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I'm a ux designer and project lead specializing in game design, product design and development. I have a background in fine art and history.My goal is to help teams concept, create, develop, and bring to market amazing experiences and products.Background:As a teen in the '90's, inspired by the newly exploding video game world, I stayed up late modding mac games like Marathon and Myth, and learning new digital tools of the era. At Austin College, I majored in Art with a focus on Sculpture. I taught myself photoshop and 3d packages in my spare time. I attended the Guildhall at SMU to study Interactive Technology focusing in Level Design in its 2nd Cohort.While at the Guildhall, I worked as a technical tester at Gearbox Software on Brothers in Arms: The Road to Hill 30.In 2005 I started work as a Level Designer at Atari (Paradigm Entertainment). While there, I shipped Battlezone PSP and Stuntman: Ignition. Over time I grew into a variety of Game Design and Leadership roles there.In 2008, I helped get fledgling studio Controlled Chaos Media off the ground as Lead Designer. While at Controlled Chaos I was responsible for Design, Management, and Production. Controlled Chaos released several acclaimed iPhone apps including Pocket Fish, Texting of the Bread, and Stan Lee's Verticus. I am proud to have also designed The Quest to Lava Mountain, a zelda-like educational Survival game, as well as Bank Heist, a crime-themed First Person Shooter.At Controlled Chaos I was also responsible for the design of a location based mobile AR/Mixed Reality game in conjunction with Triangle Studios and the Dallas Arboretum. In 2013 I helped create Hatchlight, an indie game side project and released "Rescue Love Revenge" for iOS.I completed Harvard's CS50 Computer Science class in 2016. My final project was a first-person Breakout clone Unity using the Oculus Rift and Leap Motion devices. I continue to keep up and tinker in the XR/VR space with solo projects such as small games and a location-based photogrammetry project.I currently do Product Design, Project Management, Game Design and UX/UI work at Egowall. Egowall has developed a metaverse product, a variety of educational games suitable for children, and an emerging social media application.I recently completed the Google Project Management Certificate, an intensive six course program covering traditional and Agile project management.I bring a level-headed approach to the design process, focusing on research and incorporating views from multiple disciplines.

Listed skills include Game Development, Game Design, Level Design, Video Games, and 47 others.