Rebbaz Royee was born and raised in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. He enjoys gaming, technology, and art. Growing up with Nintendo, comics, and trading cards set a foundation for his profession.
Rebbaz is a multidisciplinary designer with professional experience in social, mobile, & PC gaming production ranging from product design, user interface design, user experience design, scalable system design and even concept art. Rebbaz also has substantial experience in print design and occasional exhibition. He is a quick learner, a leader, individual contributor while being self-driven and willing to step out of the role of a designer.
EXPERIENCE
Take-Two Interactive; Zynga | 02/2024 - Present
Lead Experience Designer | Unannounced Product
Artie | 04/2023 - 01/2024
Senior UX/UI Designer | Pong Legends
Superteam Games | 04/2022 - 01/2023
Lead UX/UI Designer | STG Football
Electronic Arts | 04/2021 - 04/2022
Senior UX Designer | Tap Sports Baseball 2022 - 2021
Glu Mobile Inc. | 05/2016 - 04/2021
Senior UX/UI Design Lead | Tap Sports Baseball 2021 - 2016 & WWE Universe
Academy of Art | 09/2016 - 12/2016
Part-Time Instructor | Color Theory for Visual Development
Bee Cave Games | 10/2014 - 04/2016
UI/UX Designer | Slots & Poker
Zynga Inc. | 12/2009 - 06/2014
Senior UI/UX Designer & Artist | Farmville & Cityville 2
PROGRAMS
Figma • Adobe Creative Suite • Photoshop • Adobe XD • InVision • Sketch • Atlassian JIRA • Atlassian Confluence • Zoom • Google Suite • MS Office • Unity3D • UnReal • 3dsMax • Maya • ZBrush • Workday • Sublime Editor • Fork • Perforce • Git • Bitbucket
SKILLS
Product Design • Product Management • User Experience Design • User Interface Design • Business to Customer (B2C) • Software as a Service (SaaS) • Scalable Design • Holistic Design • Rapid Prototyping • Site Mapping • Wireframing • Design Research • Game Design • Game Development • Performant Testing • Project & Production Planning • AGILE Principles • New Business Evaluation • Voice of the Customer • Go-to-Market Strategies • Management • Art Direction • Outsource Management • Risk Management & Assessment • JSON & HTML Code Experience • Course Instruction
EXHIBITIONS
Sept. 2014 Jules Jammal Superhero Art Auction Contributor
Spring 2013 Solo Art Exhibit at Berkeley Ironwork
Sept. 2012 Beasts & Beats III Group Art Gallery Contributor
April 2012 Beasts & Beats II Group Art Gallery Contributor
Nov. 2011 Beasts & Beats I Group Art Gallery Contributor
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts Animation/Illustration San Jose State University 2009
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts Las Positas Junior College 2005
OTHER INTERESTS
Rock climbing, fitness, camping, cycling, Magic the Gathering, DIY house and crafty projects, drone racing, child development