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•“Brenda is a pleasure to work with. She is a gifted artist in many mediums. She is a good communicator,
easy to get along with, flexible and a team player. I would strongly recommend Brenda as an asset
to any organization—especially where creativity is welcomed.” June 30, 2009
Jo Hendrix , Executive Administrator, BinaryLabs, Inc.
worked directly with Brenda at BinaryLabs, Inc.
•“In my experience, Brenda is a wonderful teammate and coworker. Through the years we worked
together at BinaryLabs, Brenda always brought her best to each project, and used her skills to excel in
art creation, and art management. She would be a valuable addition to any company.” June 22, 2009
Laurel Worden, Lead Artist and Animator, BinaryLabs, Inc.
worked directly with Brenda at BinaryLabs, Inc.
•“Brenda and I worked on many multimedia software development projects. Brenda is a highly skilled
artist and does a great job as a lead, managing other artists, coaching them and giving them direction
to ensure consistency and quality. She is productive, dedicated and a great team player. As an artist,
she excels at a wide range of disciplines, from pastel paintings to user interface design.” June 9, 2009
Beatrice Dormoy, Senior Producer, BinaryLabs, Inc.
managed Brenda at BinaryLabs, Inc.
•“Brenda is a very talented digital artist. In the 6 years she worked with us she worked on dozens of
projects, each with its own unique requirements and art styles. Her versatility allowed her to succeed
on each assignment and produce high quality work product. Brenda is a team player, very easy to work
with, and has a mastery of the key software tools for today’s digital artist. She always went the extra
mile, and would be a valuable addition to any team, large or small.” June 8, 2009
Frank Jensen , CEO & Executive Producer , BinaryLabs, Inc.
managed Brenda indirectly at BinaryLabs, Inc.
•“Brenda is a rare find in that she is both creative and very organized as a project leader. Her prelaunch
prep work always saved a ton of time during the dev cycle Her assignments were clear and concise,
necessary reference material readily available, and I was given a spreadsheet that made tracking
my prgress a breeze. She was available to answer questions, and stayed on top of the workflow so that
progress was never impeded. She’s a rare find!” June 8, 2009
Laurie Fuller , Art Contractor , BinaryLabs, Inc.
reported to Brenda at BinaryLabs, Inc.
•“I have had the great pleasure of working with Brenda for the past [six] years. In that time, I have found
her to be both a talented graphic artist, and an enthusiastic team leader. On project after project, she
came through with elegant and creative solutions to the most challenging layout problems, and no
amount of changes from our clients ever seemed to be too much for her. She is a true professional in
everything she does. As an art team leader, she is well organized, calm in the face of adversity, and
always fair in her treatment of her team. She does very well balancing multiple projects and resolving
conflicting deadlines. Time and time again she has come through when a tough project is on the
line. Given the opportunity, I would be thrilled to work with Brenda again, and I know that she will be a
tremendous asset to any organization lucky enough to hire her.” June 5, 2009
Rich Walsh , Director, Software Development , BinaryLabs Inc
managed Brenda indirectly at BinaryLabs, Inc.
Reference for Brenda Salamone
July, 2009
I have had the pleasure of working with Brenda at BinaryLabs since 2003.
She is a talented graphic artist and enthusiastic and supportive team member. Brenda is flexible
and expert in the team roles she plays whether it’s as art lead managing a team of art contractors,
a member of a large art team collaborating on the art, or as the sole artist on a project. She
developed art for a number of platforms and quickly learned the different tools, and requirements
for CD, Internet, handhelds, DVD set-top, and print deliverables. She is well-versed in art tools,
Photoshop, Flash, and continually learning the subtleties of these to improve her skills.
Brenda creates art in a variety of styles, whatever is needed to meet the look and feel of the
product, font treatments, graphic art, illustration and animation for pre-school children to adult
audiences, from fanciful to realistic and scientific. Working with the licensor’s style guides, Brenda
created licensed character art for top entertainment titles with SpongeBob, Dora, Scooby, Cars,
and many others.
In addition to her art expertise, she played an important role in the development of proposals as
art team member preparing discovery questions for client calls, representing the company during
client calls, defining and estimating the tasks for each unique project, creating sample art comps,
and providing art write-ups for proposals.
Working with multiple clients on tight schedules, Brenda always came through with great art that
met the client’s vision and supported the instructional and entertainment goals. Brenda is a professional
and will be a valuable team member to the fortunate organization she works with.
I’d be happy to speak with you further about Brenda. I can be reached on 619-991-3736.
Regards,
Louise Russell
Director, Sales and Business Development
BinaryLabs, Inc.
www.binarylabs.com
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8928 Terman Court
San Diego, CA 92121
October 22, 2001
To Whom it May Concern:
Brenda Tracy worked for me at Sony Online
Entertainment (SOE) for almost a year as an Artist.
I am writing this letter to confirm that her recent
layoff from SOE was not in any way tied to her performance,
and to highly recommend her as an employee with your
organization.
Had I been given a choice, I would have
not laid Brenda off. But it was not my decision to make.
The area Brenda worked in, Casual Games, generates primary
revenue off ad sales, which have seen a marked decline
in this year and have little indication of improving
any time soon. As a result of this SOE has restructured
to decrease our investment in this area, and the result
of the reorganization left no other position open for
Brenda. We regretfully had to let her go.
Brenda is a creative, enthusiastic artist
who performs consistently and to a high level. I have
no doubt that given a longer period together we could
have found other areas for her to branch into to as
well. Should conditions at SOE change, I wouldn't hesitate
to hire her back.
If you would like to speak to me personally
regarding this letter or Brenda's time here, feel free
to call (858) 577-3111.
Sincerely,
Richard Lawrence
Director of Development
Sony Online Entertainment
rlawrence@soe.sony.com
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October 17, 2001
Dear Sir or Madam:
Brenda Tracy is a highly talented and motivated professional.
In working with her on various products, including the
original puzzle-game, Rick O’Shea’s Adventure,
I have found her to be both a productive, prolific artist
and a strong, flexible collaborator.
She would be an asset to any project or team, and she
thrives in an integrated team environment. She is a
strong and creative independent artist who requires
only a few nudges in the right direction to create multiple
options for a product. In addition, she is that most
rare of commodities – a committed and flexible
collaborator, who is always willing to listen to ideas,
make changes, and alter her work to fit the technical
or aesthetic specifications of the product.
Moreover, she is extremely quick about creating new
art, and is willing to put in extra effort when it is
required to meet a deadline. She has a wide array of
technical skills and mastery of most major software.
Finally, she is a pleasure to work with; her personality
is extremely positive and she always comes into work
with a “can do” attitude.
Sincerely,
Dallas Dickinson
Producer
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