Paolo Piselli (also available in plain text ) Contact Information Paolo M. Piselli 13 Montvale Rd.  Worcester, MA 01609  phone: (508) 207-7373 http://www.piselli.com/ ppiselli@yahoo.com Education Pursuing PhD in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute August 2003 to present BS in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst September 1994 to May 1999 GPA in Computer Science: 3.6 (out of 4.0) Cumulative GPA: 3.3 Work Experience Game Artist at Mad Doc Software January 2003 through August 2003 Created concepts, models, textures, animations and icons for Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna. Character Builder and Artist at Zoesis Studios July 2000 through August 2002 Created 3D models, textures, and backdrops using Mirai and Photoshop. Used C++, Perl and CVS to modify development tools in multi-user environment. Brought 3D characters to life using C++ and a LISP-like behavioral language. Programmer and Web Designer at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst August 1999 through June 2000 Used Java to extend multimedia tutoring systems. Supervised redesign of research group web site. Instructor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst September 1999 through May 2000 Instructed course in introductory spline modelling and animation. Designed course syllabus, schedules, grading schemes, assignments and projects. Computer Skills Languages: C/C++, Java, Perl, LISP, HTML Artistic Software: Photoshop, 3D Studio MAX, Mirai Environments: Windows 2000, Irix, Linux, Solaris, MacOS Interests & Activities Used Perl to create a database-driven website serving the swing dance community.  Authored the "Demon Lord Sandor" and "SuperMale" plug-in player models for Quake 3 and Quake 2, respectively.  Was resident mentor for freshmen Computer Science majors at UMass Amherst for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 academic years.