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				<title>Re: Retro Studios - Personnel Tracker</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 15:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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						 <p><strong>Hired:</strong></p> <p>Martin Taramasco (Producer - Engineering Department)</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-taramasco-a043a92b">https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-taramasco-a043a92b</a></p> 
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				<title>Re: Retro Studios - Personnel Tracker</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
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						 <p><strong>Recently hired:</strong></p> <p>Marisa Palumbo (Lead Producer)</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/marisa-palumbo-873705b">https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/marisa-palumbo-873705b</a></p> 
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				<title>Re: Retro Studios - Personnel Tracker</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 03:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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						 <p>Not confirmed: Ed Reyes (FX Artist?)<br /> linkedin .com//in/ed-reyes-a3655a2</p> 
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				<title>Re: Retro Studios - Personnel Tracker</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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						 <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Recently hired:</span></p> <p><strong>Jon Marcella</strong> (Environment Designer) - Freelance?<br /> linkedin .com/in/jonmarcella</p> <p><strong>Ryan Metcalf</strong> (Level 3 Technical Animator)<br /> linkedin .com/in/rymetcalf</p> <p><strong>Taylor Cross</strong> (Outsource Review Artist)<br /> linkedin .com/in/taylor-cross-0bb6a51a4</p> <p><strong>Katie Anderson</strong> (Accounts Payable and Project Accountant)<br /> linkedin .com/in/katie-anderson-442b6957</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">New job opening:</span></p> <p>CONTRACT - Environment Outsourcing Integration Artist (Job date: September 11, 2020)</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">No longer accepting aplications:</span></p> <p>CONTRACT - Environment Outsourcing Review Artist (Job date: July 15, 2020). Hired in September: Taylor Cross</p> <p>Lead Graphics Engineer (Job date: April 26, 2019)</p> <p>Lead Producer (formerly Project Manager; Job Date: May 11, 2020)</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Renamed:</span></p> <p>Senior Designer (Job date: August 9, 2019) &#8212;&#8212;&gt; Renamed to Senior Level Designer</p> <p>Engineering Department Coordinator (Job date: March 30, 2020) &#8212;&#8212;&gt; Renamed to Engineering Department Producer</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Other:</span></p> <p>Dylan Jobe confirmed as Director of Development<br /> videogameschronicle .com/news/retro-studios-has-hired-the-director-of-warhawk-as-its-development-head/</p> 
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				<title>Re: Retro Studios - Personnel Tracker</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2020 14:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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						 <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Recently hired:</span></p> <p>Rikki Lynn-Vitello (Outsource Producer)<br /> linkedin com/in/rikki-lynn-vitello-ab1785121</p> <p>Not confirmed: George Thomas (Director, Information Technology) - 1998-2014, apparently he returned this year.</p> <p>Not confirmed: Joe Lee (Level 3 Character Artist)</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">New job opening:</span></p> <p>CONTRACT - Environment Outsourcing Review Artist (Job date: July 15, 2020)</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">No longer accepting applications:</span></p> <p>Technical Animator (Job date: January 7, 2020)<br /> CONTRACT - Recruiting Coordinator (Job date: February 19, 2020)<br /> CONTRACT - Writer (Job date: May 11, 2020)<br /> Accounts Payable and Project Accountant (Job date: June 13, 2020)</p> 
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				<title>Re: Retro Studios - Personnel Tracker</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2020 18:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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						 <p>Gone</p> <p>CONTRACT - Concept Artist (Job date: November 26, 2019)<br /> Environment Artist (Job date: January 29, 2020)</p> <p>New</p> <p>Concept Artist (Job Date: June 27, 2020)</p> 
