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Currently leading a team of 40 designers, working on a dozen+ co-dev titles, for AAA publishers, with multi-million-dollar budgets.Championing original projects; Building the Design org; Helping Virtuos on its journey toward full AAA game development.

Managed the creative relationships between the publisher, the IP holder, and the development team for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, an MMO set in the Wizarding World. Ran the approval loop. Gatekeeper for brand authenticity. Prevented several IP catastrophes.Successfully launched HP:MA worldwide, resulting in $700 million+ in total revenue since launch.

Game Director and Creative Director for a modern multiplayer iteration of an established AAA open-world sandbox action franchise.Built a 100+ person team from scratch: reworked the IP/creative pillars; designed the full feature set; managed the backlog; pushed the game through development into production.

Creative Direction: Redefined the game vision and re-established the IP pillars as S&B went through a major production pivot, resulting in a more cohesive authentic pirate experience.

Design Direction: Conceptualized original design, and managed the strike teams, that implemented several huge game systems: progression, economy, itemization, GaaS, customization, seasonal play, MTX.

Design Director and Principal Designer for Star Trek Fleet Command, a F2P mobile MMO strategy game, that has, so far, generated $700 million in revenue.Responsible for the initial design and MTX for ST:FC. Identified our competitor benchmark games; established the key features that we would focus/innovate on; hired the design team; created the backlog; pushed the game into production.Managed the creative client relationships with the publisher and the IP holder; and resolved all… Show more Design Director and Principal Designer for Star Trek Fleet Command, a F2P mobile MMO strategy game, that has, so far, generated $700 million in revenue.Responsible for the initial design and MTX for ST:FC. Identified our competitor benchmark games; established the key features that we would focus/innovate on; hired the design team; created the backlog; pushed the game into production.Managed the creative client relationships with the publisher and the IP holder; and resolved all emerging design/creative misalignments. Show less

Lead Designer for two innovative midcore titles: Idle RPG (a F2P mobile loot-based asynchronous idle RPG); and Divinity (a F2P mobile collectible RTS multiplayer gacha-based RPG).

Lead Multiplayer/Lead Systems Designer — Just Cause 3 • Managed a cross-discipline team tasked with delivering a cutting-edge multiplayer experience for next-gen consoles; including UI, progression, matchmaking, content, combat, progression, economy, and achievements.

Designer Manager – Game Monetization/Social Features• Cross-company position responsible for the design of the monetization and social interaction features of all Avalanche games.

Lead Designer for Immortal City: a F2P MMO for the Chinese market, published by Tencent.

Senior member of the launch team, and Strike-Team Lead, for the MMO Warhammer: Age of Reckoning (WAR) (Metacritic: 86). Designed, documented, and managed the implementation of several key systems.

Worked in the R&D department designing, developing, and editing collectible card and miniature games for the industry’s #1 company (20+ credited shipped titles), including Magic: the Gathering (12 sets).