PERSONAL INFORMATION
Michelle Parent
604-250-9528
shellanise@gmail.com
American/Canadian citizen
Currently living in Vancouver, BC
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Marketing and community development for Koolhaus Games, Part-time
August – October 2009 Vancouver, BC
Created online strategy for community involvement and built game website.
Founder, Big Hadron Games: www.bighadrongames.com
Created a business to rapid prototype experimental game mechanics in Flash.
2008 – Present
Paid TA position
Interviewed and recorded guest lecturers. Interviews were posted on the MDM website after editing.
2008
Paid summer internship, Radical Entertainment
Assisted in the creation of courses about low-fi prototyping, experimental gaming for teaching within the company. Responsible for developing and teaching a course about the virtual world Second Life.
2008 Vancouver, BC
EDUCATION
Masters in Digital Media, Great Northern Way Campus
A four partners collaboration: UBC, SFU, ECIAD, BCIT
2007 – 2009 Vancouver, BC
B.F.A., Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
2001 – 2006 Vancouver, BC
AWARDS
I.G.D.A. Student Scholarship to attend the G.D.C. in San Francisco
March 2009
VOLUNTEER AND UNPAID WORK POSITIONS
Women In Games International Vancouver chapter director and organizer
Assist in the planning of WIG Vancouver events and online presence in Vancouver
2008 – Present
Malaspina Print Society co-op position, MSP Studio and Gallery
Digitized the studio’s collection of fine art prints.
Responsibilities included taking digital pictures, editing them in Adobe Photoshop, and categorizing them by artist and title.
2005 Vancouver, BC
ECIAD Open House, Print Media department host
One of two students selected to represent the print department during the Open House held Nov. 5th and 6th. Tasks included making print samples, demonstrating intaglio, and supplying information to people interested in the program.
2005
Member of ECIAD Print Media department hiring committee
Reviewed and shortlisted applicants, responsible for assembling and leading a student group.
2005
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
“Making Games Fast: From Paper to Online Play”
invited talk at The Manitoba Association for Computing Educators, Red River College,
August 2009 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Roundtable leader
Part of the Leadership Development Forum at Casual Connect, a casual gaming conference in Seattle.
August 2009 Seattle, Washington
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Vancouver International Game Summit, May 2007
Vancouver International Game Summit, May 2008
Game Design Expo, Vancouver, BC. March 2008
CDC San Francisco, March 2009
GDC Canada, Vancouver, BC. May 2009
Casual Connect Casual Games Conference, Seattle, WA. July 2009
GDC San Francisco, March 2010 (upcoming)
SKILLS
OS: Windows XP, Mac OS9, OSX
Graphics: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Gimp. 2D and some 3D animation.
Traditional graphics: Painting, Drawing, Silk-Screening.
Text: Word, Excel, Open Office, Powerpoint, InDesign.
Movie editing: Sony Vegas, After Effects, Premiere, Final Cut Pro.
Audio: Soundbooth Pro, Garage Band.
Web: Website creation, HTML, CSS, Wordpress, Dreamweaver.
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Digg, forum management and contests.