Vice President of Production / Art Director, January 2004-June 2005
GoPets, Inc. (formerly Taldren Korea), Seoul, Korea (Online Developer)
Worked on the following games: GoPets (online service at
www.gopetslive.com), The Way (KBK)
Built an 18 person production team including programmers, artists, and designers,
played key role in game and system design, met frequently with private investors
and licensing partners, made sure all tasks were completed on time and at a high
level of quality, wrote technical and manual documents, and acted as forum liason
with English-speaking users.
Art Director and Artist, February 2000-September 2003
Taldren, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA (Game Developer)
Worked on the following games: Starfleet Command II – Empires at War (Interplay),
Starfleet Command – Orion Pirates (Interplay), Starfleet Command III (Activision), Black9 (Majesco).
Created concept art, built and textured in-game and hi-res models, designed and built 3D levels,
created 2D animatics, designed and implemented user interface elements, wrote and illustrated
vision documents, and participated in game design.
As Art Director, led a team of 14 artists, assured a high level of consistency and
quality within the team, developed and maintained a high-granularity schedule,
taught and monitored the use of source control software, met with publishers,
worked with out-of-house marketing and cinematics groups, and hired several new artists.
BFA in Painting and Drawing, September 1996-June 1999
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Broad education in diverse areas, including traditional media (oils, acrylics, pencils, ink),
and 4D media (film, puppetry). Founded SAIC Sonic Society, the school’s first music-based student group.
Artist, July 1993-August 1996
The Dreamers’ Guild, Chatsworth, CA (Game Developer)
Worked on the following games: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, Fast Action Pak,
Joe’s Apartment (cancelled), Faery Tale Adventure II (cancelled), Pandemonium Golf (cancelled), Nick of Time (cancelled).
Created concept art, designed and animated 2D characters, built storyboards, created sprites and
isometric tiles, collaborated with high-profile content creators including Clive Barker and Dan Simmons.
Proficient in 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Microsoft Publisher,
Microsoft Project, Visio, and the Unreal Warfare Editor. Working knowledge of Corel Painter, Adobe Illustrator and Excel.
Able to learn new applications quickly. Level 1 Korean (can read Hangul and speak simple Korean).
Erik Bethke, CEO and founder of GoPets Ltd.: 82 011 708 7632
erik@gopetslive.com
Paul Schreiber, Producer, Taldren, Inc.: (213) 713-7285
hellogrampa@hotmail.com