About

Profile

In 1998 I acquired a position at Tres Media Group Inc. as an Internet programmer. As an active musician, I have an ear for audio and was able to offer my skills editing and mixing. When I wasn’t busy developing websites, I invested my time learning such tools as Adobe Photoshop and Lightwave for 3D modeling and animation. Later, I would become a partner and vice president.

While with Tres Media Group, I continued working in my family’s business, Guilfoyle Associates, filing personal income tax returns primarily for local residents within the Tri-State area.

At this time, computer games were becoming more mainstream and I took an interest in how they were developed. After producing some of my own modifications, I released an online compendium of tutorials. Now widely known in the modding community, MODSonline.com offers assistance and education to over 100,000 members for games including Quake, Half-Life and Call of Duty.

MODSonline led to a weekly podcast, MODSonair. Since July 2005, I’ve been hosting and producing a weekly live program about games and technology.

Seeking an authority on game modding, Wiley Publishing Inc. contracted me in 2005 to write a book. In August of 2006, I Published Quake 4 Mods for Dummies. In January 2007, my second book for Wiley, Half-Life 2 Mods for Dummies was also published.

In 2008, I helped create Mission Critical Studios, a boutique game development studio. With the iPhone gaining popularity as gaming platform, Mission Critical conceived Dr. Nano and Dr. Nano X. As an authorized Nintendo developer and having extensive PC development experience, I plan are to expand that portfolio as well as that IP.

Tres Media Group has also become well known as top producers of medical animation work for a variety of channels, making us not only highly regarded as an Internet development company, but as a 3D video production company as well.

Work Experience

Mission Critical Studios LLC

Creative Director, Designer, Programmer

January 2008 – Present

Mission Critical Studios is a game development studio. During this time, we have developed our own casual 3D game titled Dr. Nano which later lead to the release of an action game titled Dr. Nano X. Offered on the iPhone, this is a fantastic 3D journey into the human body. You are Dr. NanoTM, using future Nanotech to shrink down to the size of a red blood cell and treat your patients from the inside-out. While managing the development team, I designed and programmed various parts of the game.

I am a member of the International Game Developers Associates (IGDA) and Entertainment Association (ECA).

MODSonline LLC

Owner and Founder

January 2001 – Present

MODSonline is a community of mappers, modders and gamers each supporting the other in their endeavors. Those endeavors however differ for us all ranging from mapping and modding to finding a way into the gaming industry to simply enjoying great games and the custom content others create for it. We are over 100,000 members strong.

In 2005, I began producing a weekly audio podcast discussing the news from a modders perspective. Composed primarily of game enthusiasts from the community, we talk about gaming and how it relates to the modding community.

In 2009, we added video to our weekly live broadcast all of which I host and produce.

Tres Media Group Inc

Vice President and Partner

January 1998 – Present

A diverse media company which has provided me with over 12 years of experience in the digital media market. Heading up the Internet division, I have programmed everything including content management systems, email systems, indexing tools, download management systems, video delivery, SEO, simple and very complex websites using HTML, PHP, MySQL, Javascript, AJAX, Flash and more.

Tres Media Group also provides quality medical animation and video offering me experience with modeling, texturing, video and audio editing. This combination allows us to produce vibrant and unique content for advertising companies, industry professionals and those looking for a strong Internet presence.

Guilfoyle Associates

Associate

January 1994 – Present

Filing personal income tax returns for local residents within the tri-state area.

Wiley Publishing Inc

Author

December 2005 – January 2007

Being an authority in the game modding world, in 2005 Wiley Publishing, Inc. contracted me to write a book. In August of 2006, I Published Quake 4 Mods For Dummies. In January of 2007, my second book, Half-Life 2 Mods For Dummies was also published.

Education

Stockton State College, studied from 1988 to 1989. Joined Tau Kappa Epsilon.

Monmouth University, studied for a bachelors in Finance from 1989 to 2003. Hegemon and Vice President of Tau Kappa Epsilon.

Skills

Tools and Applications

Level Construction

Worldcraft (Half-Life, Tribes)
Radiant (Quake Engine)
UnrealEd (Unreal Engine)
Hammer (Half-Life 2)
Battlefield 2 Editor
Unity 3D

Scripting and Coding

Ultra Edit
Notepad
MS Visual C++
Javascript

Artistic

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Flash
Sony Vegas

Audio

Sonar
Goldwave
Garage Band

Modeling & Animation

Lightwave 3D

Additional Tools

Camtasia

Languages

HTML, PHP, MySQL, Javascript, AJAX, C-Sharp, C++

Games

Dr. Nano (iPhone/Mac)

Audio recording and editing
Scripting
Designing
Level editing.

Left 4 Dead 2 (PC)

Beginner video tutorials
custom textures
Forum support related to level construction.

Left 4 Dead (PC)

Level design and construction
custom textures
custom audio
scripting
Forum support related to level construction.

Call of Duty: World at War (PC)

Beginner video tutorials
Forum support related to level construction.

Call of Duty 4 (PC)

Beginner video tutorials
Forum support related to level construction.

Crysis (PC)

Beginner video tutorials
Forum support related to level construction.

Prey (PC)

Beginner video tutorials
Forum support related to level construction.

Call of Duty 2 (PC)

Beginner video tutorials
Forum support related to level construction.

Quake 4 (PC)

Level design and construction
custom textures
custom audio
scripting
Beginner video tutorials
Forum support related to level construction
A beginner’s modding book through Wiley Publishing Inc.

Half-Life 2 (PC)

Level design and construction
custom textures
custom audio
scripting
Beginner video tutorials
Forum support related to level construction.

Doom III (PC)

Level design and construction
custom textures
custom audio
scripting
Beginner video tutorials
Forum support related to level construction.

Battlefield 2 (PC)

Level design and construction

Call of Duty: United Offensive (PC)

Forum and live user support related to level construction and texture creation.

Call of Duty (PC)

Level design and construction
Forum and live user support related to level construction and texture creation.

Unreal Tournament 2003 (PC)

Level design and construction.

Quake III Arena (PC)

Level design and construction.

Red Faction (PC)

Level design and construction

Serious Sam (PC)

Level design and construction
custom textures

Soldier of Fortune 2 (PC)

Level design and construction
custom textures
custom audio
Several written tutorials and beginner video tutorials
Forum and live user support related to level construction.

Tribes (PC)

Level design and construction.

Soldier of Fortune (PC)

Level design and construction
custom textures
custom audio
Over 25 written tutorials for level design and construction
textures and working with tools and the SDK
Forum and live user support related to all forms of modification.

Half-Life (PC)

Level design and construction
custom textures
custom audio.