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Culver City, California, Us

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

- Partner with external game studios to design, document, ship, and optimize skill-based competitive games on the Skillz platform.- Design and balance gameplay, scoring systems, and progression systems for live service multiplayer games across a wide variety of genres.- Project highlights include Blackout Bingo, Dominoes Gold, Pool Payday, Trivia Crack Payday, Chess Payday, NFL Tailgate Royale, Ninja Tobu Challenge, Last Hope Shooter, and ARMAJET: High Stakes.

London, Gb

- Design innovative slot games including game mathematics, creative design, gameplay choreography, and user experience.- Create and tune game math models using Excel and simulation code.- Write concept documents, design specifications, help files, paytables, and marketing primers.- Collaborate closely with artists, engineers, audio designers, and producers to develop quality, high-performing games in a timely manner.- Support studios in San Francisco, Manchester, Belgrade, and Beijing in the development of games for the European, Canadian, and US markets.- Lead designer on original slot games Raging Storms and Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, land-based slot ports Cleopatra Gold, Temple of Fire, and Sphinx Wild, and original instant win games Rainbow Loot, Diamonds in the Sky, Cash Blast, and Double Crossword Carnival.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

- Designed slots games for Facebook and mobile platforms.- Lead designer on Wheel of Fortune: Super Prize Edition Slots, The $100,000 Pyramid Slots, Gold and Black 10x Slots, Hao Yun Dao Slots, Frozen Frontier Slots, Gorilla Kingdom Slots, Joyful Panda Slots, and Blazing Bull Slots.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

- Designed features and time-limited content for both the Facebook and mobile versions of Video Bingo.- Lead designer on a number of slot and table game releases including Luxury Jet Set Slots, Christmas in Vegas Slots, Video Roulette, and Classic Blackjack.- Balanced player progression and rewards using applied mathematical concepts.- Studied user data and metrics to ensure retention and monetization in developing new features and mechanics.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

- Contributed to the design, prototyping, tuning, and optimization of Facebook and mobile games.- Conducted competitive analysis and market research within the social casino space.

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

- Provided leadership, direction, and management of the Course Reserve and Electronic Reserve services including timely completion of daily reserve assignments, billing and notification, copyright assessment, item cataloging and circulation, electronic reserve digitization and administrative support- Assured compliance with university, state, and federal laws and policies- Studied instructional trends to anticipate future reserve needs of students and faculty - Developed and implemented new policies in response to increased staff and reserve demands - Maintained and updated all Course Reserve manuals and formsSpecial Projects and Accomplishments:- Managed 31% service growth without adding staff or diminishing service quality- Member of UCSB's Instructional Technology Enhancement Initiative Committee responsible for planning reserve workflow for a new campus-wide electronic reserve system- Updated and streamlined permanent reserve procedures - Presented reserve technologies and features at the Faculty Institute: Teaching with Technology (FITT)- Tested new circulation and cataloging software ALEPH v.20 - Trained department to use new reserve features in ALEPH v.20

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

- Served as primary liaison to department administrators and faculty members - Supervised the submission and operation of Course Reserve material and Electronic Reserves - Officiated 'Fair Use' policy (section 107 of the Copyright Act) - Managed Course Reserve billing operations and account notification

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

- Trained and supervised 30+ student assistant workers - Supervised Circulation desk duties, including service and support for library patrons - Processed faculty-owned books and course readers for Course Reserve circulation - Assigned library borrowing privileges and activated accounts

Mfa, Game Design

B.A., Film And Media Studies