Ed Knapp Email & Phone Number

Ed Knapp is a Design Leader at Tencent's Lightspeed Studios, Ex-Blizzard , Ex-Riot at LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS. He possess expertise in lua, c#, objective c, gameplay, mmo and 12 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Ed is a passionate, driven, and resourceful designer, problem-solver, and leader. In the short time I had the privilege of working with him, he had an incredibly positive impact on our team and our game. I worked with Ed closely on our Unannounced Survival Game, where he came on board during one of the most challenging phases of our project and had to immediately drive into the deep-end to perform high-level leadership for 2 of our most critical playtest deliverables. He absorbed the game vision efficiently, identified how our team functionally worked, and quickly got to work laying out goals, breaking down work, and chasing down roadblocks to clear a path for the team. He stepped in as a leader and mentor for multiple designers, and together they worked to evolve the design based on the rapid learnings from their playtests. Ed's energy is contagious. He responds incredibly well to feedback, no matter how hard or nuanced. He's on a journey to grow, and will do it autonomously as needed, while eagerly absorbing any input or direction that might help him grow faster. Ed is will suited for high-level leadership, and thrives best when paired with a manager who knows what they want and isn't afraid to be direct about it. Ed moves fast, and pairs well with an environment with others who have that same level of drive and passion. I highly recommend Ed for systems design roles and leadership roles of all kinds. I'm confident he will be highly impactful wherever he goes next, and I'm excited to see what that might be.", "Ed has a deep understanding of what makes a games fun. While working with me on Disney Infinity 3.0, we created a brand new farming system and sidekick system that became a very popular part of the game. He knows how to work within the limitations of production and hardware, and he collaborates very well with a team of programmers and artists. Ed works efficiently and doesn't waste time- his our anyone else's. He's also just a really nice guy, and very easy to get along with. If I get the chance, I would not hesitate to work with Ed again. I'd recommend him for any game team!", and "Ed is talented hard worker, with a gift for design, and a broad talent base. While under my employ, Ed worked on a myriad of tasks from game documentation, to coding design tool solutions in C#. He wrote several tools to help in the implementation of items and quests and wrote a complete cinematic scripting and management tool that he used to implement the in-game cinematics. This is not including numerous other documentation, implementation, and scripting tasks. Ed is a pleasure to work with, and any team will benefit from his energetic personality and work ethic."

Listed skills include Lua, C#, Objective C, Gameplay, and 13 others.