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Jackson Berry 614 Hellman Way, Apt. 507 Los Angeles, CA 90007 (480) 734-8518 [email protected] EXPERIENCE Bagg.ie Scottsdale, AZ Co-Founder early 2015 Bagg.ie was an app that would allow you to round up each purchase you made to the nearest dollar then put that money in a pot to be distributed to your favorite charities at the end of each month. -assembled a team and drew-out a business model with assistance from SeedSpot, a local startup incubator. - got in contact with an entrepreneur who had attempted something similar before. His remarks severely disheartened my team. We didn’t yet understand the whole “Difference between the pioneers and settlers” sentiment yet and it led to us ending the venture. From Light Los Angeles, CA Game Writer late 2015 From Light is a puzzle/platformer game being developed by From Light Studios for the Wii U. - wrote story concepts, mechanics, motifs, and character concepts for the game - made it to the last round of the team’s considerations. They did not pick my storyline. 7 th Floor Records Los Angeles, CA Designer/Business Consultant late 2015 7 th Floor Records was a music label that sought to bring exposure to musicians at USC. - I helped brand the artists and give direction to the people running the label - after hosting a few shows the label dissolved due to internal debates I never wished to get myself involved in. May start it back up with a tighter group of founders in the future. PROJECTS BITS - (‘15): conceptualized and 3d-modeled BITS, networked devices that allow you to connect anything to the IOT by means of basic mechanical movement. Submitted it to the Autodesk Connected Future Competition. Did not win. TV Heroes (’15): built a game overnight to use in place of a presentation for my pitch to Tara Flynn (Creative Executive of FOX Studios). The game was incredibly glitchy, but for some reason she adored it’s awfulness and my team won the pitch competition. Board Game Collage(’15): was assigned to make a collage out of newspaper and poster board. Made a topographical board game instead. Teacher was not happy. Pardee Geofilters(’15): made snapchat geofilters for my dorm at USC. They were rejected.

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J a c k s o n B e r r y614 Hellman Way, Apt. 507

Los Angeles, CA 90007(480) 734-8518

[email protected]

E X P E R I E N C E

Bagg.ie Scottsdale, AZCo-Founder early 2015Bagg.ie was an app that would allow you to round up each purchase you made to the nearest dollar then put that money in a pot to be distributed to your favorite charities at the end of each month.

-assembled a team and drew-out a business model with assistance from SeedSpot, a local startup incubator.

- got in contact with an entrepreneur who had attempted something similar before. His remarks severely disheartened my team. We didn’t yet understand the whole “Difference between the pioneers and settlers” sentiment yet and it led to us ending the venture.

From Light Los Angeles, CAGame Writer late 2015From Light is a puzzle/platformer game being developed by From Light Studios for the Wii U.

- wrote story concepts, mechanics, motifs, and character concepts for the game- made it to the last round of the team’s considerations. They did not pick my storyline.

7th Floor Records Los Angeles, CADesigner/Business Consultant late 20157th Floor Records was a music label that sought to bring exposure to musicians at USC.

- I helped brand the artists and give direction to the people running the label- after hosting a few shows the label dissolved due to internal debates I never wished to

get myself involved in. May start it back up with a tighter group of founders in the future.

P R O J E C T S

BITS - (‘15): conceptualized and 3d-modeled BITS, networked devices that allow you to connect anything to the IOT by means of basic mechanical movement. Submitted it to the Autodesk Connected Future Competition. Did not win.TV Heroes (’15): built a game overnight to use in place of a presentation for my pitch to Tara Flynn (Creative Executive of FOX Studios). The game was incredibly glitchy, but for some reason she adored it’s awfulness and my team won the pitch competition.Board Game Collage(’15): was assigned to make a collage out of newspaper and poster board. Made a topographical board game instead. Teacher was not happy.Pardee Geofilters(’15): made snapchat geofilters for my dorm at USC. They were rejected.

A C T I V I T I E S S K I L L S

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