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GREEN BAY (Feb. 20, 2007) -- Frozen Codebase LLC announced today the promotions and new hires of several members of its video game development studio in Green Bay, Wis.
Adam De Grandis, of Maine has accepted a position as Art Director. Adam is a former
GarageGames employee (Oregon) and the founder of Maine-based Games Extract. A formally trained artist, he possesses a well-rounded skill-set, feeling comfortable producing high-end models, textures or animation. Adam brings a high level of experience to Frozen Codebase's art efforts.
Jesse Rahikainen has been promoted to Game Programmer. A former hourly programmer at Frozen Codebase and a graduate of UW-Green Bay's computer science program, Jesse brings a tremendous level of programming talent to the team.
Billy Sweetman has been promoted to Game Designer. A former hourly designer at Frozen Codebase and a graduate of ITT Technical Institute, Green Bay, Billy brings a breadth of art and design skill to the Frozen Codebase team.
Frozen Codebase is also proud to announce the promotion of several individuals to hourly employee status. Josh Parker has been promoted to an hourly employee as Game Artist. Josh previously served as an art intern. Josh is a student in ITT Tech Green Bay's Digital Entertainment and Game Design program. He is also the recipient of the first-place award in 3-D modeling at the 1st Annual Midwest Game Fair in February 2006.
Greg Kellerman has been promoted to an hourly employee as Technical Designer. Previously to his new position, Greg served as a quality assurance intern. Greg is currently enrolled in the bachelor's degree program of Digital Entertainment and Game Design at ITT Tech. Greg's design, scripting and programming skills will be crucial in his new role at Frozen Codebase.
Finally, Kurt Hendrickson has been appointed as an intern quality assurance tester.
Frozen Codebase LLC is a game development company based in Green Bay, Wis. and located in the Advance Business Assistance Center incubator. Founded by industry veteran Ben Geisler and backed by venture capital from NEW Capital Fund, Frozen Codebase began Xbox 360 game production in early 2006 with a staff of industry veterans from Raven Software, Radical Entertainment, GarageGames, and Astral Entertainment. The company prides itself on delivering innovative games with AAA quality - on time. With its first original next-gen game nearing completion, Frozen Codebase is attracting a lot of attention within the gaming industry.
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