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𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀Engines: Unity | Unreal 4 | RPGMaker | Twine Implementation: C++, C#, JavaScript, Lua | ChatMapper, DialogueSystem | Git, Jira, PerforceProductivity: Google Suite, Microsoft Suite | Steamworks | Confluence, Discord, Slack𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴• Shipped 2 titles: One Lonely Outpost and Vale of Myth• Fully designed, wrote, and developed a 30-hour JRPG with branching narrative• Designed narrative structures including game flow, questlines, beats, collectables, and lore for 9 games• Wrote branching conversations in ChatMapper and Twine• Refined cutscenes with art, audio, and tech teams• Created 70+ nuanced characters and 200+ enemies• Crafted environmental stories in 9 open world levels• Worked within existing IPs to tell new stories• Researched world mythologies to inspire enemies and items𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻• Designed game flow and 2 dynamic dialogue systems, 30 NPC schedules and preferences, and lore archives• Implemented scripted sequences, branching dialogue, side-quests, and in-game text using text/visual scripting• Programmed accessibility features, combat and inventory• Tested and iterated narrative content for quality and flow• Pitched narrative and game design concepts to other teams• Reviewed and approved docs pitched by junior designers• Mentored junior designers and writers𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻• Led creative and design teams: led meetings, assigned weekly workloads, and reviewed performance• Interviewed applicants and onboarded new staff• Budgeted content & adapted narrative to fit scope changes• Itemized narrative requirements into Jira tasks• Wrote and maintained 9 lore bibles and 40+ design docs• Collaborated extensively with director, tech, art, audio, and creative teams to maintain narrative vision• Met tight deadlines using contingency plans, Agile, & Scrum• Served as the primary narrative resource for other teams• Designed trailers for Vale of Myth and One Lonely Outpost

Narrative Designer on Steampunk Shinobi.

One Lonely Outpost | Team of 40 | Vagabond Interactive & Freedom Games | Sci-fi Farming Game | PC• Led creative and design teams: led meetings, assigned weekly workloads, and reviewed performance• Wrote narrative structures including game flow, questlines, beats, collectables, and lore• Designed game flow and dynamic dialogue system, 30 NPC schedules and preferences• Budgeted content & adapted narrative to fit scope changes• Refined cutscenes with art, audio, and tech teams• Tested and iterated narrative content for quality and flow• Pitched narrative and game design concepts to other teams• Met tight deadlines using contingency plans, Agile, & Scrum• Mentored junior designers and writers• Scripted EA launch trailer

Forlorn Outcast | Team of 20 | Griever Games | Fantasy ARPG | PC• Consolidated previous writing and wrote lore for two planets: Tilsa and Eryd• Designed primary characters Zafira, Orbis, and Brahm, along with all minor lore characters• Crafted environmental stories in 9 open world levels• Wrote cutscene scripts and refined cutscenes with art, audio, and voiceover teams• Owned and maintained lore bible, list of collectables, and other narrative documents

Unannounced Game | Team of 19 | Blackwater Interactive | Sci-fi action platformer | PC• Led creative and design teams: led meetings, assigned weekly workloads, and reviewed performance• Interviewed applicants and onboarded new staff• Wrote and maintained lore bible and design docs• Designed protagonist and antagonist characters, along with 15 enemies

Enterprise web applications | 6 person team | SITS• Added features and incorporated change requests in U of A enterprise applications• Established documentation standards and wrote technical docs for new / existing features• Learned strategies to deliver code and documentation within tight deadlines

Res Judicata: Vale of Myth | Team of 12 | Blue Booth Studios | Fantasy JRPG | PC• Programmed accessibility features, combat and inventory• Designed items, characters, levels, and gameplay mechanics• Crafted scripted sequences and wrote branching dialogue and lore• Shipped the game, uploaded builds in Steamworks, and provided technical and customer support

VR Monitoring Environment | 4 person team | 4 months | Unity• Led Unity team project to capture smart-home sensor data into a virtual monitoring environment• Incorporated multiple synchronized time manipulation controls (forward, backwards, skip)• Interfaced with third-party APIs Vuforia and OpenCV for pathfinding and VR