Paul Hellquist Email & Phone Number

DFW

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Lead Designer on project "Cobalt" Nov 2016 - March 2018Lead Designer and one of the primary vision holders on a project codenamed “Cobalt”, an innovative multiplayer FPS that was breaking new ground in cooperative and.
• Led and managed a team of 4 other designers through prototype and pre-production phases
• Extensively mentored my very young and inexperienced design team
• Primary “pitch man” for the game presenting the concept to over 15 different publishersHero Design Lead on Orcs Must Die Unchained Jan 2015- Oct 2016
• Collaborated with all departments to significantly increase the quality of the heroes focusing on cohesive and specific gameplay patterns for each hero as well as all around “cool factor” in terms of animation and.
• Spearheaded an effort to improve the tools used to create heroes so that designers had more control over implementation so iteration could take minutes instead of hours.

• Borderlands 2, Feb. 2010 – Sept. 2012 (Metacritic Rating: 89%)Owner of the vision for the best-selling game (at the time) in 2K Games and Gearbox history with over 25 million units sold. Succeeded in my goal of.
• Collaborated with all departments to conceive of and communicate the vision and bring it to life
• Ensured all parts of the art, technology, and game design was working towards a unified goal
• Worked closely with Lead writer on every facet of the story and edited the script
• Worked with Audio Director and Writer on direction with key voice actors
• Wrote and maintained the majority of all design documentation throughout the project.

Plano TX

• Borderlands and DLCs, April 2009 – Feb 2010
• Responsible for the first hour of gameplay including all training and quest implementation
• Loot placement throughout game
• Ambient audio integrationZombie Island and General Knoxx DLCs
• Implemented all mission content
• Conceptualized story and wrote first draft of script

Boston MA

• BioShock, Sept 2004 - Nov 2007 (Metacritic Rating: 96%)Helped conceptualize and create the genre-defining blockbuster from the inception of the idea through the final detail work. Served as a major driving force in the.
• Worked with Creative Director on all facets of the game design while coordinating and managing a 7 person design team.
• Interfaced with the project lead to ensure that design tasks were scheduled and supported to ensure their completion in a timely manner.
• Was responsible for the initial low-level system design of all major systems including: weapons, hacking, plasmid growth system, invention system, research system, and the Big Daddy/Little Sister AI relationship.
• Wrote and maintained the majority of all design documentation throughout the project.
• Worked closely with Art Director and Lead Programmer to ensure design goals could be supported by the other departments

Boston MA

Lead designer for SWAT 4 for PC. Lead a 3 man design and level design team. Personally responsible for the weapon balance and built 3 levels.

Built levels for unreleased title for PS2 "The Lost"