127 N Kelsey St Monroe, WA. 98272 - Mobile:425-306-7555 email:patshett@msn.com
Patrick Shettlesworth
Objective	To conceptualize characters, objects, environments and UI for the video game industry.
Experience	2011 - Present		Microsoft Games Studio Central Media – Contract – Filter, LLC	Redmond, WA.
	Storyboard Artist – “Star Wars Kinect” § Worked closely with Cinematics Director and Writer to quickly generate storyboards for several cinematic sequences on a tight deadline. § Assisted Cinematics Director with cutting the storyboards together into animatics. § Identified environments, objects and characters from the script that needed concepts and supplied them as needed.
	2006 - 2011	Sony Online Entertainment		Bellevue, WA.
	Concept Artist – “The Agency”, “Planetside Next” § Created Character, Weapon, Environment and visual effects concepts. § Worked closely with designers to create the HUD and User Interface components such as iconography, framing elements and animations treatments. § Created logos for many of the fictional corporations in the game. § Painted production textures for weapons and character hair. § Painted over rough 3D environments to bring a cohesive look and feel to environments as well as solve lighting problems. § Used Sketch-Up to create environments and objects the designers had not yet visualized to help them move forward with an idea. .
	2001-2006	Microsoft Games Studio - FASA		Redmond, WA.
	Lead Concept Artist § Worked with the art director to bring his visions and ideas to a 2D reality. This included the creation of Storyboards, Character sketches from rough to finished and presentation materials. § Communicated closely with the design and development teams to create assets that work with our technologies while expressing the vision of the design team. § Created comps and logos for use with the marketing department to make the packaging for our titles. § Worked with the design team to create HUD mockups for UI testing. Worked with User Experience to create a flow for the XBOX live user interface requirements that quickly replaced the template for all XBOX live first party games.