Nathan Drobnack-Ortiz
Senior Game Designer at Starfall Education Foundation- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Starfall Education Foundation
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Game Designer
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Dec 2022 - Present
Create high quality HTML5 educational games from concept to completion. Responsible for storyboards, illustration, character design, animation, sound design, and prototyping for each new project. Coordinate with leadership to ensure that each new project meets the highest standards and expectations for core curriculum. Help oversee playtesting and implementation of design changes based on student/teacher feedback.
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Game Designer
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Dec 2019 - Jan 2023
Create high quality HTML5 educational games from concept to completion. Responsible for storyboards, illustration, character design, animation, and sound design for each new project. Coordinate with leadership to ensure that each new project meets the highest standards and expectations for core curriculum. Help oversee playtesting and implementation of design changes based on student/teacher feedback.
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Fogbank Entertainment
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United States
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Esoteric Spine Animator/Rigger
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Apr 2018 - Dec 2019
Responsible for the rigging of characters, and background elements. Creating new animations for each rig and ensuring existing animations perform properly. Responsible for the rigging of characters, and background elements. Creating new animations for each rig and ensuring existing animations perform properly.
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Phoenix One Games
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San Francisco Bay Area
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Lead Technical Artist
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Jul 2016 - Aug 2018
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Pendulux Studios
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Fullerton, CA
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GAME DESIGNER
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Jan 2012 - Jun 2014
• Wrote concept and design documentation for Android/iOS Mobile game. Conducted brainstorms and design reviews. Helped oversee production and advised in case of difficulties. • Wrote concept and design documentation for Android/iOS Mobile game. Conducted brainstorms and design reviews. Helped oversee production and advised in case of difficulties.
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ABCmouse.com
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Glendale
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Production Management
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Apr 2008 - Oct 2012
• Managed Games Department: Supervised developers, illustrators, animators, and sound engineers in the production of over 200 Flash-based educational games. Conducted brainstorm sessions with Game Designers and Curriculum Advisors. Ensured all design builds met high company and curriculum standards. • Managed Books Department: Coordinated with lead writer, developers, and designers in the creation of new and engaging interactive books. Played an integral role in the development of the production pipeline for this department. • Managed Site Features & Navigation: Supervised the conversion of Flash website from AS3 to JavaScript and HTML for the mobile market. Spearheaded the re-imagination of website’s entire UI & UX. • Coordinated with Marketing, Curriculum, Art Director, and Executive departments to ensure all projects fulfilled the requirements for each division. Show less
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County of Riverside
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Graphic Arts Illustrator
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Jan 2007 - Jan 2008
• Created custom illustrations, graphic design, brochures, posters, flyers, banners, and animations utilizing Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash for County of Riverside DPSS. • Marketing materials were used to promote public awareness of all social services provided by the multiple agencies in the County of Riverside, resulting in a dramatic increase in public turnout to County events that utilized marketing materials. • Created custom illustrations, graphic design, brochures, posters, flyers, banners, and animations utilizing Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash for County of Riverside DPSS. • Marketing materials were used to promote public awareness of all social services provided by the multiple agencies in the County of Riverside, resulting in a dramatic increase in public turnout to County events that utilized marketing materials.
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Education
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California State University-Fullerton
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Illustration -
Riverside Community College
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Art/Art Studies, General