## BIO
**Cristian Hriscu-Badea
**17, N. Iorga,
Romania
**Relevant Work**
* **Project Manager
**UbiSoft Entertainment, Bucharest, Romania, from March 2003
* **Lead Game Designer
**UbiSoft Entertainment, Bucharest, Romania, from October 2000
* **Game Designer
**UbiSoft Entertainment, Bucharest, Romania, from July 1999
* **Level Designer
**UbiSoft Entertainment, Bucharest, Romania, from July 1999
* **VisualFX Artist
**UbiSoft Entertainment, Bucharest, Romania, from July 1999
* **3D Artist
**UbiSoft Entertainment, Bucharest, Romania, from July 1999
**Related Professional Experience**
* **Game Designer, 3d Artist & Visual FX Artist** on “Silent Hunter IV" (released March 2007 for PC by Ubisoft Studio)
* **Visual FX Artist** on “Blazing Angels" (in development for X-Box at Ubisoft Studio)
* **Game Designer, 3d Artist & Visual FX Artist** on “Silent Hunter III" (released March 2005 for PC by Ubisoft Studio) - the game took an average 9.1 on Game Rankings (Editor's Choice in GameSpy, Computer Gaming World Magazine, PC Gamer Magazine, Firing Squad,
SubSim, 3D Accelerated, Game Chronicles Magazine, 3D Avenue)
* **Project Manager & Lead Game Designer** on “City Racer" & "Downtown Run" (PC, PSII, GAME CUBE)
* **Lead Game Designer** on “Taxi 3" (GAME CUBE). Worked on this project under supervise of Mr. Luc Besson
* **Lead Game Designer** on “Speed Challenge - Jacques Villeneuve's Racing Vision†(PC, PSII and GAME CUBE). Worked on this project under direct supervise of Jacques Villeneuve and Jock Clear from F1 - BAR Team
* **Game Designer & 3D Artist** on “Pod Speedzoneâ€
* Developed initial concepts, draw sketches for characters, draw sketches for locations and modelled location and characters using 3D studio Max for an original adventure game named “The Zoneâ€
* Designed stand-alone scenarios, including location design, opponents’ behavior, key locations and events and level gameplay flow
* Good understanding of consoles requirements and limitations
* Clear idea of game genres, particularities, approaches and trend
**Credits
"Silent Hunter IV"** (PC) - 2007
**"Blazing Angels"** (PC, XBOX, XBOX 360) - 2006
**"Silent Hunter III"** (PC) - 2005
**“City Racer"** (PC, PSII, GAME CUBE). -2003
**“Taxi 3"** (GAME CUBE). - 2003
**“Speed Challenge - Jacques Villeneuve's Racing Visionâ€** (PC, PSII and GAME CUBE). - 2002
** “Pod Speedzoneâ€** (DREAMCAST) - 2000
**Related Skills**
* Excellent acting skills (In 1999 I graduated the Theatre Faculty of Art University George Enescu, Iasi, Romania)
* Excellent 3D modeling skills, both low and high polygon
* Excellent knowledge of 3D Studio Max and Adobe Photoshop
* Excellent 3D vision and orientation
* Excellent 3D animation skills
* Good drawing skills
* Excellent at documentation/research work on a given subject
* Excellent document conception and organization
* Good verbal communication
* Computer literate
* Creative thinking
* Cinema oriented sensibility
* Intuition
* Enthusiast attitude
* Spontaneous nature
* Good humor
**Languages**
* English - adept at speaking, writing and reading
* Romanian - native
**Interests**
* Fan of Grand Theft Auto Series... one of the most enjoyable games series ever made.
* Computer adventure games like Grim Fandango, Monkey Island series, Broken Sword, Syberia or Dark Earth
* Computer role-play games like Black Isle’s Fallout series, Baldur’s Gate series or Elder Scrolls III - Morrowind
* Computer action games like Valve’s Half-Life 2, LucasArts's Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Novalogic’s Delta Force and Red Storm’s Rogue Spear
* Miniature table-top strategy games like Games Workshop’s Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40K
* Computer empire builder like Sid Mayer’s Civilization series
* Strategy board games like Go
* Ancient, medieval and modern warfare, strategy and logistics
* Military history, especially Alexander the Great and Iulius Caesar periods
* Science Fiction/Fantasy literature & motorcycle
## Area of Expertise
3D Studio Max (various plugins for 3D Studio Max e.g. Digimation, Splutterfish), Vegas Video, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw