After completing grade 12 at St Mary's College Toowoomba in 2003, my avid interest in computers and technology lead me to seek further educucation in computer related courses.

In 2004 I commenced a Diploma of Multimedia at Toowoomba TAFE where we touched upon a variety of programs over the year. These were primarily Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Premier, Macromedia Flash,and lastly 3D Studio Max.

After obtaining my Diploma of Multimedia, I was successful in acquiring a Traineeship in Electrotechnology at Downs Office Equipment. I completed my traineeship there in the designated 12 months, then proceeded to work fulltime for an additional 6 months. However come February 2006 I put in my resignation as after much thought, decided I wished to pursue a career in the video games industry.

At the beginning of 2006 I relocated to Brisbane to study at one of Australia's most successful and innovative creative digital media educators, QANTM College, where I enthusiastically completed a Diploma of Screen Animation. This was a great experience for me, I learned a huge amount from my lecturer Stephen Britton, and it was an incredible pleasure being around students with shared interests and passion for computer animation.

Although I thoroughly enjoyed completing my Diploma of Screen Animation and contemplated returning to further my study in a Bachelor of Interactive Entertainment, I instead promptly gained employment at a video gaming store located in Toowoomba, where I made the decision to work part time as an Assistant manager whilst working on my computer animation and artwork from home.

I am currently spending my spare time working on character animations for Zombie Panic Source's new content expansion. This is a great experience and I am thrilled that I got the opportunity to work on such a high quality mod. I have also been actively applying for various QA and suitable Animation positions over the past few months.

- Chris Bowe