation process, as well as helped out in-house developers in any way needed to make sure the entire development process goes as smooth as possible.Shipped Titles:- The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - Hangar 6 R&D DLC for The.

California State University Chico

Worked as an Environment Artist in a class that creates a simulated game company comprised of 60-80 students. I helped model, UV, and texture numerous 3D assets in two published titles created by Chico State Game Studios:1. 40 Stories, a top-down puzzle arcade game, which received an honorable mention at the Independent Games Festival in 2011. 2..

Fairfield, CA

Making sure guests had everything they needed, and overall upkeep of the facilities.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer Graphics

Minor in Video Game Design

Education record