David Staats Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

San Mateo, CA, US

Titles:- 'Perfect Dark'

San Mateo, CA, US

Lead Systems Designer and Captain

Austin, Texas, US

Titles:- 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake'

Edmonton, Alberta, CA

• Titles:- 'Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith' (2022)
• Sole designer and point of contact for Galactic Seasons, a Battle Pass style player retention system.
• Designed a Login Rewards player retention system with an emphasis on player-derived pace setting.
• Initiated creating and maintaining internal balance sheets for and while rebalancing high-traffic systems.
• Created detailed designs for numerous player quality of life updates, including Weapons Outfitter, Remnant gear in Collections, Guild Flagship Decoration Hook Increase, and more.
• Engaged with and responded to a live community to further supplement and inform design decisions.

Austin, TX, US

• Titles:- 'Halo Infinite' (2021)- Unannounced
• Developed new and existing AI behavior and perception systems to create compelling, believable enemies.
• Designed, balanced, and polished numerous high quality enemies, gathering feedback from both peers and directors to ensure a fun, challenging experience.
• Created encounter composition and balance sheets to aid in quickly building balanced encounters.
• Defined enemy archetypes, strengths and weaknesses, gameplay intention and counters.
• Contributed to and worked closely with other designers to create engaging enemy encounter compositions.

Austin, Texas, US

• Titles:- 'Breach' (2019)
• Designed and collaborated with all disciplines to develop, balance, and polish more than 15 unique Action RPG player and enemy classes.
• Developed and maintained numerous complex combat systems, including aerial combat, hit feedback, and visceral combat feedback (camera shakes, controller rumbles, hit pauses, and camera effects).
• Assisted in designing and implementing itemization based on a horizontal progression design philosophy.
• Coordinated with artists to produce new and exciting microtransaction items for a Free-To-Play title.
• Professionally communicated with players to identify bugs and address concerns.

Edmonton, Alberta, CA

• Titles:- 'Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire' (2015)- 'Star Wars: The Old Republic - Shadow of Revan' (2014)
• Worked alongside other designers and artists to produce some of the best-selling microtransaction packs.
• Collaborated in developing one of the largest and most robust player housing experiences.
• Contributed more than 100 unique and high quality player housing items.
• Improved existing game systems and live events, including player housing, progression, and guild systems.

Austin, Texas, US

• Titles: - 'Infinium Strike' (2016)
• Lead and managed a cloud based art team of 6, including task planning, meeting times, and weekly status reporting.
• Created SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for the art pipeline and ensured documentation of best practices and techniques, allowing the team to create AAA quality art quicker and more consistently.
• Reviewed and implemented all game assets to ensure high quality art standards were being upheld.
• Various art and tech art tasks, including shaders, sky boxes, and art asset implementation.

Las Vegas, NV, US

• Titles:- 'Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea Episode 1 and 2' DLC (2014)- 'Bioshock Infinite: Clash in the Clouds' DLC (2014)
• Held the top bug count for 2K Games on both BioShock DLC projects, holding more than 23% of the total bug count.
• Helped train new waves of employees on best practices.
• Worked to quickly relieve impediments and NMI state bugs to progress functional and compliance testing.

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, US

• Lead and managed a cloud based team of over 40 developers.
• Increased project visibility through use of social media, game sites, and interviews.
• Participated in the Game Developers Conference 2012 on the Expo Floor alongside HeroEngine.
• Trained and mentored all team members in Agile and Scrum practices and methodologies.
• Worked with all Leads, Directors and Chiefs to ensure quality of the product and quickly alleviate any impediments within the production cycle.
• Weekly and monthly reporting, including Iteration Reports, Milestone Reports, Retrospective Reports, and Attendance Reports.

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, US

• Designed and developed game systems, including card, lobby, matchmaking, and character creation systems.
• Design Documentation for all game systems and mechanics.
• Designed game boards and worlds.
• Worked alongside all designers and content writers to ensure a cohesive and quality product.

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, US

• Designed combat, progression, class, and weapon systems.
• Documentation of system mechanics and functions.
• Lead and mentored a team of 3 combat designers.

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, US

• Created skill sets and abilities for character classes.