Background & History

I was born in the mid-seventies, in the southern reaches of California. My father was the son of a Palestinian Sheik and my mother the daughter of a US Navy officer. Sometimes it made life real interesting.

John Arthur (left) and Sheik Said Yunis (Right)

I grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and spent my high school years in Amman, Jordan. Growing up in Riyadh heavily influenced a great many aspects of my life, and my eventual move back to the US was a very big eye opener, both good and bad. The juxtaposition of life on both sides is unfathomable to each and yet so similar to one another. The horror...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

I spent a great many years in community college, studying the fine arts, until my interests gravitated towards the web, animation and 3D. During college I worked as a prep cook, delicatessen, construction worker, graphic designer, and a quality assurance engineer contractor at Sony Computers Entertainment. Working at SCEA was an eye opener and it was my first job in the video game industry. Who knew you could get paid, very poorly, to test games for 16 hours and even 22 hours a day.

During college Myth II, by Bungie, had come out and it introduced me to level design and game design. I spent countless hours developing levels with triggered events, and special elements to make each one as unique an experience as possible. Afterwards my interests moved to Flash animation and interaction, and the web.

During my last year at college, which seems like yesteday, I was asked to go to a job interview at Hands-On Mobile, Inc. I got the job and started as a quality assurance engineer. Eventually I proved durable enough to make my way into a senior graphic design position, and got to design for clients like the NBA, the NFL, Sprint, Marvel, Activision, Oprah, etc.

Summary

Artist, designer, animator, and certified project manager with substantial expertise in mobile application design, development, junior team management and quality assurance. Interests include animation, illustration, product design, graphic design, and game design.

Specialties

I provide a wide range of creative services. For more information on the types of works I produce check out the works section or Email me.

Graphic Design	Animation
Multimedia Design	3D Modeling & Animation
Video Editing & Motion Graphics	Web Design
Illustration	Project Management
UI Design	Need my skills? Email me

Credentials

BS, Media Arts and Animation, Art Institute of California, SD

Certified, Project Management, University of California, San Diego

Certified, Multimedia Development, University of California, San Diego

Certified, Web Publishing, University of California, San Diego

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

For more information you may download a version of my resume here or review it on LinkedIn.

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