Bill Olmstead Los Angeles, CA 91303 (310) 822-0135 [email protected] Portfolio: www.billolmstead.net

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• More than 10 years’ experience in art, animation, and production of digital entertainment media. • Able to create high-quality work in any style in a fast-paced environment. • Detail-oriented and a self-starter, able to take a concept and run with it. • Expert in animation, design, concept utilizing Flash and other major animation tools. • Excellent written and oral communication skills. • Versatility, creativity, efficiency, and professionalism.

EXPERIENCE

CREATIVE AND PRODUCTION

• Created animations and illustrations for more than 30 educational, casual, and mobile games products, among them several award winners. Work included animation, character design, illustration, UI design, background design, game design, rigging, storyboarding, motion graphics, VFX, particle effects, jingles, banners, video editing, video streaming, and graphic design. • Worked closely with programmers to ensure proper hand off of assets and find best ways to design and integrate game play. • Participated in and contributed to successful design meetings and presentations for dozens of multimedia products. • Team lead on project to localize game for French and German markets, coordinating efforts by programmers, artists, voice talent, and sound engineers. • Created games, illustration, animation, and video content for TMZ, major entertainment web site. • Produced six music CDs and designed graphics for nationally acclaimed music artist.

WORK HISTORY

2011 – present Co-Founder/Producer, Pancake Productions, Los Angeles, CA 2005 – 2011 Lead Animator, Popcap Games, Seattle , WA (working remotely) 2006 – 2007 Flash Game Designer, TMZ/Warner Brothers, Glendale, CA 2003 – 2005 Animator/Artist, McGraw-Hill, Bothell, WA 2001 – 2002 Animator/Artist, Riverdeep Interactive, Redmond, WA 2000 – 2001 Animator/Artist, Humongous Entertainment, Bothell, WA 1995 – 2000 Animator/Artist, Edmark, Redmond, WA

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite including Flash/Actionscript, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere; 3D Studio Max; Storyboard Pro; Particle Illusion; Dreamweaver; InDesign; HTML; CSS; PHP; Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Quicktime; Mac OS; Windows

EDUCATION

Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA Animation, storyboarding Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA AA, journalism, newspaper editor Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA C.B.A. Marketing, accounting

WORK HISTORY

2011 – present Co-Founder/Producer, Pancake Productions, Los Angeles, CA 2005 – 2011 Lead Animator, Popcap Games, Seattle , WA (working remotely) 2006 – 2007 Flash Game Designer, TMZ/Warner Brothers, Glendale, CA 2003 – 2005 Animator/Artist, McGraw-Hill, Bothell, WA 2001 – 2002 Animator/Artist, Riverdeep Interactive, Redmond, WA 2000 – 2001 Animator/Artist, Humongous Entertainment, Bothell, WA 1995 – 2000 Animator/Artist, Edmark, Redmond, WA 1993 – 1995 Lead Artist, Sierra On-Line, Bellevue, WA

PRODUCTS AND AWARDS

PRODUCTS

Popcap - Bejeweled 3, Bejeweled Blitz, Popcorn Dragon, Bookworm Adventures 1 & 2, McGraw-Hill - Everyday Math, Humongous - Pajama Sam Activity Pack, Freddi Fish, Riverdeep – Destination: Reading, Edmark - Edmark Reading Program, Themeweavers, Talking Walls, Mind Twister Math, All Around Frippletown, Thinkin’ Things Deluxe, Let’s Go Read 1 & 2, Zap!, Thinkin’ Science, Zoo Zillions, Carnival Countdown, Strategy Safari, Words Around Me

AWARDS

Bejeweled 3 - Game Industry Network Game of the Year, PC Magazine Editor’s Choice Award, Interactive Achievement Awards Casual Game of the Year, Yahoo! Games Best Casual Game, Games4Women.com Best Games for Women, Bejeweled Blitz – IGN.com Best Facebook Game, Bookworm Adventures - Interactive Achievement Awards Downloadable Game of the Year, Zeeby awards for Best Word & Trivia Game, Best Game Design, and Best Story/Narrative, First Game to combine puzzle and RPG genres - Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition, Riverdeep - Codie Award Best Online Information Portal, Community or Service, McGraw-Hill - Codie Award as Best eLearning Provider and Best Educational Total Comprehensive Solution, Edmark Reading Program Best Educational Special Needs Solution

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

Published writer – recent book Narratives in Pill Form Published cartoonist (daily comic strip in major newspaper) Speech writing and coaching for non-profit executives through Toastmasters, Intl.

References available on request

Bill Olmstead • Los Angeles, CA 91303 • (310) 822-0135 • [email protected] • www.billolmstead.net