Amanda Cha

Freelance Graphic Artist at FiXT Music, Freelance Character Concept Artist/Illustrator at Merlino Entertainment, Art Director at Left Coast Games, Freelance Color and Texture Artist at Raxon Universal Dominion (Project Name)

Los Angeles, California

Computer Games

FiXT Music since Nov 2012
Freelance Graphic Artist
Merlino Entertainment since Jun 2012
Freelance Character Concept Artist/Illustrator
Left Coast Games - San Francisco Bay Area since Oct 2012
Art Director
Raxon Universal Dominion (Project Name) since Jun 2011
Freelance Color and Texture Artist
MG Studios - Orlando, Florida Area Oct 2012 - Mar 2013
Freelance 3D Artist

Ringling College of Art and Design 2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Computer Animation / Game Art & Design Mercersburg Academy 2004 - 2008
High School Diploma

Photoshop
Maya
UDK
Zbrush
Conceptual Art
Texture Artist
Unreal Engine 3
Drawing
Texturing

EDM, sewing plushies, costume and prop making, parkour, video games, sci-fi

United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Research

Telome Health, Inc.
Menlo Park, CA
Jan 2012 to Dec 2012
Clinical Research Assistant
Spectra Laboratories
Milpitas, CA
Dec 2011 to Jun 2012
Laboratory Assistant
Laboratory of Psychology & Health, Mills College
Oakland, CA
Jan 2010 to Aug 2011
Research Assistant, Biology Undergraduate Research Lab
Healthy Hearts Clinic, Children's Hospital Oakland
Oakland, CA
Mar 2010 to Jan 2011
Research Volunteer
Center of Academic Excellence, Mills College
Oakland, CA
Aug 2009 to Dec 2010
Peer Tutor
Special Education Care Home Facility
Porterville, CA
Jun 2006 to Dec 2008
Supervisor
Telephone Outreach Program, Mills College
Oakland, CA
Aug 2007 to Nov 2007
Representative

Mills College
Oakland, CA
2007 to 2011
Bachelor of Science in Biology, minor in Mathematics

Proficient in autoclaving, dissection, compound, dissecting, and GFP microscopy. Experimental design and statistical analysis. Solution chemistry, gel electrophoresis, chromatography, spectroscopy, microbial culture, media preparation, lab maintenance. Mathematics and graphing, National Center of Biotechnology Information database. Keeping organized, accurate and up-to-date data logs and protocols. Critical analysis of scientific literature. Various E.coli and C. elegans procedures for freezing, growth and maintenance accompanied with olfactory-based behavioral assays. General lab safety skills and sterile technique. HIPPA regulations and knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for clinical trials. Competent with PCR, DNA transformation with E. coli, and DNA extraction and purification.