2016 -
now Game Developer and Consultant @ Rockhopper Entertainment
2022 -
2024 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Informatics @
2016 -
2021 Product Director and Business Development @
2017 -
2017 Assistant to the Chair, Art of Game Design MFA @
2016 -
2016 Senior 2D Artist @ Backflip Studios
2011 -
2016 Lead Artist and Project Art Director @ Backflip Studios
2000 -
2011 Freelance Illustrator @ Self Employed
2007 -
2010 Character Artist @
2005 -
2007 Environment Artist @
2002 -
2005 Character Artist and Environment Artist and Concept Artist @
2002 -
2002 Assistant Art Director (Paid Internship) @
2001 -
2002 Instructor @ Art Institute of California, Los Angeles
2000 -
2000 Sculpture Tech @
1994 -
1998 Production Manager @ Morpheus International
Thomas Olson Education
Laguna College of Art and Design
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) (Art of Game Design)
ArtCenter College of Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA (Illustration)
UCLA
BA (English)
New Mexico Military Institute
A (General Education and Military Science ()
Thomas Olson Skills
Digital Painting
Presentation Skills
Collaborative Problem Solving
PS3
Trello
Narrative Design
Public Speaking
Art
Computer Games
Microsoft PowerPoint
Teaching
Spreadsheets
JIRA
Environment Art
Character Designs
Modeling
Communication
Mentoring
Scrum
Adobe Photoshop
Concept Design
Game Design
Creative Writing
Xbox 360
Character Modeling
Creature Design
Level Design
Microsoft Word
Digital Sculpting
Game Development
Risk Management
Microsoft Excel
UV mapping
3d Modeling
Illustration
Texturing
Video Games
Unity3d
Art Direction
Adobe Illustrator
Agile and Waterfall Methodologies
Texture Painting
German
Hard Surface Modeling
Conceptual Art
Mobile Games
Zbrush
Creative Problem Solving
Drawing
Maya
Thomas Olson Summary
Thomas Olson, based in Irvine, CA, US, is currently a Interim Dean of Academic Affairs at Laguna College of Art and Design. Thomas Olson brings experience from previous roles at Laguna College of Art and Design and Rockhopper Entertainment. Thomas Olson holds a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Art of Game Design @ Laguna College of Art and Design. With a robust skill set that includes Digital Painting, Presentation Skills, Collaborative Problem Solving, PS3, Trello and more. Thomas Olson has 2 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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