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Founder and Managing Director of Bonsai, a creative services studio for video games. Bonsai provide high-quality services in creative direction, script-writing, narrative design and game design for video games.We work with external studios of all sizes, but also create and develop original IP for the video game market. We are highly experienced and understand both a developer's production and creative needs as well as publishers. We ensure projects are high-quality, punctual, and unique.Recent projects include: Cyberside - Film ScriptLumi Nova (Clinical Game) - Game DirectionThe Peterson Case [Once Upon a Time in Roswell] - ScriptUnannounced AAA Project - Design DirectorLost Words - Production ConsultationTHORN Short - Game DirectorCrescent Bay Short - Game Director

Producer. Game Director and Writer on Q.U.B.E. 2 for Trapped Nerve Ltd. I handled production management, creative direction, game narrative and writing consultation, game writing (screen and prose) and game narrative design. I also produced and directed all trailers during production.Producer, director and screenwriter on Q.U.B.E. 2.

Services offered included; production management, creative direction, game narrative and writing consultation, game writing (screen and prose) and game narrative design. I was a named nomination for the Independant Game Festival Excellence in Design Award 2017 for my narrative design work on video game Duskers.Projects Include:Duskers - Writer & Narrative DesignerHue - Narrative Consultant

As programme leader it was my responsibility to ensure that the degree programme is run effectively on a yearly and daily basis. This included annual monitoring reviews, chairing student and staff liaison committee meetings, course design and validation, timetabling, moderation and management of student work across the course, student services and personal tutorship and pastoral care.

As a University lecturer it was my responsibility to deliver lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops at an HE level across levels 4, 5 and 6 on the BA (Hons) Games Design and Diploma in Game Development. Course content primarily focused on game design fundamentals, level design, advanced games design, game development, project management, visual communication and game engine implementation.

I co-founded White Paper Games in 2011 to allow for the development of the PC adventure game Ether One. As co-founder and a director it was my responsibility at the studio to manage development of projects and the business as a whole. This included promotion, acquiring investment, business planning, book-keeping and general studio management. As a narrative designer, screen-writer and games developer it was my role to design the narrative structures of games developed, write dialogue and narrative content in screen-plays, use game engines to implement features and generally ensure the quality of games development was to an excellent standard.