Dana Dispenza Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Seattle, Washington, US

• Provided pivotal game direction and feedback for projects in various production stages, as well as hands-on gameplay mechanics, monetization, narratives, and overall player experience with internal and external teams.
• Pioneering a robust New Games pipeline, introducing captivating Match-3 puzzle and merge games, while orchestrating a streamlined internal and external game pitch intake and review process.
• Curating 40+ game concepts, collaborating with studios to enrich our product pipeline, and championing game concepts with three concepts greenlit for funding.
• Leading studio-wide design forums, mentoring designers, and facilitating workshops to troubleshoot challenges and curate innovative solutions.

Burbank, California, US

• Assembling an elite mobile team kicking off production for a new IP Puzzle game
• Managing designers and creative content for world-class IP
• Delivered results in concept, production definition, roadmap, monetization, and team management
• Established rapid prototyping best practices in early stages that became standard practices in core production
• Cultivated UX design process for cross-discipline and cross-team use

Irvine, CA, US

• Assembled a AAA mobile team, kicking off production for the studio's first Puzzle game
• Delivered results in concept, production definition, roadmap, and team management
• Implemented rapid prototyping best practices in early stages that became standard practices in core production
• Managed designers and creative content for the puzzle team
• Designed industry-leading game engine features, tools, and solutions stack, as well as the production process
• Established Rapid App Development team processes for building quick-to-market games

Irvine, CA, US

Burbank, California, US

• Managed the creative and production process. Supporting multiple game teams and titles. Focused on team management and creative development within Game, Level, Economy, and Research.
• Created multiple demos and pre-vis concepts for high profile Publishers
• Established groundbreaking process and tools for level generation and tuning Projects:
• Panda Pop
• Star Wars Beginnings
• Adventures of Pip

Unannounced Mobile Projects- Tic Toc Games- Design and Protoyping using Unity- Level and Systems designCity Interactive- Designed, built and scripted multi-player levels using Unreal3- Tuning and balancing for game play, ballistics and scoring.- Multi-Player game play consultation.

Sherman Oaks, CA, US

= Lost Planet 3 =- Designed, constructed, and scripted single-player levels- Designed game mechanics and interactions for Mech and bipedal combat and action sequences.- Wrote ancillary stories and plots for assigned levels- Managed engineering, art and animation direction for assigned levels- Designed in A.I. behavior sets to support combat and.

Burbank, CA, US

• Provided creative direction and design oversight over multiple titles with both internal and external development teams.
• Extensive game design, technology development, and 1 published patent.
• New IP development, developing several new franchises for DIMG.
• Responsible for Game Design for new and existing properties, including systems, stories, mechanics, combat, mini-games, level maps, etc.
• Provided Impact reports for revisions and changes for the current project portfolio
• Created New concept pitches for Executives and stakeholders

Sherman Oaks, CA, US

Design, build out and scripting for single player campaign and multi player.

Sherman Oaks, CA, US

Design, build out and scripting for single player campaign and multi player.

US

Design, build out and scripting for single player campaign and multi player.

Agoura Hills, CA, US

San Mateo, California, US

US

Mechanical and Pyrotechnic Special Effects Technician.Class 3 California pyrotechnics license.Local 44 - Responsible for designing and constructing mechanical effects devices for film and television projects. - Responsible for set up of pyrotechnical devices for film and television projects under the supervision of a Class 1 pyrotechnic license holder.