Ra-sun Williams

Freelance Producer/Designer and Sound Designer on 24 published, hi-profile flash and console titles

Production & Project Management

• Mantis Bug Tracker, Tortoise SVN, OpenProj (Open Source, Microsoft Project Alternative)
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Google Docs, Google Calendar

Media

• Art: Photoshop CS3, Flash CS3, Dreamweaver, Familiar with 3dsmax and Maya
• Audio: Protools, Ableton, Sonar, Adobe Audition, Sony Acid, FL Studio
• Video: Various capture and conversion programs, Familiar with Final Cut Pro

Languages

• Web: HTML, CSS, XML, Familiar with PHP and Java
• Platforms: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X
• Familiar with Object-Oriented Programming

Game Design

• Game Design Theory (MDA and FADT Frameworks)
• Documentation, Wireframes
• QA, Playtesting

Producer/Designer
2009-Present

Gaia Industries

• Co-designer for mechanics, story, and levels. Researched design references for team.
• Wrote design documents and meeting notes for pre-production Xbox 360 title
• Lead Sound Designer for all demo SFX and original music

Assistant Producer
2008-2009

SMERC Design, Inc.

• Communicated directly with clients such as Nickelodeon and remote contractors
• Wrote and researched proposals for in-house projects, managed assets and pipelines
• QA on all titles

Contract Sound Designer
2007-Present

SMERC Design, Inc.

• Lead Sound Designer for one unreleased XBOX 360 title
• Sound Designer on four published flash titles for Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and the iPhone

Level Design Intern
2007-2008

SMERC Design, Inc.

• Level Designer, PetPetPark (In Beta), Neopets MMO
• Assistant Level Designer, Avatar: Path of Zuko (Nickelodeon franchise)
• Wrote game reviews and summaries. Created in-house collection of reviews and design ideas.

Columbia University
2007

New York, New York

• B.S., Political Science

• Available Upon Request