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Game development professional and artist with 27+ years at Nintendo, spanning UI/UX, concept art, character animation, 3D modeling, and visual effects across major franchises including Mario, Metroid, Pokémon, Kirby, and F-Zero. I’m result-driven, collaborative, and thrive in creative team environments where strong communication and mentorship matter. I partner closely with designers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality player experiences. I’m a people-focused problem solver who enjoys iterating on UI systems (HUD, menus, onboarding, notifications, typography) and supporting teammates through pipelines, tools, and best practices.…Game development professional and artist with 27+ years at Nintendo, spanning UI/UX, concept art, character animation, 3D modeling, and visual effects across major franchises including Mario, Metroid, Pokémon, Kirby, and F-Zero. I’m result-driven, collaborative, and thrive in creative team environments where strong communication and mentorship matter. I partner closely with designers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality player experiences. I’m a people-focused problem solver who enjoys iterating on UI systems (HUD, menus, onboarding, notifications, typography) and supporting teammates through pipelines, tools, and best practices.

Mark Trono Kirkland

UI Designer, UX Designer, Game Developer, +3

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Game development professional and artist with 27+ years at Nintendo, spanning UI/UX, concept art, character animation, 3D modeling, and visual effects across major franchises including Mario, Metroid, Pokémon, Kirby, and F-Zero. I’m result-driven, collaborative, and thrive in creative team environments where strong communication and mentorship matter. I partner closely with designers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality player experiences. I’m a people-focused problem solver who enjoys iterating on UI systems (HUD, menus, onboarding, notifications, typography) and supporting teammates through pipelines, tools, and best practices.…Game development professional and artist with 27+ years at Nintendo, spanning UI/UX, concept art, character animation, 3D modeling, and visual effects across major franchises including Mario, Metroid, Pokémon, Kirby, and F-Zero. I’m result-driven, collaborative, and thrive in creative team environments where strong communication and mentorship matter. I partner closely with designers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality player experiences. I’m a people-focused problem solver who enjoys iterating on UI systems (HUD, menus, onboarding, notifications, typography) and supporting teammates through pipelines, tools, and best practices.

Available to hire

Game development professional and artist with 27+ years at Nintendo, spanning UI/UX, concept art, character animation, 3D modeling, and visual effects across major franchises including Mario, Metroid, Pokémon, Kirby, and F-Zero. I’m result-driven, collaborative, and thrive in creative team environments where strong communication and mentorship matter.

I partner closely with designers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality player experiences. I’m a people-focused problem solver who enjoys iterating on UI systems (HUD, menus, onboarding, notifications, typography) and supporting teammates through pipelines, tools, and best practices.

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Work Experience

Artist III at Nintendo Software Technology

November 1, 1998 - December 1, 2025

Over 25 years contributing to game development art across UI/UX, concept art, character animation, 3D modeling, and visual effects. Recent focus has been UI/UX for Nintendo titles, collaborating with small UI teams to update layouts, localization, typography, HUD, menus, onboarding flows, and notification messaging using in-house tools and pipelines.

Artist III (UI/UX, Game Development Art) at Nintendo Software Technology

November 1, 1998 - December 1, 2025

Over 25 years at Nintendo covering the full range of game development art, including concept art, character animation, 3D modeling, and visual effects, with the last decade focused on UI/UX. Partnered with designers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality player experiences. Worked with in-house proprietary tools and mentored newer and associate artists while contributing to UI systems, HUDs, menus, onboarding, notification messaging, fonts, and layout/localization updates across multiple Nintendo titles and services.

2D Artist at Digipen Canada

January 1, 1998 - October 1, 1998

Created pixel art assets for a game collection developed for the Nintendo Gateway System.