Hello, my name is Robert Gellner and I am a student at UC Irvine studying Informatics with a minor in Information and Computer Science. I am an officer and prominent member of the UC Irvine Video Game Development Club, where I have made a wide variety of both creative and technical contributions to over 10 different games, all published on itch.io or Steam. I have also served as both an Audio Officer and Design Officer on the club board, where I helped with marketing the club, enlisting new members, organizing events and presentations, and onboarding new officers. I also recently served as the team lead of my own original game, Omega, for which I acted as the designer, lead artist, composer, UI designer, and writer.

Robert Gellner

Hello, my name is Robert Gellner and I am a student at UC Irvine studying Informatics with a minor in Information and Computer Science. I am an officer and prominent member of the UC Irvine Video Game Development Club, where I have made a wide variety of both creative and technical contributions to over 10 different games, all published on itch.io or Steam. I have also served as both an Audio Officer and Design Officer on the club board, where I helped with marketing the club, enlisting new members, organizing events and presentations, and onboarding new officers. I also recently served as the team lead of my own original game, Omega, for which I acted as the designer, lead artist, composer, UI designer, and writer.

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Hello, my name is Robert Gellner and I am a student at UC Irvine studying Informatics with a minor in Information and Computer Science. I am an officer and prominent member of the UC Irvine Video Game Development Club, where I have made a wide variety of both creative and technical contributions to over 10 different games, all published on itch.io or Steam. I have also served as both an Audio Officer and Design Officer on the club board, where I helped with marketing the club, enlisting new members, organizing events and presentations, and onboarding new officers. I also recently served as the team lead of my own original game, Omega, for which I acted as the designer, lead artist, composer, UI designer, and writer.

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Experience Level

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Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner
Beginner
Beginner

Language

Chinese
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

Special Collections Student Assistant at UC Irvine Langson Library - Special Collections
September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2026
Greeted guests, paged and compiled guest requests, reshelved materials, reorganized shelves, labeled new items, and created digital scans of physical materials.
Audio Officer at UC Irvine Video Game Development Club
January 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Audio Officer (6 months) – Presented on behalf of the audio department at club assemblies and events, planned and hosted weekly workshops and related activities, created graphics, slideshows, and animations, assisted with fundraising, and attended weekly staff meetings and department meetings.
Underwater Project Artist/Designer at UC Irvine Video Game Development Club
September 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Led art and design production for the Underwater project: composed 4 background tracks, designed the layout of 3 regions, created over 50 environment decoration sprites and several character animations, designed gameplay mechanics, and revised character dialogue.
Lucas Lost in Limbo Team Lead at UC Irvine Video Game Development Club
December 31, 2024 - March 31, 2025
Co-led by myself and another mentor. Scheduled meetings, handled art and design production, created concept art, and taught animation.
Lost to Space Project Artist/Animator at UC Irvine Video Game Development Club
April 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025
Composed 6 tracks, and created the full animated tileset, all enemies, boss, and attack animations, and all tool/weapon sprites.
Senior Illustrator at Berkeley High Jacket
August 31, 2021 - May 31, 2023
Produced bi-weekly digital illustrations for my high school newspaper, the Berkeley High Jacket, during my Junior and Senior year of high school.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Informatics at UC Irvine
September 1, 2023 - June 1, 2027
High School Diploma at Berkeley High School
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2023

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Industry Experience

Education, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet