My name is Lucas Petrie - I've been a student at the University of Advancing Technology in the B.A. Multimedia program for the last 3 years. My official focus for my degree is Game Design. Video Games have been a passion for me since I first got an Atari system over 15 years ago. Simple games like "Night Rider" and "Pac-Man" weren't exactly my forte but they introduced me to my future. When my brother gave me a Nintendo for Christmas one year, I spent hours upon hours playing it. Eventually, we got a new computer and started buying up computer games like Prince of Persia, Out of this World, and more. In the end, it was a natural transition to move from playing games, to developing them.
I am currently located in Plymouth, Wisconsin; however, even my college is entirely relocatable, with it being open to access from any computer in the world. With that in mind, if you need me to relocate, I'm more than capable and willing to do so, and will do my best to make it happen in a timely manner that helps both you and me. If you want to discuss my relocation with me, feel free to send me an email, give me a call or contact me in any other way you see fit.
Lucas Petrie
Email: lucpetri@uat.edu
Phone: 920-838-2125
Objective: To gain experience in the professional industry that has been my passion and dream for many years.
Qualifications: Highly skilled in use with many software products, including Maya 3D, Word, Photoshop and others. Very outgoing and engaging with great team based environment experience and history, as well as great experience in creative design and development.
Experience:
2004-2006
Radioshack Corporation
· Worked in Retail for Radioshack Corporation over the course of two years. Job responsibilities included team based sales, customer relations and service and closing and opening the store, as well as managerial tasks such as scheduling and seasonal employee training.
· Earned several awards in the highly competitive environment, including top sales associate in the store for six months running, top cellular sales in the district, and employee of the month in the district. Helped drive store to be the top selling store during one month despite being the lowest volume store in the district.
2006-2007
Gamestop Corporation
· Worked in retail for Gamestop for a full year. Job responsibilities included team based sales, customer relations and service and closing and opening the store.
· Several customer compliments were related from the manager to myself about the level of service I had provided and the effort I had put in to helping them. Received award from manager for top sales performance in store-specific category over the holiday season, helping drive the store to be the top ranked in the region and the top five in the nation.
Education:
Current: University of Advancing Technology -- Online
§ Third year of college for BA-Multimedia degree. All courses are online leaving schedule flexibility around other commitments. Maintaining 4.0 GPA with courses including:
o Game Story and Characters - Focused on developing personal game concept and interesting and exciting characters for a title.
o Game AI Concepts - Worked with and studied game AI's development, think-loops, and effect on the player.
o Project Management - Team based class focusing on establishing roles in projects and determining the effectiveness of the project itself.
Other Skills and Qualifications:
An avid gamer, I've had experience playing as much as I have had working with video games. My Xbox360 Gamerscore is up over 13000 at the moment through a variety of titles. I am the owner of a Wii, a Playstation 3, and a 360, as well as a fit for gaming PC which I own a number of titles on. I'm very skilled with computers in general from base function to advanced program performance and I'm a quick learner, able to pick up things I've never done before quickly and with little supervision.
References available upon request.
