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Thomas Olson Location
Irvine, CA, US
Thomas Olson Work
Chair and Associate Professor of Game Development @ (August 2026 - Present)
Interim Dean of Academic Affairs @ (January 2026 - August 2026)
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs @ (June 2024 - January 2026)
Assistant Professor of Game Art @ (August 2021 - January 2026)
Adjunct Faculty @ (November 2018 - August 2021)
Game Developer and Consultant @ Rockhopper Entertainment (August 2016 - Present)
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Informatics @ (January 2022 - September 2024)
Product Director and Business Development @ (August 2018 - February 2021)
Assistant to the Chair, Art of Game Design MFA @ (January 2017 - December 2017)
Senior 2D Artist @ Backflip Studios (January 2016 - July 2016)
Lead Artist and Project Art Director @ Backflip Studios (January 2011 - January 2016)
Freelance Illustrator (June 2000 - January 2011)
Character Artist @ (March 2007 - December 2010)
Environment Artist @ (December 2005 - March 2007)
Character Artist and Environment Artist and Concept Artist @ (September 2002 - November 2005)
Assistant Art Director (Paid Internship) @ (May 2002 - August 2002)
Instructor @ Art Institute of California, Los Angeles (January 2001 - May 2002)
Sculpture Tech @ (August 2000 - December 2000)
Production Manager @ Morpheus International (October 1994 - January 1998)
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 Chair and Associate Professor of Game Development at Laguna College of Art and Design. Thomas Olson brings experience from previous roles at Laguna College of Art and Design. 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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