Nick Madonna Video Game Producer nickmado (at) nickmadonna.comTumblr (3.0; @nickmadonna)http://www.nickmadonna.com/<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/N4mLwqB6LsI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/N4mLwqB6LsI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Inversion Screenshot Slideshow</p>http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/472692652http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/472692652Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:45:00 -0400<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickmadonna">LINKEDIN</a>http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250255374http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250255374Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:42:15 -0500<a href="http://www.namcobandaigames.com/news/371">NAMCO BANDAI INVERSION PRESS RELEASE</a>http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250245691http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250245691Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:33:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktdv52y1Xx1qastzio1_r4_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Shipped Title</b></p> <p>TimeShift 360, PS3 and PC</p> <p>Vivendi / Sierra Games</p>http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250217279http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250217279Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:07:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktdv07YhEJ1qastzio1_r5_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Shipped Title</b></p> <p>F.E.A.R. 360 and PS3</p> <p>Vivendi / Sierra Games</p>http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250214042http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250214042Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:04:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktduv5TR061qastzio1_r7_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Shipped Title</b></p> <p>Final Fantasy XII</p> <p>Square Enix</p>http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250210617http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250210617Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:00 -0500<a href="http://www.fissionchips.net">FISSIONCHIPS</a>: <p>Designers of the Absurd</p>http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250201538http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250201538Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:53:00 -0500<p>nickmado (at) nickmadonna.com</p>http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250200087http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250200087Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:52:00 -0500<p><b>Nicholas Madonna</b></p> <p><b>Video Game Producer</b></p> <p><b>______________________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p><b> </b></p> <p><b>Professional Profile</b></p> <p>- Successful team leader with valuable production and game design experience.</p> <p>- Proven effective writer with excellent communication skills.</p> <p>- Disciplined in management and art techniques.</p> <p><b>Technological Skills</b></p> <p>- AutoDesk Maya 5.0 - Current</p> <p>- Adobe Photoshop 5 - Current</p> <p>- Final Cut Studio</p> <p>- Apple Shake</p> <p>- Apple Garage Band</p> <p>- Adobe Premiere</p> <p>- Adobe Go Live</p> <p>- Microsoft Office</p> <p>- Windows and Mac Operating Systems</p> <p>- DevTrack - Project and Defect Tracking Tool</p> <p>- Perforce Project Management Software</p> <p><b>Awards and Accomplishments</b></p> <p>- Placed 3rd in a Marvel Comics Short Story Contest.            2004</p> <p>- Vivendi Games “Tester of the Month” Award                       2007</p> <p><b>Online Portfolio</b></p> <p><a><a href="http://www.nickmadonna.com" target="_blank">www.nickmadonna.com</a></a></p> <ul> <li>Resume</li> <li>LinkedIn</li> <li>Shipped Games</li> <li>Contact Information</li> </ul> <p><b> </b></p> <p><b>Experience</b></p> <p><u>- Saber Interactive – Associate Producer             Millburn, NJ                        2007 / Present</u></p> <ul> <li>Responsible for project management from concept to completion.</li> <li>Regular travel to Saint-Petersburg, Russia to work with creative leads.</li> <li>Collaborate with creative leads to help mold interesting visuals and creative gameplay.</li> <li>Write, edit and maintain design documents.</li> <li>Assist in planning and directing voice over and motion capture sessions.</li> <li>Collaborating with external writers to plan, write and finalize in-game script and dialog.</li> <li>Creating original logos, artwork and trailers.</li> <li>Designing and building gameplay prototypes in Maya.</li> <li>Various other day-to-day duties.</li> </ul> <p><u>- Vivendi Games - QA Lead / Playstation 3 Tech             Los Angeles, CA            2006/2007</u></p> <ul> <li>Managed a team of testers on-site in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.</li> <li>Maintained a large bug database</li> <li>Collaborated with producers and studio management on all things QA.</li> <li>Wrote and maintained PS3 “How-To” documents for floor testers. </li> <li>Performed PS3 system updates and maintenance for other projects. </li> </ul> <p><u>- Square Enix - QA Analyst / Localization Team             Los Angeles, CA            2006/2006</u></p> <ul> <li>Analyzed and documented errors and bugs related to gameplay and translation. </li> </ul> <p><u>- Fissionchips Team – Project Lead / Designer / Artist             Philadelphia, PA            2005 / Present</u></p> <ul> <li>Leading a team through development for an independent game on multiple platforms.</li> <li>Designed and modeled multiple environments for an animated short.</li> </ul> <p><u> </u></p> <p><u>- Long and Foster Real Estate - Graphic Designer             Devon, PA            2005/2006</u></p> <ul> <li>Designed original flyers and mailing materials for an office of 30+ real estate agents.</li> <li>Assisted in weekly newspaper layouts.</li> <li>Wrote and edited newspaper ads.</li> </ul> <p><u>- Atom One 5 Animation - Freelance Asset Modeler             Philadelphia, PA            2005</u></p> <ul> <li>Responsible for creating hard surfaced models for an instructional construction video.</li> </ul> <p><u>- Full Sail / Marvel Comics “Moon Knight” Short Film - Environment Artist             Winter Park, FL            2004/2005</u></p> <ul> <li>Created an original and fully detailed apartment where the main character resided.</li> <li>Fully modeled and implemented a “City Generator” used for background shots and fills. </li> </ul> <p><b>Education</b></p> <p><u>- Full Sail - Winter Park, FL</u></p> <p>2003 - 2004 Associate of Science in Computer Animation</p> <p><u>- Delaware County Community College</u></p> <p>2001 - 2003</p> <p><u>- Philadelphia University - Philadelphia, PA</u></p> <p>2001 - 2001 Industrial Design Major</p> <p><b>In Production</b></p> <p>- Inversion (Multi SKU) - Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3</p> <p><b> </b></p> <p><b>Shipped Titles</b></p> <p>- Final Fantasy XII - Sony Playstation 2</p> <p>- F.E.A.R. (Multi SKU) - Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3</p> <p>- TimeShift (Multi SKU) - Microsoft Xbox 360, PC, Sony Playstation 3</p> <!--EndFragment-->http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250197449http://www.nickmadonna.com/post/250197449Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:50:00 -0500