Brad Kavanagh

Current

• QA at United Front Games

Past

• Development Support at Propaganda Games
• Flash Developer at Pelesys Learning Systems

Education

• The Art Institute Of Vancouver

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Games

Websites

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Brad Kavanagh’s Summary

I have been creating video games since I was in grade 6, and always knew I'd end up working in this industry. After going to the Art Institute for Game Art and Design, I started my first industry job at Propaganda Games, where I had my first taste of AAA game development in a variety of roles.

I'm currently at United Front Games as QA, and am taking software engineering courses at BCIT nightschool. Long-term, I aspire to be a technical game designer.

Brad Kavanagh’s Specialties:

Game design, Level design, Debugging, World Building, Lighting, and World Art

Brad Kavanagh’s Experience

• QA

  United Front Games

  (Computer Games industry)

  April 2009 — Present (9 months)

  Working as the online testing point of contact on ModNation Racers, a PS3 exclusive racing title. I test all aspects of our title's online capabilities, provide feedback on gameplay features, and set up and co-ordinate large online testing sessions.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M2m7JFylgA

• Development Support

  Propaganda Games

  (Computer Games industry)

  January 2007 — January 2009 (2 years 1 month)

  I worked at Propaganda in 3 different roles while I was there: Development Support, Lighting, and World Art.
  
  Development Support: [Jan '07 - Apr '07] + [Aug '08 - Jan '09]
  -Tested the daily builds, and reported issues
  -Provided gameplay feedback to help game design
  -Managed focus group sessions
  -Supported a variety of IT issues (development kits, A/V, etc)
  
  Lighting: [Apr '07 - Dec '07]
  -Lit game levels in Unreal3
  -Lit in-game cinematics
  
  World Art: [Dec '07 - Aug '08]
  -Tested middle-ware technologies
  -Modelled high-quality art assets using Maya
  -Created textures and materials for world meshes

• Flash Developer

  Pelesys Learning Systems

  (E-Learning industry)

  September 2006 — January 2007 (5 months)

  Pelesys created Flash-based training applications for Jetliner pilots.
  
  -Created Flash training modules (primarily animation and audio)
  -Modelled 3D aircraft in Maya
  -Textured models using Photoshop

Brad Kavanagh’s Education

• The Art Institute Of Vancouver

  Game Art and Design 2005 — 2006

Additional Information

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Brad Kavanagh’s Honors:

Make Something Unreal Contest - Best CTF - Phase 1
My map, CTF-Skybound, placed in the top10

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