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ARJUNA RAVIKUMAR
ARJUNA RAVIKUMAR
Senior Technical Artist | Video Game Developer
Mountain View, United States

Summary

Senior Technical Artist with 15+ years of experience working on AAA titles such as Madden NFL, NCAA Football, The Sims4, The Sims Mobile.
Independent game developer at BigLerp Studios. Created Elephants Can't Jump for iOS and Android.

Skills

Game DevelopmentPhotographyMayaTechnical ArtPython ScriptingUnityHoudiniC#Procedural Art

Software proficiency

Houdini
Houdini
Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
ZBrush
ZBrush
Unity
Unity

Productions

    • Video Game
      The Sims Mobile
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Senior Technical Artist
    • Company
      Electronic Arts, Inc.
    • Video Game
      Elephants Can't Jump
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Indie Developer
    • Company
      BigLerp Studios
    • Video Game
      The Sims 4
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Senior Technical Artist
    • Company
      Electronic Arts, Inc.
    • Video Game
      Madden NFL 2005-2011
    • Year
      2011
    • Role
      Senior Technical Artist
    • Company
      Electronic Arts, Inc.
    • Video Game
      NCAA Football 2006-2011
    • Year
      2011
    • Role
      Senior Technical Artist
    • Company
      Electronic Arts, Inc.
    • Video Game
      NFL Head Coach
    • Year
      2009
    • Role
      Senior Technical Artist
    • Company
      Electronic Arts, Inc.

Experience

  • Senior Technical Artist at Electronic Arts
    Redwood City, United States of America
    July 2016 - Present

    Lead Technical Artist on The Sims Mobile team. Implemented all art pipelines and tools. Also implemented tools for design and production and set up outsourcing workflows.

    Technical Art support for the Sims4 dev team on expansion packs.

    The Sims Mobile (Android/iOS)

    The Sims 4

  • Co-founder/Developer at BigLerp Studios
    Mountain View, United States of America
    April 2015 - July 2016

    Created Elephants Can't Jump for iOS and Android using Unity. Was responsible for all code, UI, integration of 3rd party SDKs for monetization, analytics and cloud storage.

    Elephant's Can't Jump - iOS/Android

  • Senior Technical Artist at Electronic Arts
    Redwood City, United States of America
    April 2010 - April 2015

    Part of a Tech-art team supporting the development of a new generation of Sims game (Sims4). Involved in setting up pipelines and workflows for creation of content and artist support.

    The Sims4 (PC)

    The Sims Medieval (PC)

  • Technical Artist/Senior Technical Artist at Electronic Arts
    Orlando, FL, United States of America
    January 2005 - April 2010

    Part of a central team improving workflows and visual quality across all the football titles. Mentoring junior TAs and organizing training classes.

    Madden NFL '06 - 2011

    NCAA Football '07 - 2011

    Superman Returns

    NFL Head Coach '06, '08

    NFL Tour

  • Technical Artist Intern at Electronic Arts
    Orlando, FL, United States of America
    May 2004 - July 2004

    Summer internship at Electronic Arts Tiburon. Created tools and workflow automation on Madden NFL '05.

    Madden NFL '05