James recently joined EA/Cliffhanger Games as a Senior Environment Outsource Manager. He started in the industry as an Animator with EA/Origin Systems and has worked as a Senior Animator with Midway Games, Art Director for Firestorm Productions, and 3D Artist for Infogrames. He also a faculty member at the Art Institute of Chicago in Game Art & Design as well as Media Art & Animation while freelancing as a 3D Artist. He’s been an Outsource Manager for over 12 years managing multiple projects for Edge of Reality, Terminal Reality, Gearbox Software, Striking Distance Studios, Microsoft and Bonfire Studios before joining EA/Cliffhanger Games. He is passionate about making external teams successful at creating highest quality art possible.