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• Worked on Project O.R.C.S. [Unreal Engine 5; 30-50 people; 1 year 4 months], a collaborative roleplaying game that sought to bridge the gap between the magic of live, improvisational tabletop roleplaying and the power.
• Owned the production responsibilities for the studio's design department, as well as various feature teams throughout development. This included scheduling and leading meetings, task estimation and creation, and daily.
• Used JIRA, Atlas, Notion, and Miro to support team's agile development.
• Collaborated with other producers to handle cross-team dependencies, identify upcoming risks, and develop milestone objectives.ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
• Regularly engaged with influencer partners and playtesters to help build the game’s community, triaging feedback and hosting Q&As to showcase dev team progress and talent.
• Worked with senior leadership to write and deliver documentation to potential contractors, publishers, and investors.COLLABORATION & COMMUNICATION

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Shipped LEGEND OF THE OUTLAW MAGE [Unreal Engine 4; 15 people; 4 months] as a contract level designer hired to supplement a student capstone team. This multi-month game project was completed as a capstone project by.
• Spearheaded the creation of two of four game levels from concept to completion, including designing arena geometry, wave-based combat, and first-pass aesthetics
• Integrated tutorials for game mechanics in with the levels to teach players new skills seamlessly while playing the gameTEAM CONTRIBUTIONS
• Wrote playtest surveys, observed outside testing, and transformed raw feedback into action items for the Alpha and Beta milestones
• Communicated progress regularly with leads and production team, face-to-face and through JIRACOLLABORATION & COMMUNICATION
• Joined an established team of 15 partway through development, getting up to speed on the project parameters and goals within a week

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Earned a master's degree from SMU Guildhall with a focus on Level Design. In addition to design work, I served as lead for both the annual all-cohort kart racer project and one of the cohort's capstone teams, working.
• Curse That Magic Cat! - Unreal 4 / Team: 12 / 4 months
• HaberDashers - Unreal 4 / Team: 55 / 4 monthsPROJECT SKILLSJIRA | Agile Development | Design Documentation | Remote and Hybrid Work TECHNICAL SKILLSUnreal Engine 4 | Source SDK | Level Design

• Shipped CURSE THAT MAGIC CAT! [Unreal Engine 4; 12 people; 4 months], as a hybrid team lead/game designer. This capstone game development project was completed as part of a Masters degree from SMU Guildhall.PROJECT.
• Wrote and maintained design documentation specifying features and standards
• Collaborated day-to-day with scripting, art, and design to remove blockers and clarify designsPROCESS & OPTIMIZATION
• Worked with team leads to itemize stakeholder and team feedback, then translate that feedback into concrete, prioritized sprint plans
• Hosted regular teamwide playtests to review progress and encourage conversation between disciplinesCOLLABORATION & COMMUNICATION
• Worked with a hybrid team model, with remote and in-person developers sharing a set of core hours

Masters In Interactive Technology, Game Development / Level Design

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature, Creative Writing, French

Activities and Societies: Member of the Swarthmore Swing Club; President of PsiPhi, Swarthmore's science-fiction and fantasy organization.