"I've worked with Craig on quite a few projects, and can attest to his attention to detail, and his excellent CG art skill and talent. Craig has great architectural/object modeling skills, in fact, on a previous game, we had to bring Craig over from a different project to make us some nice looking cars, because he was one of the best vehicle modelers in the studio. I would highly recommend Craig as an artist on any development team, his skills and talent will you give you that extra edge your project needs to show its best." November 9, 2008
Ken Proudfoot, Principal Technical Artist, Locomotive Games
managed Craig indirectly at Locomotive Games - a THQ Company
"In early 2006, our studio was preparing to ship Cars for the Sony PSP using RenderWare. Simultaneously, we were developing our own internal graphic engine and had the ability to push things even further. Enter Craig Woida, who brought new ideas and a high-quality look to our Ratatouille game and studio as a whole. Among other things, Craig has an excellent eye for lighting and textures and implements very well. He also proved to be a huge finisher on projects, cleaning up final bugs, that I frequently brought to his attention, as we prepared for our final submissions. He grew into a terrific Lead for our unannounced title [Wii shooter] where he not only directed the art team, but also contributed conceptuals, vastly enhanced the look of our prototype worlds (esp. with lighting/texturing/fogging) and aided Production in our scheduling needs. Craig is a hard worker, a true professional and an absolute joy to work with." November 9, 2008
David Gray, Executive Producer, THQ / Locomotive Games
managed Craig indirectly at Locomotive Games - a THQ Company
"Craig is a versatile and talented artist who works well as both a production artist and lead artist. His eye for color and design sense are outstanding and truly shine through in all of his level work. Craig is one of the most professional artists I've had the pleasure of working with. He treats all his direct reports with respect, represents his team well to upper management, and works hard to convey his thoughts and ideas in ways everyone can understand." November 6, 2008
Matt Winalski, Studio Creative Director, Locomotive Games
managed Craig at Locomotive Games - a THQ Company
"I was the art lead on a title that Craig worked on. He was consistently my go to guy when I needed something done on time and done right. He has a very positive attitude, is fun to work with and has a great work ethic. I would go to Craig for artistic inspiration as well as technical questions on a regular basis. I would rely on Craig for lots of things that were above his job title and he would do them without complaint. That is why when I was preparing to leave the company, it was a no-brainer to recommend Craig to jump directly into my role...and he did. He did a tremendous job and all I heard were good things from fellow artists. I can't say it any more strongly...Craig is a talented, hard working and valuable employee. I sincerely hope to work with him again. -Craig Aldred Senior Founding Artist FooMojo, Inc. 510-589-4710 caldred21@gmail.com" November 6, 2008
Craig Aldred, Senior 3D Artist, Locomotive Games
managed Craig at Locomotive Games - a THQ Company
"Craig is an outstanding artist. At 3DO, he was given tasks which included the design and implementation of complex model vehicles and textures. He is a heads-down employee with great skills. Truly a "fire and forget" individual. Hand him a task and know it will be done well and on time." November 6, 2008
Peter Traugot, Sr. Project Director, 3DO
managed Craig at Locomotive Games - a THQ Company
"Craig is an artist that you can trust to do all the right things you'd expect in a Senior Artist. He provides great art very quickly, resolves problems on his own, leads others by example, and has a great personality to go along with his talents. I often looked to him for artistic vision for games we worked on together, he always led me in the right direction." November 7, 2008
Rob Jolliff, Art Director/Lead, The 3DO Company
managed Craig at Locomotive Games - a THQ Company
"I worked with Craig as he lead on our last project, and we were both involved in the early outsourcing efforts. His quick and detailed feedback made my job easier communicating to the external artists. Although even as a lead, he put in the time to fill in where we needed, such as additional concept work that our single concept artist wasn't able to cover. He ran a tight ship, kept his team moving and interfacing with other departments. He also had a strong sense of style, taking our unreleased Wii title into a really enjoyable visual style that made it distinct from the 360 title it was based on." November 11, 2008
Eric Zimmerman , Localization Producer , Locomotive Games
worked directly with Craig at Locomotive Games - a THQ Company
"Craig and I worked on multiple titles at Locomotive Games together. His many years of experience really helped me get my art related tasks completed fast and efficiently. His art input, here at Locomotive Games, definitively made the quality of our games soar to phenomenal levels. I would easily work with Craig again." November 10, 2008
Daniel Karp , Software Engineer , Locomotive Games
worked directly with Craig at Locomotive Games - a THQ Company
