Zachary Pacheco
ABOUT ME
Education
Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center
Masters of Entertainment Technology, 2010
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Science in Game Art and Design, 2008
Skills
Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center
Masters of Entertainment Technology, 2010
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Science in Game Art and Design, 2008
Skills
-PC, Mac, iPhone, Video Slots, & Microsoft PixelSense Internal & External Development
-Small & Large Team Leadership
-Designing Schedules around Scrum, Waterfall, Kaizen, & Extreme Programming
-Project Management with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Trello, & Preforce
-Foreseeing & Troubleshooting Problems
-Creating & Presenting Pitches
-Composing Game Design & Software Documentation
-Budget & Dailies Supervision
-Demonstrating Ideas with 2D & 3D Self-Created Art Assets
-IT & Cave Setup Expereince
-Small & Large Team Leadership
-Designing Schedules around Scrum, Waterfall, Kaizen, & Extreme Programming
-Project Management with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Trello, & Preforce
-Foreseeing & Troubleshooting Problems
-Creating & Presenting Pitches
-Composing Game Design & Software Documentation
-Budget & Dailies Supervision
-Demonstrating Ideas with 2D & 3D Self-Created Art Assets
-IT & Cave Setup Expereince
Emagination Comptuer Camps - Macon, GA & Waltham, MA
-EGD Program Director, June 2013 - August 2013 / June - August 2014
-In charge of several Game Design summer courses for high school students.
-Restructured entire program to help benefit students perusing college education in Game Design.
-EGD Program Director, June 2013 - August 2013 / June - August 2014
-In charge of several Game Design summer courses for high school students.
-Restructured entire program to help benefit students perusing college education in Game Design.
Pacheco Bros - Cambridge, MA
-Part Time Helper, July 2011 - May 2013 / September 2013 - May 2014
-Repair furniture, pick up & delivery jobs, clean the shop, and take care of any digital paperwork.
-Repair furniture, pick up & delivery jobs, clean the shop, and take care of any digital paperwork.
HockeyDork.com - Melrose, MA
-Commission Artist, February - July 2011
-Designing logos and other art assets for company and team jerseys.
WMS Gaming - Chicago, IL
-Design Internship in Advance R&D, June - September 2009
-Associate Produced a headline project for G2E 2009 in Las Vegas, NV.
-Created Concept, Storyboard, 3D, Texture, and GUI Art.
-Associate Produced a headline project for G2E 2009 in Las Vegas, NV.
-Created Concept, Storyboard, 3D, Texture, and GUI Art.
-Preformed Video Editing.
Volunteer Work
Boston Festival of Indie Games - Cambridge MA
-Digital Showcase Assistant, Game Jam Assistant - September 2014
-Provided assistance to exhibitors in the Digital Showcase
-Guided contestants and guests of the Game Jam
-Provided assistance to exhibitors in the Digital Showcase
-Guided contestants and guests of the Game Jam
Malden Access Television - Malden, MA
-Producer, Camera Operator, & Editor, October 2001 - March 2002
-Helped produce for kids that were creating their own show
-Preformed camera work and edited footage for multiple shows
-Helped produce for kids that were creating their own show
-Preformed camera work and edited footage for multiple shows
Activities
-IGDA Member, 2009 - 2014
-Malden Access Television Member, 2001 - 2012
-Life Drawing Class at New England Realist Art Center, 2007
-Art Institute of Pittsburgh Mod Club Member, 2005 - 2006
-Rhode Island School of Design Summer Course, 2003
-Malden Access Television Member, 2001 - 2012
-Life Drawing Class at New England Realist Art Center, 2007
-Art Institute of Pittsburgh Mod Club Member, 2005 - 2006
-Rhode Island School of Design Summer Course, 2003
Accolades
-Lecturing about Datacraft at The Human-Computer Interaction International in Orlando, Florida, 2011
-Lecturing about Datacraft at The International Conference of Entertainment Computing in Seoul, South Korea, 2010
-Bat-Tek work displayed on an episode of NCIS:LA, 2010
-Work showcased as the headline for WMS Gaming's The Vault at The Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, NV, 2009
-Perfect Attendance Award at Art Institute of Pittsburgh, 2008
-Game Maker Game displayed in Art Institute of Pittsburgh student gallery, 2007
-Advert Game displayed in Children's Museum of Pittsburgh gallery, 2007
-Lecturing about Datacraft at The International Conference of Entertainment Computing in Seoul, South Korea, 2010
-Bat-Tek work displayed on an episode of NCIS:LA, 2010
-Work showcased as the headline for WMS Gaming's The Vault at The Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, NV, 2009
-Perfect Attendance Award at Art Institute of Pittsburgh, 2008
-Game Maker Game displayed in Art Institute of Pittsburgh student gallery, 2007
-Advert Game displayed in Children's Museum of Pittsburgh gallery, 2007
