Derek Konofalski
1224 S. Anvil Pl.
Chandler, AZ 85249
586-557-5037
derekpaul@triggerauto.com

Objective //
To join a dedicated team of people that share my drive and ambition to create an entertaining, engaging and innovative video game that is based on an original idea and design. My goal is to take a game idea from origination and complete the design into a final working game.

Education //
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Game Art and Design from the Art Institute of Phoenix - Graduated in March of 2007.

Skills //
Proficiency with several computer applications including Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere, Macromedia Flash MX, Dreamweaver and Microsoft Office and Windows. Mastery of Unreal Engine 3, Hammer (Valve's Source Engine), QERadiant, 3D Studio Max, Crytek CryEngine and various other game engine related tools. Fluency in both English and Polish.

Work Experience //
GoDaddy.com Customer Orientation Specialist - June 2006 to Present - Made top tier in sales every week and reached 10k club in a 2 week period.
T-Mobile USA Retail Sales Representative - December 2004 to June 2006 - Consistently met and exceeded sales quotas and designed various collateral for upper management.
Productivity and Sales Consultant for Franklin Covey - July 2001 to February 2005 - Responsible for sales goals and analysing time-management needs of several business clients. Reached #1 position for sales in the entire state for technological devices and phones.

Related Experience //
Working in the game design culture for several years creating assets, tutorials, levels and models as freelance work. Imported and managed assets and art for Doom, Quake, Unreal, Half-Life and Source. Webmaster for the Half-Life Workshop at planethalflife.com. Worked on several mod teams including Neo-Doom and Art of War as a level designer and design lead.