Trey D

Animation Producer

Bio

Heavy Metal, Rock n Roll, Lifting and Video Games. That pretty much sums me up. I have also spent time as an actor, writer and producer. I come to Gearbox as an Animation Producer on one of my favorite franchises of all time: Aliens. I hail from Pittsburgh, PA (for 15 years) but I'm originally from N'Oleans- New Orleans, LA. I've also lived in a variety of areas including Orlando, FL, Baton Rouge, LA, Los Angeles, CA and Portland, OR. I play acoustic and electric guitar... and I used to yell, not sing, in a metal band for about 4 years.

Length of time I have been employed in the industry

~2 years

Game companies I have worked for

Electronic Arts- Tiburon (EA Sports), Disney Online Studios, Northrop Grumman

Titles I have worked on

Madden NFL 07, NFL Street 3, EA Sports GameShow, Disney Games and Game Services, Virtual Jet Works (Northrop Grumman Corporation Recruiting Game)

Advice

Resources I would recommend for those interested in getting into game development (books, tutorials, sites, etc)

http://etc.cmu.edu

Favorites

First game I remember playing

Zaxxon

All-time favorite game

Call of Duty 4 - Runners Up: Diablo II, Resident Evil 4, Quake Team Fortress Mod, StarCraft

Non-video gaming hobbies

Playing guitar, Steelers FOOTBALL!!!!! writing and producing graphic novels <pushes up glasses>, writing and filming short films, playing football, lifting, listening to music, playing music

Favorite bands/music

Fountains of Wayne, Johnny Cash, Lacuna Coil, Nightwish, Project 86, H2O, The Eagles, Evanescence, Iron Maiden, Alabama 3 (A3)

Favorite books/authors

C.S. Lewis, Lovecraft, Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Todd McFarlane (The Spawn Series), Ehren Kreuger (Screenwriter for Skeleton Key and The Ring remake), M Night Shyamalan (Screenwriter)

Favorite TV shows

The Office, Seinfeld, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon with KRANG, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Married with Children, The Sopranos, Saved by the Bell

Favorite movies

Alien(s) Series (Alien being my favorite), Predator series (Predator 1), Night of the Living Dead (George Romero series'), Christopher Nolan movies (Batman Begins, Memento, Insomnia and the Prestige), The Skeleton Key, M Night Shyamalan (Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, Lady in the Water), Dumb and Dumber of course, and Anchorman.

Favorite quote

I enjoy having breakfast in bed. I like waking up to the smell of bacon, sue me. And since I don't have a butler, I have to do it myself. So, most nights before I go to bed, I will lay six strips of bacon out on my George Foreman grill. Then I go to sleep. When I wake up, I plug in the grill. I go back to sleep again. Then I wake up to the smell of crackling bacon. It is delicious, it's good for me, it's the perfect way to start the day.
-Michael Scott (The Office)