Laureen Lafave

Laureen LaFave has a comprehensive background in the gaming industry, starting with their current position as an Art Outsourcing Manager at The Pokémon Company International. Prior to that, they worked as an Art Outsourcing Manager at IllFonic from April 2019 to August 2021.

Laureen's previous experience includes working as a Sr. Environment Artist at King from February 2018 to February 2019, where they created levels and cinematic sequences using Unity's timeline tools. Laureen also collaborated with engineers to develop production efficiency tools.

Before their time at King, Laureen held a contract position as an Art Consultant at Glu Mobile from October 2018 to December 2018, where they organized resources and provided documentation for a past project.

Laureen's long-term career at Glu Mobile began in September 2014, where they initially served as an Art Manager until January 2017. During this time, they managed a team of artists, conducted performance reviews, and provided mentorship. Laureen also played a key role in transitioning the studio to the Unity Engine by writing pipeline documentation and working with the engineering team. Additionally, they contributed to setting asset budgets and creating tools for studio projects.

Laureen's earlier experience includes working as an Environment Artist at Griptonite Games from November 2010 to November 2011, where they modeled, textured, and animated props for the Shinobi 3ds title. Laureen also performed rapid prototyping for game pitch ideas.

Prior to that, Laureen worked at Electronic Arts as an Environment Artist from July 2004 to February 2010. Their responsibilities included creating gameplay structures, terrain textures, and prop sets for maps in a proprietary engine. Laureen also worked with XML and .

Laureen's career in the gaming industry began as a Texture Artist at zombie in 2003.

Laureen LaFave attended Henry Cogswell from 2000 to 2004, where they obtained a BA degree in digital art. Additionally, they have also attended Gnomon, although the specific dates, degree, and field of study are unknown.