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				<title>Re: Retro Studios - Personnel Tracker</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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						 <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">New job opening:</span></p> <p>Accounts Payable and Project Accountant (Job date: June 13, 2020)</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">No longer accepting applications:</span></p> <p>CONTRACT - Lighting Artist (Job date: February 12, 2020). <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Hired in June:</strong></span> Michael Meador linkedin .com/in/michael-meador5353/</p> <p>Environment Designer (Job date: February 14, 2020)</p> <p>Art Department Coordinator (Job date: April 27, 2020)</p> 
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				<title>Re: Retro Studios - Personnel Tracker</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2020 23:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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						 <p>Nice eye!</p> 
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				<title>Re: Retro Studios - Personnel Tracker</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2020 18:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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						 <p>I dont know how you are able to find it,but just confirmed Dylan Jobe</p> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EMG4GozW4AAeGQf?format=jpg&amp;name=small" alt="EMG4GozW4AAeGQf?format=jpg&amp;name=small" class="image" /><br /> <img src="https://switch-brasil.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Retro-Studios.jpg" alt="Retro-Studios.jpg" class="image" />
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				<title>Re: Retro Studios - Personnel Tracker</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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						 <p>About 120+</p> 
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				<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2020 18:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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						 <p><em>Last update: September 26, 2020</em></p> <p><strong>Current:</strong></p> <p>Aaron Walker (Lead Software Engineer) - 2005<br /> Adad Morales (Lead VFX Artist) - 2020<br /> Akiko Laban (Communication Coordinator) - 2003<br /> Al Artus (Facilities Manager) - 1999<br /> Alex Quinones (Senior Engineer) - First game: Metroid Prime<br /> Andrew Jones (Tools Engineer) - 2014<br /> Andrew Orlando (Software Engineer Level 4) - 2012<br /> Andy Hanson (Senior Software Engineer) - 2006<br /> Austin Angelman (External Environment Artist) - 2020<br /> Ben Jackson (Level 2 Engineer) - 2015<br /> Ben Johnson (Tools Engineer) - 2019<br /> Bharathwaj Nandakumar (Lead Engineer) - 2020<br /> Bianca Benavidez (Product Tester) - 2020<br /> Bill Vandervoort (Design Director) - 2005<br /> Bobby Arlauskas (Sound Designer) - 2015<br /> Brandon Salinas (Game Designer) - 2005<br /> Brandon Strong (Designer) - 2013<br /> Bryan Erck (Senior VFX Artist) - 2020<br /> Cale Scholl (Engineer) - First game: DKC: TF<br /> Caleb Wise (Product Tester) - 2019<br /> Cameron Enfinger (IT Lead) - 2020<br /> Carlos Mendieta (Animator) - 2003<br /> Chris Medina (Level 2 Environment Artist) - 2017<br /> Chuck Crist (Lead VFX Artist) - 1999<br /> Clayton Stubbs (Level 3 IT Engineer) - 2019<br /> Cody McGinley (Senior Recruiter) - 2019<br /> Conrad Buranicz (Level 2 Tech Artist) - 2019<br /> Dan Higdon (Software Engineer) - 2008<br /> David DeCoster (Senior Environment Artist) - 2016<br /> David Chen (Technical Animator) - 2019<br /> David Plunkett (Programmer) - 2014<br /> David Salaiz (Senior Character Artist) - 2016<br /> Dax Pallotta (Principle Animator) - 2000<br /> Dylan Jobe (Director of Development) - 2019<br /> Elizabeth Baxter (Senior Lighting Artist) - 2014<br /> Enrique Rivera (Concept Artist) - 2015<br /> Eric DiCesare (Human Resources Manager) - 2019<br /> Ethan McDonald (IT Network Engineer/Sys Admin) - 1999-2004, 2007-Present<br /> Ethan Smith (Designer) - 2013<br /> Faith Casper (Sr. Accountant) - First game: MP3: Corruption<br /> Frank Maddin (Software Engineer) - First game: MP3: Corruption<br /> Gary Scanlon Jr (Software Engineer) - 2015<br /> Geoffrey Belcher (Sound Designer) - 2017<br /> Georgia Nelson (Level IV Software Engineer - Senior) - 2016<br /> Greg Frizzell (Lead Environment Artist) - 2018<br /> Hayley McGuire (Animator) - 2017<br /> James Beech (Environment Designer 3) - 2020<br /> James Krut (Tools Engineer) - 2014<br /> James Reed Ketcham (Environment Artist) - 2008<br /> Jay Fuller (Designer) - 