Creating characters and story for Quest's End Whiskey, a super-premium whiskey for fans of fantasy and gaming. http://questsendwhiskey.com

Oversaw narrative, IP, and worldbuilding on an original upcoming title set in a new world: Sunderfolk. Created worldbuilding documentation, character descriptions, art briefs, and ongoing company presentations to generate excitement for the story. Assisted with art direction of internal staff and external outsourcers. Collaborated with design team and engineering to create never-before-seen systems of storytelling.

I've had the great honor of DMing games of Dungeons & Dragons--at Wizards of the Coast, Penny Arcade, and Lost Odyssey--for a wide assortment of wonderful people, including Jack Black, Reggie Watts, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Tiffany Haddish, Matthew Lillard, Travis & Clint McElroy, the cast of Game of Thrones, and Acquisitions Incorporated.

Designed ongoing content for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition: stories, characters, quests, items, spells, monsters, combat systems, and more. Collaborated with fellow designers, writers, and artists to design and publish bestselling RPG sourcebooks several times per year.- Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes- Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage- Waterdeep: Dragon Heist- Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus- Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica- Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden- Tasha's Cauldron of Everything- Acquisitions IncorporatedLed design on the following bestselling titles:- Ghosts of Saltmarsh- Dungeons & Dragons vs. Rick & Morty- Unpublished adventure collection

- Led the vision, direction, and execution of the user experience & interface for several titles.- Responsible for delivery of assets varying from high-level documentation to individual assets, including wireframes, interactive prototypes, and illustration.- Successfully drove an effort to review & re-engineer the UI solution to orient around HTML/CSS/JavaScript-based technology.- Organized user testing with internal & external test groups to gather, triage, and address feedback. Oversaw the development, launch, and management of private forums to engage early members of the test community. - Collaborated with every member of the AGS team, user researchers, and several international outsourcing firms, with a eye toward rapid interactive prototyping.

Web/UI Designer, Jan 2011-Jan 2012- Designed new sites and assets for GuildWars.com and GuildWars2.com.- Designed the UX and UI for features for the Extended Experience team, including the in-game Trading Post and Currency Exchange.Web/UI Lead, Extended Experience, Feb 2012-Sep 2012- Oversaw a complete redesign of GuildWars2.com.- Designed the beta registration and purchasing experiences for GuildWars2.com, with an emphasis on low barrier to entry and utter simplicity. This included the design for a dxdiag collection tool to keep manual input to a minimum and speed players through the beta signup process. This effort contributed to over a million successful beta registrations.- Designed several features, including the Guild Wars 2 launcher and the mobile authenticator.- Worked with a small team to design the box art and packaging design for every element of the standard & collector's editions of Guild Wars 2, as well as provide art direction for the Brady strategy guide for Guild Wars 2.UI Designer, Sep 2012-Sep 2014- Created the UX and UI of many in-game features, from initial wireframes to final deliverables.- Improved and upgraded many existing features as the game evolved.Host, "Points of Interest", June 2014-Sep 2014- Hosted a regular 30-minute livestream show on Twitch, spearheaded by the Content Marketing team, to spotlight developers in the company and discuss the PvE (player vs environment) and story side of Guild Wars 2.

- Designed presentations for corporate e-learning, primarily working in PowerPoint, Silverlight, and Flash. Clients included Microsoft, Yahoo!, and BNSF.

Assisted with JavaScript and Silverlight development in Microsoft's Live Labs.

- Provided project management and production leadership to a team of developers and designers. - Served as junior designer and web developer on several projects. - Provided quality assurance and conducted thorough testing on all projects. - Brainstormed and designed information and technical architecture documents for client review. - Delivered high-quality customer service to maintain client relationships. - Served as primary contact for technical support and training. - Served as office manager and managed all administrative and clerical duties.