Resume

PETER OVERSTREET

San Francisco, CA 94114

Tel: (415) 309-8382 ● Email: poverstreet@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ex’Pression College San Jose, CA (March, 2013 to Present)

Instructor

Maintained administrative academic documentation, including syllabi, grades, schedules, etc.
Planned course curriculum.
Strategized and supervised academic workshops for school’s outreach program.
Taught college level courses in the following disciplines: Fine Arts Techniques, Figure Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Digital Concept Art, Storyboarding, Art Direction, Visual Storytelling, Game History, Graphic Design and Animation.

Aeronaut Productions San Francisco, CA (March, 2011 to March, 2013)

Owner/ Curator / Creative Director

Conceived, designed and curated 5,000 square foot exhibition Steampunk: History Beyond Imagination.
Supervised and art directed a team of 4 artists in the creation of special artifacts for exhibition.
Created and wrote numerous proposals for multiple exhibitions (available upon request).
Supervised team of prop makers and artists for exhibition displays.
Created designs and artwork for client approvalsBuilding digital assets.
Basic knowledge of digital pipeline.
Created film assets for exhibition multimedia and TV/Web ads.
Evaluate and organize all production deliverablesEnsure legal compliance for all contracts, copyrights and agreements.

White Room Artifacts Petaluma, CA (December, 2010 to March 2011)

Exhibit Designer

Created graphics for traveling exhibit: “NASA: A Human Adventure”.
Designed galleries, including photos, verbiage, and displays for the exhibit.
Interfaced with international crews in Stockholm, Sweden, to produce large-scale printing assets.
Catalogued, handled, and maintained artifacts.

Zynga San Francisco, CA (September, 2009 to October, 2010)

Art Director / Senior Artist

Created assets in Photoshop, Illustrator & Flash for social and mobile game titles.
Worked with management to develop new IP.
Created marketing materials for corporate (including billboards, retail gift cards and t-shirts).
Screened, interviewed, and served as hiring manager of art team members.
Established and maintained project schedule.Managed off-site contractors for various teams.

Pronto Games Emeryville, CA (March, 2005 to September, 2009)

Senior Artist

Created concept art for environments, characters, and props for video game titles.Utilized 3D software (MAYA) to produce game assets (Modeling, Texturing).
Produced 2D game assets for mobile game platforms.
Developed 2D corporate identity materials (logos, website, etc.)

Backbone Entertainment Emeryville, CA (May, 2001 to March, 2005)

Concept Artist

Produced concept art and 2D / 3D game assets (Painter, Photoshop & Maya).
Created character/franchise, style guide, & bible for shipped game title - Death Jr..
Developed marketing and corporate identity materials.
Assisted management in planning art team assignments, scheduling, and asset management.
Served as artist on over twelve shipped video game titles.

HKM Productions Hollywood, CA (October, 2000 to January, 2001)

Assistant Art Director

Created conceptual designs and layout schematics for film and commercial productions.
Researched, catalogued and handled rental of props and set decorations.

Stan Lee Media Encino, CA (May, 2000 to August, 2000)

Intern

Software Proficiency

Maya
Corel Draw
Extensive experience with Laser Cutting Technologies (file preparation, machine operations, etc.)
Adobe Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, InDesign)
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Flipbook

Additional Pertinent Skills

Education