Michael Kingery Email & Phone Number

Omaha, Nebraska, US

• I contact and coordinate with clients to gather requirements, communicate progress and manage expectations.
• Create concepts, thumbnails, orthographics, Illustrations, UX prototypes and UI assets for a wide range of entertainment types, including but not limited to mobile games, apps, web applications and marketing campaigns.
• A big first step is always planning out what the end user needs to see and what the stakeholder wants to see. I love planning out the user’s experience and working with ever-shifting prototypes and wireframes to nail.
• For each client I am able to work within their budget and schedule delivering the highest quality content working within the client's constraints.
• As a freelance artist I utilize the client’s project management tools or, if none are present propose my own that are suited to the client and work. No job is too small to give up efficiency.Worked with the following.
• Wargaming

Brainstormed potential game designs.Pitched and raised grant money.Created the GDD, Initial art, and Managed the project and team.Created multiple prototypes, ran dozens of playtests, crafted a solid Pre-Alpha.Searching for a publisher or investor!More to come!

Omaha, NE, US

Provide input and direction towards the collective's future digital art goals. Currently seeking funding and grants towards building a small digital lab.

Omaha, NE, US

• Modernized all applicable syllabi and integrated them into Google Documents for easy manipulation and use. Connected all class documents into a webpage that could be accessed off site by students.
• Cleaned up and removed antiquated document structures for easy sharing between faculty.
• Utilize a variety of technologies and instructional methodologies to keep courses updated, fun and engaging.
• Spend one-on-one time mentoring students outside of class hours and on a continuing basis once their class has completed.

Create all 2D game assets and Animations for the upcoming* game - "Grave Danger"Including:Level assets, Props, Characters, UI/UX

Los Angeles, CA, US

• I was fortunate to have been a part of SkyVu on the ground floor as its second employee and grew to manage and oversee the art department in my 5 and a half years there. Not only was I instrumental in daily production.
• Spearheaded UX prototyping and development for majority of projects worked on. Pioneered use of development tools, conducted AB testing, created final assets and implemented them into Unity with aid from the developers.
• Guided development and software quality assurance to ensure optimal progress and product stability for end users.
• Established company branding and oversaw marketing on the iTunes Store and Android Marketplace.
• Attended yearly conferences on behalf of the company and brought back information to the team for deconstruction.
• Created an art department from the ground up - researching and implementing applicationand asset management pipelines before they were needed.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Took charge of stockroom and constantly reorganized products for better efficiency.
• Identified inefficiencies in inventory management and proposed changes to management.
• Helped customers find items and move inventory.