Dennis Price

Work History

• Artist

  Turning Wheel LLC

  April 2024 - Present
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  Principal Artist

  Traega Entertainment

  February 2018 - February 2024

  Franklin, TN

• Advisor

  Burnout Game Ventures

  August 2014 - October 2018
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  Technical Art Lead

  Soulbound Studios

  February 2017 - January 2018

  Bellevue, WA

• Advisor

  Reset Studios LLC

  May 2016 - December 2017
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  Art Director

  Virtually Live

  May 2016 - February 2017

  Greater Seattle Area
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  Art Director for Heroes of Newerth

  Frostburn Studios, Inc.

  September 2014 - February 2016

  Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

  * Responsible for managing the art team which included 11 directs. Management comprised of performance evaluations through one on ones, mid-year and end of year check points. Champion education and growth for individuals. Responsibilities as hiring manager included strategizing team structure, job description writing, interviewing and offer negotiations.
  
  * As a member of the core management team I had studio level responsibilities which included engagement in new game development, pitch creation and evaluation, product management for new games(Art direction, task and budget tracking, and outsource management). I also had the pleasure of organizing a “Game Development Seminar” to educate ownership in Singapore.
  
  * For Heroes of Newerth I was integral in new hero development, which included cultivating the concept, preproduction, marketing needs, and execution of the assets into the game and their refinement(Icons, Surfacing refinements, Animation and VFX etc...).
  
  * One of my biggest accomplishments was the refinement of a pipeline for massive avatar creation (18 new avatars a month), and establish a new bar for quality. This effort required an update to every facet of the production, process, task tracking, ideation, and outsource resource management. I acquired higher quality outsource talent and resources to meet production demands. The success of this shown in avatar deliveries getting moved from 5-8 weeks to 6-12 months ahead of delivery schedules.
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  Adjunct Instructor

  DigiPen Institute of Technology

  October 2012 - June 2014

  Redmond, Wa

  Help develop stronger curriculum and pipeline for the BFA program.
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  Art Director

  Airtight Games

  May 2012 - May 2014

  Redmond, WA

  Responsible for setting and maintaining art look and quality
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  Senior Cinematics Artist

  Blizzard Entertainment

  September 2009 - April 2012

  Irvine, CA

  Lighting Compositing Lead
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  Visual Effects Lead

  Microsoft

  September 2008 - August 2009

  Responsible for dialing in the look and feel for tracks and vehicles. Overall stakeholder for art quality for Forza 3.
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  Senior Cinematics Artist

  Blizzard Entertainment

  February 2000 - August 2008

  Lighting Compositing Lead
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  Digital Artist

  Digital Domain

  November 1999 - February 2000

  Generalist, Lighting, Modeling, Texture/Shaders, Animation, FX etc..

• Digital Artist

  Foundation Imaging

  August 1999 - November 1999

  Generalist, Lighting, Modeling, Texturing/Shading, Animation(Mocap Direction and Cleanup) etc..
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  Digital Artist

  Digital Domain

  March 1998 - August 1999

  Generalist, Lighting, Modeling, Texture/Shaders, Animation, FX etc..

• Technical Support

  NewTek

  January 1998 - March 1998

  Lightwave Expert group, managed all online Tech Support issues.

• 3D Artist

  Epic Software Group

  October 1997 - January 1998

  Built over 400 models for a Model CD
  Generalist, Lighting, Modeling, Textures/Shaders, etc..