Instructor for the Introduction to Level Design course. Working with the principles of level design (planning, prototyping, realization, testing), and applying them to multiple styles of game.

Developing curriculum for Epic Games, focusing on level design and gameplay.

Epic Games Ecosystem advisor for post-secondary institutions along the US West Coast.

Voted onto the board in 2020, my work with the NZGDA was centered around representing tertiary education and emerging developers in the growing New Zealand game development industry. Meeting biweekly, the 9-person board worked collaboratively to help guide and support game and interactive development. Stakeholders included members (individual and studios), government, press/media, and the education and GLAM sectors.I was on the core team for NZGDC21, which drew over 600 developers to Wellington for three days of presentations and events. My work involved planning, data management for the events, and spearheading the NZGDC Student Day event.In 2021 I also took over the coordination and running of the annual Kiwi Game Starter competition, awarding $35,000 to a jury-selected set of emerging game developers. This work included working with the volunteer team of initial selection judges, the sponsors, mentors, and the participants.

At the end of 2015 I was invited to Wellington, New Zealand, to help establish a new degree programme for Toi Ruawhārangi College of Creative Arts, Massey University.The Creative Media Production degree was the first of its kind in Aotearoa/New Zealand, inviting students to engage in cross-discipline academic research in animation, game development, film, visual effects, and creative technologies. Recognizing the rapidly blurring nature of these disciplines, the programme allowed for students to draw from multiple technologies to realise their vision.My work as Programme Lead was multifaceted, and included shepherding the overall design of the degree, academic development across each pathway, identifying staffing and equipment needs and resourcing those needs through various funding sources, managing a growing team of academics and staff members, creating and managing a new academic culture, marketing and promotion (including travel), budgeting and scheduling on annual and semesterly bases.Over my tenure, the student body grew from under 40 students to over 300, and from five full-time employees to over 20. As a result of this success, the programme has recently started converting into a new, larger Bachelor of Screen Arts degree.Additionally, I was also the principal academic and lecturer for the Game Development pathway/major. This work included designing course material across all levels, delivering synchronous and asynchronous content, identifying and requesting hardware and software, liaising with industry and mentors, providing academic and pastoral support for students, and generally doing my best to inspire and instruct the next generation of game developers in Aotearoa/New Zealand.The College of Creative Arts is the oldest design school in New Zealand, was one of the first international universities to achieve NASAD accreditation, and consistently ranks 1st in the Asia/Pacific tertiary art schools.

Full time instruction in Media Arts & Animation and Game Design. Classes include:- basic and intermediate Photoshop- basic, intermediate and advanced Flash animation- Actionscript- Game Production Teams, instructing student teams in complete game creation. Projects involve real-world involvement from A-list game companies, including Sony Online Entertainment.- Animation Production Teams, instructing student teams in complete animation production. Most recent project was a five-episode series for Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Classes include:- Intro, Intermediate and Advanced Flash Animation- Intro and Intermediate Image Manipulation- Intro to Game Design- ActionScript Programming for Animators

Animatology is the studio LLC I use with contract projects. Through it, I've delivered small and large projects, taking on and managing extra animators, compositors, and designers as needed. As studio manager, my responsibilities have included sourcing clients, pitching projects, developing and negotiating budgets, managing scheduling and resourcing, and delivering to client expectations.Clients include Cisco, SisBro Studios, OMSI, and Hasbro.

Ongoing contract animation. Projects include broadcast work for Post Cereal and Ultimate Electronics.

Ongoing contract animation. Projects include broadcast work for Microsoft, Kellogs, and Philadelphia Eagles

Broadcast-quality animation for Chorion's The Mr. Men Show on Cartoon Network and Slacker Cats on ABC Family.

High-quality flash animation for various LeapFrog platforms, including Leapster and LeapPad. Client properties include Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go, Thomas the Tank Engine, Pixar's Cars, Pixar's Ratatouille, Pixar's Wall-E, Winnie the Pooh, The Backyardigans, and Star Wars: Clone Wars.

Flash animation for award-winning titles, including Shawks, Holiday Force, and The Bottle.

Created art, animation and video for leading children's games and educational titles. Clients included Intel, Hasbro, Tonka, and Workman Publishing.