2005<br /> Jesse Spears (Software Engineer) - 2005<br /> Jessica Spence (UI Lead) - 2012<br /> Jhony Ljungstedt (Senior Art Director) - 2020<br /> Jim Gage (Software Engineer) - 2001<br /> Jim Richmond (Senior Software Engineer) - 2013<br /> John Sheblak (Software Engineer. Level 4 - Senior) - 2008<br /> Johnny Owens (Tools Engineer) - 2015<br /> Jon Marcella (Enviromment Designer) Freelance? - 2020<br /> Jon Wofford (Level 4 UI) - 2018<br /> Jonathan DeLange (Designer) - 2005-2007, 2011-Present<br /> Jordan Johnson (UI Engineer) - 2014<br /> Jose Guerra (Software Engineer) - 2008<br /> Joseph Cherlin (Graphics Engineer) - 2019<br /> Justin Little (Animator) - 2016<br /> Katie Anderson (Accounts Payable and Project Accountant) - 2020<br /> Kellie Prinz Johnson (Director of Operations) - 2003<br /> Kenneth Kozan (Environment Artist) - 2012<br /> Kiko Buyo (Animator) - 2015<br /> Koen Wooten (Cinematic Lead) - 2019<br /> Kyle Hefley (Lead Character Artist) - 2019<br /> Kyle Ruegg (Animator) - 2011<br /> Luis Ramirez (Senior Artist) - First game: Metroid Prime<br /> Maiko Hoshino (Level 2 Bilingual Operations Assistant) - First game: DKC: TF (Switch)<br /> Mark Capers (Designer) - 2020<br /> Maruchy Fernandez (Senior Environment Artist) - 2016<br /> Matt Frank (Tools Engineer) - 2019<br /> Matt Manchester (Level 3 Artist) - 2005<br /> Matthew Peterson (Engineer) - 2013<br /> May Oakes (Software Engineer) - 2019<br /> Michael Kelbaugh (President and CEO) - 2003<br /> Michael Kelley (Software Engineer) - 2013<br /> Michael Meador (Lighting Artist) - 2020<br /> Mika Sato (Operations) - First game: DKC: TF<br /> Mookie Weisbrod (Senior Lead Animator) - 2012<br /> Nestor Hernandez (Senior Designer) - 2011<br /> Nicholas Wilson (Senior VFX Artist) - 2020<br /> Nick Trammell (IT Engineer) - 2015<br /> Omar Amador (Technical Animator) - 2016<br /> Patrick Krefting (Technical Designer) - 2013<br /> Paul Wu (Art Outsource Manager) - 2019<br /> Peter Nielsen (Testing/Production Coordinator) - 2010, 2013-Present<br /> Quinn Smith (Character Artist) - 2004-2012, 2015-Present<br /> Rachel Landa (Operations Support Specialist) - 2018<br /> Raphael Perkins (Level 3 animator) - 2006, 2008-Present<br /> Rebecca Flannery (Technical Artist) - 2013<br /> Rick Blankenship (Animator) - 2013, 2015-Present<br /> Rikki Lynn-Vitello (Outsource Producer) - 2020<br /> Robert Kovach (Staff Technical Artist) 2012-2018, 2018-Present<br /> Robert Walker (Gameplay Engineer) - 2016<br /> Russell Lingo (Environment Artist) - First game: DKC Returns<br /> Russell O'Henly (Senior Game Designer) - 2005<br /> Ryan Cornelius (Lead Gameplay Engineer) - 2006-2014, 2015-Present<br /> Ryan Harris (Director of Planning) - 2002<br /> Ryan Kirschman (Gameplay Engineer) - 2019<br /> Ryan Metcalf (Level 3 Technical Animator) - 2020<br /> Ryan Powell (Senior Staff Artist) - 2000<br /> Sasha Nodia (Lead External Environment Artist) - 2019<br /> Scott Petersen (Audio Supervisor) - 2004<br /> Sean Horton (Senior Environment Artist) - 2004<br /> Sean Howard (IT Engineer) - 2018<br /> Shane Lewis (QA Design Analyst) - 2008<br /> Shawn Melchor (Concept Artist) - 2014<br /> Shawn Wingler (Technical Designer) - 2014<br /> Stephen Dupree (Principal Game Designer) - 2009-2017, 2019-Present<br /> Stephen Zafros (Senior Animator) - 2002<br /> Sylvia Rowland (Artist) - 2011<br /> Taylor Cross (Outsource Review Artist) - 2020<br /> Taylor Yust (Level II Gameplay Engineer) - 2017<br /> Teague Schultz (Senior Environment Artist) - 2003<br /> Teia Bartz (NOA &amp; Retro Studios Sr Corporate Recruiter) - 2005<br /> Thomas Robins (Effects Artist) - 2006<br /> Tiffany Griffith (Level 1 Environment Artist) - 2017<br /> Tim Little (VP of Engineering &amp; Technology) - 2018<br /> Tony Bernardin (Graphics Engineer) - 2011<br /> Victor van 't Hek (Lead External Environment Artist) - 2019<br /> Will Bate (Technical Art Manager) - 2006<br /> Will Fuller (Senior Material Artist) - 2020</p> <p><strong>Not confirmed:</strong></p> <p>Ed Reyes (FX Artist?) - 2020<br /> George Thomas (Director, Information Technology) - 1998-2014, 2020-Present<br /> Joe Lee (Level 3 Character Artist) - 2020</p> <p><strong>Job Openings:</strong></p> <p>Senior Level Designer (Job date: August 9, 2019)<br /> Lead Animator (Job date: November 6, 2019)<br /> Boss / AI Designer (Job date: March 18, 2020)<br /> Engineering Department Producer (Job date: March 30, 2020)<br /> Level 4 - Lighting Artist (Job date: May 11, 2020)<br /> Lead Lighting Artist (Job date: May 11, 2020)<br /> Concept Artist (Job date: June 27, 2020)<br /> CONTRACT - Environment Outsourcing Integration Artist (Job date: September 11, 2020)</p> 
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