William Dwyer Email & Phone Number

Fernandina Beach, Fl

Northern Bay Area

3D Modeling, Game Design, Asset Creation, Project Management, Firefighting

San Rafael, Ca

Senior ProducerFlight - NIH grant project. Wireless flight sim. Participants stood on a Wii exercise board which then communicated their movements to a plane in the game. This game was designed to improve balance and body awareness in children with Cerebral PalsyGames for Parkinson's - NIH grant project. Suite of 9 games based on exercises developed by UCSF and then re-conceptualized as video games. Intended to improve gait and balance in people with Parkinson's. Participants wore an exercise suit which caused the player's avatar to move when they did.Fleet Museum - 3D interactive exploration of a living cell. Art Direction and Exhibit design.Lifeboat to Mars - NSF grant project. Online informal science games. Introduction to biology concepts and ecosystem dynamics for middle school children. Both games were moddable by the participants who could create their own versions of the two games. Currently hosted by PBSKids.

Petaluma, Ca

Producer, helping to finish Ghosts of Vooju Island

San Francisco, Ca

Digital Art Group providing Models and Animations for Video Games; Recruited to troubleshoot asset creation pipeline. Provided design leadership and project management for internal and external teams. Managed internationally located external teams providing high-quality 3D models, environments and animations for MMO. Multiple projects and clients. Creative direction, task assignments, art team development, mentoring, day-to-day technical and creative feedback to artists. Implemented project management system for tracking art assets on new MMO by creators of Iron Realms. Solved art pipeline issues to achieve on-time, on-budget delivery of assets to clients. Creative direction for costumes and models for Sony Home.

Northern Bay Area

Executive Producer, Backyard Sports: Corner Kick, Target Practice, Pablo's Hockey Challenge, Rally Alley and Quarterback Attack (iPhone)Executive Producer, Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor (Wii Title)Executive Producer, The Destiny of Zorro (Wii title)Executive Producer, Nicktoons Winner's Cup Racing (CD title)

Bay Area

Recruited to build and manage art teams at independent developer start up. Successfully produced over a dozen games, leading teams during company's rapid expansion to 30+ employees. Mentored producers, artists, and animators. Provided essential feedback during production to maintain schedule and budget. Managed external contractors, localization and voice over recording sessions. Traveled to Japan to determine feasibility of developing wireless toys for the American market.Complete development cycles on projects with budgets from $50K to $1M. Collaborated on pitches, led teams in content and story board development. Met with publishers, working with clients and internal leads to create and monitor project plans, budgets, milestones, and schedules. · Solved production issues by implementing project management systems utilizing MS Project, Scrum, etc. Taught "Effective Project Management" seminars to other developers at GDC two years running.

San Rafael, Ca

Project manager responsible for the supervision of the team and development of software, including creation of milestone schedules and definitions, schedule, budget and day to day production management.Project Director, Lord of the Rings, Two TowersProducer, Lego MyStyle, Pre-KindergartenProducer, Lego MyStyle, Kindergarten Project Lead, Star Trek DS-9, HarbingerLead Artist, Tony La Russa Baseball IVLead Artist, Tony La Russa Baseball IIIArtist, Madden FootballHired as a 3D modeler to create game environments. •Modeled over 1 dozen sports stadiums in 3D •Promoted to Art Team Lead on two titles. •Implemented systems for scheduling and project management. •Collaborated w/Producers, Art Director, Designers and Engineers. •Producer-LEGO MYStyle series-educational software from LEGO •Director of Art on Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers Responsible for day-to-day activities of 50-person team of artists, designers, and animators. Interviewed, hired and managed extraodinary team, delivering high-quality art assets for AAA title on-time, on-budget, and to spec. Sold 8 million copies world wide. Summary• Large team management – led teams of 50+ people, art delivered on-time at highest quality level.• Set schedules and monitored content creation on projects with budgets ranging from $1M to $15M dollars.• Developed motion capture, pipeline and production processes. • Responsible for Hiring, Goal Setting, Annual Reviews, PIPs for artists, designers, and animators

San Francisco Bay Area

Project Management, Construction Supervision •Historic Restoration •Budgets, Schedules, Estimating, Field Investigation, Report Writing •2D & 3D AutoCAD defect documentation & visual exhibits. •Trouble shooting and feasibility evaluations. •On-site representative for $2M condominium renovation project. •AutoCAD working drawings for commercial projects, residential housing, tenant improvements, retail stores (Sharper Image)Architectural drawings for clients including: •Citicorp •Pacific Bell •Miller-Freeman. Designed 4000 sq ft. custom home built near Amelia Island, FL on 2.5 acre riverfront site •Working Drawings •Material Specs •Construction Supervision

M. Arch, Architecture

B.A, Humanities