Fiscal Year

2022

Case Number

A-21075-62878

Case Status

Certified-Expired

Received Date

2021-06-04

Decision Date

2021-11-04

Refile

N

Original File Date

2022-01-01 10:23:07

Previous SWA Case Number State

Schedule A Sheepherder

N

Employer Name

VALVE

Employer Name Slug

valve

Employer Address 1

10400 NE 4TH STREET

Employer Address 2

STE. 1400

Employer City

BELLEVUE

Employer City Slug

bellevue

Employer State

WASHINGTON

Employer State Slug

washington

Employer Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Postal Code

98004

Employer Phone

(425) 889-9642

Employer Number of Employees

3063

Employer Year Commenced Business

1996

NAICS Code

541519

FW Ownership Interest

N

Employer Contact Name

Dawn Dempsey

Employer Contact Address 1

10400 NE 4th Street

Employer Contact Address 2

Ste. 1400

Employer Contact City

Bellevue

Employer Contact State/Province

WASHINGTON

Employer Contact Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Contact Postal Code

98004

Employer Contact Phone

(425) 889-9642 258

Employer Contact Email

dawnd@valvesoftware.com

Agent Attorney Name

Kohei Yamamoto

Agent Attorney Firm Name

Cowan Miller and Lederman

Agent Attorney Phone

206-340-1033 x.108

Agent Attorney Address 1

1000 2nd Avenue

Agent Attorney Address 2

Suite 1620

Agent Attorney City

Seattle

Agent Attorney State/Province

Agent Attorney Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Agent Attorney Postal Code

98104

Agent Attorney Email

kyamamoto@cmlseattle.com

PW Track Number

P10020230773142

PW SOC Code

27-1014

PW SOC Title

Multimedia Artists and Animators

PW Skill Level

Level IV

PW Wage

105976.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2021-01-22

PW Expiration Date

2021-06-30

Wage Offer From

150000.00

Wage Offer To

300000.00

Average Salary

225000.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

10400 NE 4th Street

Worksite Address 2

#1400

Worksite City

BELLEVUE

Worksite City Slug

bellevue

Worksite State

WASHINGTON

Worksite Postal Code

98004

Job Title

VFX Artist

Job Title Slug

vfx-artist

Minimum Education

Bachelor's

Major Field of Study

Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or a related technical field

Required Training

N

Required Experience

N

Required Experience Months

Accept Alternative Field of Study

Y

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or a related technical field

Accept Alternative Combination

N

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

Accept Foreign Education

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

84

Accept Alternative Job Title

Occupation with skills in H.14.

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

N

Foreign Language Required

N

Specific Skills

the foreign degree equivalent and 7 years of progressive, postbaccalaureate experience working in a lead position in the video gaming industry. This must include 5 years of experiencebr br Using shader languages including HLSL, Cg or ShaderLab;br Production tools including nodebased material and shader editors;br Particle system tools such as PET, Cascade, Shuriken and Visual Effect Graph;br Creating and developing VFX tools and effects;br Developing and utilizing postprocessing systems to create VFX rendering and lighting effects; andbr Identifying and developing solutions as determined by the art direction of a project.br br Must also have worked on 3 shipped video games, including at least 2 AAA titles.br br Experience may be gained concurrently.

Combination Occupation

N

Offered to Applicant Foreign Worker

Y

Foreign Worker Live on Premises

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service Count

Professional Occupation

Y

Application for College/University Teacher

N

SWA Job Order Start Date

2021-02-10

SWA Job Order End Date

2021-03-15

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

Seattle Times

First Advertisement Start Date

2021-02-21

Second Newspaper Ad Name

Seattle Times

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2021-02-28

Employer Website From Date

2021-02-10

Employer Website To Date

2021-03-15

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2022-01-01 10:23:07

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2022-01-01 10:23:07

Job Search Website From Date

2021-02-22

Job Search Website To Date

2021-02-25

Employee Referral Program From Date

2022-01-01 10:23:07

Employee Referral Program To Date

2022-01-01 10:23:07

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2021-02-27

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2021-02-27

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2022-01-01 10:23:07

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2022-01-01 10:23:07

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

UNITED KINGDOM

Foreign Worker Birth Country

UNITED KINGDOM

Class of Admission

H-1B

Foreign Worker Education

Bachelor's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS DESIGN

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

1999

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

UNIVERSITY OF TEESSIDE

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

CAMPUS HEART, SOUTHFIELD ROAD

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

MIDDLESBROUGH

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

NORTH YORKSHIRE

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

UNITED KINGDOM

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

TS1 3BX

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

Kohei Yamamoto

Preparer Title

Attorney at Law

Preparer Email

kyamamoto@cmlseattle.com

Employer Information Declaration Name

Scott Lynch

Employer Information Declaration Title

CFO