Wes Ehrlichman
59 Picardy Hill Drive
Chesterfield, Missouri 63017
(636) 728-0648
wesehrlichman@superwes.com

OBJECTIVE

Energetic, creative, goal-oriented individual looking for entry level programming position in the game industry

EDUCATION

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, August 1997 - May 2002
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and East Asian Studies, Minor in English

COMPUTER SKILLS
Languages

• Java, Scheme, C, C++, Open GL, and HTML

Programs

• Microsoft Office, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker, Premiere, After Effects, CorelDraw, Unix/Linux, Windows, Mac OS, Windows Mobile 2003, and Palm OS 5.0

EXPERIENCE
Freelancer/Consultant
Brady Games, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 2000 - Present

• Authored official video game strategy guide for Onimusha: Blade Warriors
• Researched Japanese versions of leading games, documenting strategies for lead author to use as reference when writing guide book. Titles include: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Kingdom Hearts, and Xenosaga
• Technical Editor of Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes Strategy Guide
• Compiled monster list for Final Fantasy X-2 by translating and combining information from several different sources
• Contributed ideas for "signature series" line of deluxe strategy guides, as well as other successful guides " Answered gameplay related Final Fantasy VIII E-mails

Tester/Customer Support
Asynchrony Solutions, Saint Louis, Missouri, December 2003 - Present

• Readied PDA Defense software for retail launch in March of 2004
• Test new versions of PDA Defense software and record any bugs
• Recreate bugs in PDA Defense software that are reported by consumers and report findings
• Respond to customer support e-mails
• Research desktop and PDA security applications to assist in improvement of the PDA Defense product

Senior Game Advisor/Sales Associate
Gamestop, Chesterfield, Missouri, October 2003 - Present
Electronics Boutique, Bloomington, Indiana, October 2000 - May 2002
Electronics Boutique, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 1996 - August 1998

• Assisting customers, relaying product information to increase sales and customer satisfaction
• Register and cash management
• Opening and closing store
• Assisted store manager with merchandising

Columnist
Pelaaja Magazine, FINLAND, August 2002 - Present

• Write monthly article combining the latest Japanese game news with interesting cultural differences between the Japanese gaming scene and the western gaming scene
• Write game reviews and previews
• Translate Japanese magazine articles and web pages

Assistant Language Teacher
JET Program, Kedouin-cho, JAPAN, July 2002 - July 2003

• Taught daily English classes to Japanese students at middle and elementary school levels
• Facilitated a weekly adult English conversation class
• Assisted with several extracurricular activities
• Quickly adapted to living in a foreign country
• Wrote articles for the town newspaper in Japanese and English reflecting on my experiences in Japan

ACTIVITIES

• Maintain personal home page: http://www.superwes.com
• Developed a video game web site to share game reviews and strategies
• Designed and programmed a game at DigiPen Summer Workshop, 2001
• Attended Game Developer Conference, 1999, 2001, and 2002
• Attended E3 Expo, 1999 - 2002
• Attended Tokyo Game Show, 2002 and World Hobby Fair, 2003