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Norman Olsen's resume - professional background

: Fifteen years experience as a digital graphic artist. Proficient in graphic design and 3d modeling applications. Strength lies in taking initiatives and being proactive to increase productivity and bottom lines. Contains a strong work ethic and is a sufficient problem solver. Strong understanding of digital graphic implementation. Perpetually striving to raise graphical standards.

: Ottawa Technical High School• September 1988 to June 1991 •; 440 Albert Street; Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1R 5B5; Major: Graphic Design / Printing (diploma received)

: Algonquin College• September 1991 to June 1993 •; 1385 Woodroffe Avenue; Ottawa, Ontario Canada K2G 1V8; Major: Animation for television (diploma received)

: Ludia Inc.• March 2014 to Present •; 410 St-Nicolas Street, Suite 400; Montréal, Quebec Canada H2Y 2P5; Responsibilities:; • 3D environment modeler / Texture artist

: Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (Playtika Canada)• May 2013 to March 2014 •; 1411 Peel Street, 701; Montréal, Quebec Canada H3A 1S5; Responsibilities:; • GUI (Graphic User Interface) design; • Interface integration; • Animated UI elements

: EA Mobile (Canada) ULC• February 2010 to April 2013 •; 3 Place Ville Marie suite 100; Montréal, Quebec Canada H3B 2E3; Responsibilities:; • 3D environment modeler / Texture artist / Interface design; Projects involved:; • Scrabble (Mattel Version) - iPad - Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.; • Need For Speed Shift (cell phone) - Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.; • Fight Night: Champion (iPhone) - Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.; • World Series Of Poker (iPhone, iPad & Android devices) - Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.

: Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.• October 2003 to November 2006 •; 5505 Saint-Laurent boulevard, Suite 5000; Montreal, Quebec Canada H2T 1S6; Responsibilities:; • Level artist / 3D environment and prop modeler / Shader artist; Projects involved:; • Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Xbox) - Publisher: Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.; • Rainbow 6: Vegas (Xbox 360) - Publisher: Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.; • Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox 360) - Publisher: Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.

: Strategy First Inc.• January 2002 to October 2003 •; 147 St-Paul West. Suite 300; Montreal, Quebec Canada H2Y 1Z5; Responsibilities:; • Product box art packaging design / Texture artist; Projects involved:; • Disciples II: Servants of the Dark (PC) - Publisher: Strategy First Inc.; • Disciples II: Guardians of the Light (PC) - Publisher: Strategy First Inc.; • Supreme Ruler 2010 (PC) - Publisher: Strategy First Inc.

: Waterfall Networks Corporation• October 2000 to June 2001 •; 427 Laurier Street West Suite 800; Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1R 7Y2; Responsibilities:; • Designed printed corporate banners / annual reports / website flash banners; • Augmented corporate image through internal presentation graphics and tech-diagrams; • Modeled and textured real-time 3D environments for an e-commerce / e-learning application

: Sir-Tech Canada, Limited• April 1997 to March 2000 •; 1645 Russell Road Unit 200; Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1G 4G5; Responsibilities:; • 3D environment prop modeler / Texture artist; Projects involved:; • Jagged Alliance 2 (PC) - Publisher: TalonSoft Inc.; • Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business (PC) - Publisher: TalonSoft Inc.; • Wizardry 8 (PC) - Publisher: Sir-Tech Canada, Limited.

: Artech Digital Entertainment• March 1996 to April 1997 •; 6 Hamilton Ave. North; Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1Y 4R1; Responsibilities:; • Digital clean up artist / Digital opaquer / 3D Modeler / Character voice acting; Projects involved:; • U.F.O's (PC) - Publisher: Hoffmann + Associates Inc.

: Operating systems:; • Windows 7 / Mac OS X Lion (10.8+); This résumé version pertains only to relevant digital graphic experience.