Julia Willson

1042 Western Ave – Glendale, CA 91201 – (805) 455-9957 fuzzyweapon@gmail.com

Objective:  P/T Assistant - Writer

Summary

• Experience in various forms of theatrical entertainment.
• Collegiate experience and training in various forms of creative writing.
  

• Trained in Object Oriented Programming and technical documentation.

• Familiar with and experience in software development.

• Experience with porting offline applications to web applications.

• Training with advanced data structures, algorithms, and database design.

• Experienced with product sales, customer assessment, product packaging, web-based advertisement, and small business management.

• Familiar with and have experience with basic cinematographic techniques.

• Have experience with conceptual theatrical design including sets and costumes.

Experience

QA

• I was a QA tester for Disney Interactive Studios for two summers and I am currently working for them now in the same capacity.  This has included everything from testing games, working with localization, managing and maintaining test scripts, burning builds, minor IT work to taking more responsibility our most recent project by working with my lead to help manage the team and generate daily and build reports. The games I've worked on at DIS which have already shipped are Pirates of the Carribean, Chicken Little, Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Desperate Housewives, and Hannah Montanna.

GAME DESIGN

• I am currently head coder, designer, and Public Relations for an online multiplayer text-based game (MUSH) being developed called Dissendium.

      SOFTWARE ENGINEER

• Worked in a team of four developers on a web-based interactive program designed to teach kids better English.

-helped design program architecture for both the back and front-end.

-maintained and updated data files.

-coded the front-end with a co-developer.

• Corresponded and coordinated with our programming consultant (on the program), Dr. Scott Huffman, who is the Vice President of Engineering at Kanisa.

• Currently developing a database and web application centered around providing a central place to distribute, maintain, and manage game components such as character, world information, and more for text-based games.
• Currently developing a genetics database for breeders.
  
• Languages I have some experience with are C++, C, Java, Prologue, ML, MIPs, Open GL, PHP, JSP, HTML, MySQL, and PostgrSQL.
  

WEBSITE DESIGN

 (long since been modified and added to by their owners/maintainers)

• Designed http://www.toandfrogliders.com.

• Designed http://www.mysweetgliders.com using Homestead’s html editor as was requested and required by the client.

• Designed http://www.mylittlegremlin.com using Homestead’s html editor as was requested and required by the client.

BUSINESS & ADVERTISING

• Started my own company when I was a Sophomore in high school.

• Designed and maintained the company website.

• Designed products and merchandise.

• Successfully and consistently sold our main product while one on one with customers.

• Networked for the company.

• Designed company advertisements for local and national conventions.

THEATRE, WRITING, & ART

• Graphic design for web designs.

• Graphic design for advertisements.

• Conceptual design for Hamlet, the play.

• Conceptual and practical design for a temporary campus art installation.

• Assistant directed, storyboarded, edited (sound and video) for a short film in a new works theatre festival.

• Assistant directed over 9 productions.

• Directed a full length play, five other pieces, and directed and wrote a theatrical performance art piece.

• I am currently the writer and co-founder of a theatre company named The Bone Shop, founded in Santa Barbara, CA.

• Wrote an original one-act play for The Bone Shop (still currently in revision).
• Graphics programs I am somewhat familiar with or have worked with in the past:  Photoshop, Fireworks, Flash, and Painter.

• Worked as an admin for various free online text games for the last five years.
• Worked on staff at Hogwarts Express MUSH for the last two and a half years helping new players and recently with running small plots.
  

Work History

      2007 (Jan-Present) Disney Interactive Studios

                                    QA Tester.

      2006 (June-Aug)    Buena Vista Games Disney

                                    QA Tester - Summer job.

      2005 (June-Aug)     Buena Vista Games Disney (Now Disney Interactive Studios)

QA Tester - Summer job.

1998-2002            To & Fro Gliders, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Founder/Co-Owner - Turned over the company to a relative to go to college.

Education

High School Diploma:  Co-salutatorian

Metro Christian Academy, Tulsa, Oklahoma (2002)
B.S. in Computer Science and Theatre Arts

Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California (2006)

Significant Service Activities

• The Light Is Coming (program) for Project Light, a non-profit organization (http://www.projectlight.org/).