Biography
Dual US/Australian citizen, Cindi earned her architecture degree at Berkeley focused on the end user experience. As she worked her away around the world designing interiors, buildings, and even whole cities, she dabbled in comparative religious studies along the way. Turning her design talents to create the sets on films such as STAR WARS EP II & III, MATRIX II & III, she then rolled into producing, acting, and coaching actors for auditions. Recently, she’s been integrating her life experiences into screenwriting, specializing in science fiction television pilots. And now… she’s combining her love of story, imagination, play, and creating amazing user experiences to write for games.
Skills
Roles
- Mastery
- Mastery
- Mastery
- Advanced
- Advanced
- Advanced
- Basic
- Basic
Technical Skills
- Mastery
Soft Skills
- Mastery
- Mastery
Other Skills
- Mastery
- Mastery
- Advanced
Work Experience
2015 – 2021
Owner/ Film Producer
IAWAKLY Films LLc (Los Angeles, California)
Create, Produce, Finance, and marketing short films. Coordinate resources, budget and schedule, lead and inspire team.
2008 – 2009
Head of Interiors
Equisse Design Studio (Sydney Australia)
Research successful marketplaces & hotels in the world. Implement those lessons into the design of cites in Abu Dhabi. Supervise local & remote 3-D modeling teams to create dawn to dusk flythrough.
2006 – 2006
Assistant Art Director
Superman Returns (Sydney Australia)
Development & implementation of construction documents in coordination with mo-cap, pre-viz, camera, lighting, finishers, decorators, talent, & marketing. Daily Planet Office, Kent Family Home & Barn
2000 – 2006
Jr/Sr Draftsperson
Star Wars EP II & III (Sydney Australia)
Development & implementation of construction documents in coordination with mo-cap, pre-viz, camera, lighting, finishers, decorators, talent, & marketing. Amidala's Ship, Grievous' Battleship
2001 – 2003
Assistant Art Director
Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions (Sydney Australia)
Development & implementation of construction documents in coordination with mo-cap, pre-viz, camera, lighting, finishers, decorators, talent, & marketing. Merovingian's Chateau, Wreck of the Mjolnir
1992 – 1996
Chancellor of Women's Healing
The Berkeley Psychic Institute (Berkeley, California)
Create and teach meditation, aura healing classes. Lead retreats in California and Hawaii.
Education
2021 – 2021
Certificate
The Narrative Department
Game Writing Masterclasses
Professional Intensives regarding principals of game design, how the writer fits into the game development team, transition of traditional writing techniques into game writing techniques.
2018 – 2020
Corey Mandell/Talton Wingate
Screenwriting
Two years of ten week professional screenwriting intensives focused on critical elements of compelling storytelling including: The Question tool (mysteries), Bad News, and Mutually Proactive Conflict.
2014 – 2015
Certificate
The New Movement Theatre
Long-Form Improvisation
Year-long course in long-form improvisation techniques highlighting team work, being in the moment, listening, "yes and..." supporting ideas, playtime, and fun.
1978 – 1981
Bachelor of Arts
University of California, Berkeley
Architecture
Design, three-dimensional thinking, structures, team work, consultant coordination, model building, presentation, client and end-user interface and expectations.