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Partner with Awaken Realms, Lucky Duck Games, Capstone Games, Bezier Games, Splotter, Fantasia games, and many more. Have written/edited over 100 rulebooks. Streamline and develop games as part of my typical ‘comprehensive’ editing process. Used board game such as Arkwright and Food Chain Magnate in the curriculum - taught using custom rulebooks designed by me to meet the needs of students unfamiliar with “Euro” board games. Used “Math-U-See” as a foundation for my own custom curriculum to tie with Common Core and meet the needs of students with learning differences.Why Consider Me?‘Complex’ Games are my #1 HobbyI’ve played over 1,000 board games, and have rewritten many rulebooks to be usable in the special-education classroom. I have studied and gathered empirical evidence of what makes a “good” rulebook as part of my education..Dedicated to the fine detailsI believe that ‘little’ things in instructional text can add up - and I’ve seen it first hand - so I work to make sure everything is as streamlined and clear as possible - and have empirical data to support my changes, reasoning, and philosophy.Honest and transparentI taught to make a difference in the world with the next generation (and I still teach part-time). I’m not driven to accumulate tons of money (apparent by being a teacher), but more interested in fulfilling activities that help others.ALWAYS eager to learn and improveI consistently evaluate everything that I do to see if there are more optimal paths. I’m still not satisfied with my Bach Allegro performance and work to improve it yearly - despite it already being “good”. When racing, it’s always a .01 second chance to optimize something ‘small’ - but small differences are everything in racing. I’m always updating my InDesign layout styles.Love learningPerform concert-level Chopin, Bach, and Beethoven keyboard pieces, race car driver with trophies won +gardening, mechanic, tennis, table tennis, complex strategy and tactical board game player and teacher, oil painter.

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  Towson University

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