User:Nordenx

About Nordenx
Nordenx (Norman Antonio de los Santos) was born on June 28, 1971. Borne and raised in Mindoro, Philippines, Nordenx immigrated to Southern California, USA in the summer of 1989 and became a naturalized American citizen a couple of years later.

Whirled Projects
Artist responsible for creating: Helped in the development of:
 * Nordenx Asylum and related items with psychological thriller/horror genre themes.
 * Wild West avatars and other western themed items for Cowboy Whirled
 * Anti-Pookah avatars and other anti-cuteness related items.
 * making fun and functional toys that includes music & sound making devices.
 * Land Sea Animals dueling avatars.
 * Wyvern game items, particularly "traps" and "shrines"

Education

 * Associate's Degree in Computer Network Systems Technology
 * Associates's Degree in Computer Science

Languages

 * Fluent in English and Filipino (Tagalog)
 * Understands basic Spanish and Latin.

Nordenx is an avid student of cultures, caligraphy, and linguistics. He created fonts for his native tribal languages' script called Baybayin. Examples of his work can be seen here: Baybayin Modern Fonts (Anak Bathala Project)

Game Development/Design

 * experienced level/map/stage creator for a couple of First Person Shooter (FPS) games/game modifications (MOD) - Half Life (HL), Day of Defeat(DoD), Counter-Strike(CS), Battlefield 1942(BF42), Desert Combat(DC), etc.
 * created 3D vehicle models and scripted them into working player controlled vehicles in-game.
 * created 3D static models and scripted them into placed them in maps/game levels.
 * worked with several 3D game level design tools or mapping tools.
 * created most of his model's textures from scratch.
 * coded nav points, flag points, mission points, bots, and most game mechanics etc.
 * created small applications or 3rd Party Tool for editing games such as - Empire Earth (EE)'s multiplayer game maps.
 * created "Forum Chess" - a small app/tool that allows people to play chess in forums.

Languages/Proficiency

 * Visual Basic - Advanced
 * DHTML - Advanced
 * XML - Novice
 * HTML - Expert
 * VB Script - Novice
 * Flash CS3 / AS3 - Novice
 * Java Script - Beginner
 * Java - Beginner
 * C++ - Novice
 * SQL - Novice

Programming Experience

 * see "Game Development/Design" above
 * In 2001, Nordenx co-founded and operated a small business IT company where we developed software and websites for other small businesses. We successfully implemented Point of Sales (POS) software and Data Management software to local casinos in Southern California.

Artist (Digital Art)

 * YPP Portrait Background Contest Winner - unprecedented 6 entries winning all at once for the month of August 2006;
 * Visit Nordenx's DeviantArt Gallery for more examples of his other work.
 * YPP Forum Banner & Avatar Bazzar 2006
 * YPP Forum Custom Avatar Shoppe 2006
 * YPP Forum Custom Holiday Avatars 2007
 * "Mariner's Used" - YPP Fan Comic Strips

Mediums/Styles

 * Digital - Photo Manipulation
 * Digital - Anime Style Cell Shading
 * Digital - 3D modeling / Texturing
 * Digital - Composite Rendering & Editing
 * Digital - Line Art / Vector
 * Traditional - Clay Modeling/Sculpting
 * Traditional - Oil Painting
 * Traditional - Charcoal
 * Traditional - pen/pencil/ink
 * Traditional - Water color/ Acrylics
 * Traditional - Wood Carving/Sculpting

Digital Tools

 * 3DSMax
 * Adobe Photoshop
 * Adobe Flash
 * Adobe Illustrator
 * Corel Painter
 * Paint Shop Pro
 * Wacom Tablet

Whirled Creations

 * Avatars
 * Furniture
 * Backdrops
 * Toys
 * Pets
 * Games