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BIO

My name is Peter Gandia. I am a Senior Concept Artist in the game industry. Great companies and amazing people have grown me into a well rounded artist. My thirst to constantly develop my skill and work with other artists keeps me motivated.

Recently, I managed six employees as "Lead Artist" at SEGA Networks Inc. Smoothing out all of the aspects of the Art Department and it's asset pipeline was a most rewarding task. I am grateful for my time there, the knowledge I acquired and a chance to work with my fantastic art team. 
A few of my responsibilities were:

-collaborated with the engineering team to smooth out the pipeline for art asset creation
-delegated tasks to the art team
-create, run, and shepherd a "Mid Week Art Meet" at the beginning and end of our 2 week sprints for task clarity, group feedback, 
inspiration and sense of community
-give feedback through critique or paint over
-create and maintain an "Art Bible" for the look and mood of the project
-documentation of software, processes and best practices
-sometimes, I got to draw... I liked that

REFERENCES

-Jon Demos, Art Director, Sega Networks Inc: jondemos@gmail.com

-David Bowman, Publisher Producer, Crytek: DavidBo@Crytek.com

-Pio Ravago, Principal Artist, Riot Games: pravago@riotgames.com

-Justin Sanders, Associate Environment Artist, Insomniac Games: justin@sandersart.net

-Damon Alberts, Vice President, eCity Interactive: dalberts@gmail.com


SKILLS


  Technical:

  • Adobe Photoshop                                   
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Foundation Blender 3D
  • Autodesk 3D Studio Max
  • Pixelogic ZBrush
  • Adobe Flash
  • Unity Game Engine
  • Documentation 


EXPERIENCE


SEGA Networks Inc.

- Jan 2016 - Mar 2016 (United States - Philadelphia, PA)

Lead Game Artist (company lay offs)

SEGA Networks Inc.

- Jun 2014 - Jan 2016 (United States - Philadelphia, PA)

Senior Game Artist

Burst Online Entertainment

- Jun 2009 - Jan 2012 (United States - Philadelphia, PA)

Senior Concept Artist

Races/Creatures, outfits, props, environments, avatars, icons, marketing images, web site art, UI assets

Riot Games - League of Legends

- 2011 - 2012 (Freelance)

Artist / Illustrator

Foundation for the National Institute of Health

- Jan 2007 - Jan 2011 (United States - Bethesda, MD)

Conceptual & Graphic Artist/Illustrator

Create compelling and informative visuals for medical covers, books, brochures, and poster.

(published)



EDUCATION


-1999 - 2001 - The Art Institute of Philadelphia - Degree in Computer Animation / Specialized Technology