MMA Federation was founded by 'the Veteran Voice of MMA' Bruce Buffer and Rick Giolito (Medal of Honor, Knockout Kings). Both are passionate about MMA and Games.As Creative Director and Studio Manager, I built the development studio from the ground up. Hired initial core team to build prototype, to then expand the studio later on to build the final game. Grew the studio from 1 to 19 talented individuals in two years.As well as overall Creative Direction and Product Owner, I was also directly responsible for the Art, Animation, Design and Audio Teams, with hands on production on 2D Art, UI / UX Design and Art Production.MMA Federation soft launched in January 2016 and is now available on the App Store and Google Play. It is currently receiving 90+% reviews and growing stronger each day.App Storehttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mma-federation-fighting-game/id1031920225?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4Google Playhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.threesixty.mmafWebsite - http://mmafederation.com/Trailer - https://youtu.be/FgYXkXSJZ3M

Founded by a group of industry veterans from Sony, I was invited on board as Creative Director working on ION and Primal Rumble for iOS and Android. Helped to restructure the studio and recruited seven new members of staff. Directly responsible for Artists, Animators and Designers. Hands-on with UI / UX Design and Art Production.

Co-Founder for internet gaming portals. Built new studio to create new gaming platform initiative, coinciding with a series of MMO Gaming Portals for MMO Life. 15 portals created in total over five languages. At its peak, GamesChart received 2m+ gameplays per day across the network. Work included Website and App Design, Concept and Art Production.

Product and Creative VP working on a variety of interactive, virtual world and casual MMO projects for the Entertainment Industry. Responsible for strategies to take client IPs cross platform with a ‘transmedia’ mentality’. Also responsible for Creative Direction across the studio and hands-on production with UX / UI Design and Art Production. Clients included Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Monty Python, BBC.

Created new studio as in-house digital team for JWT Manchester, working directly with their high-street clients including Gamestation, Magnet Kitchens, John West, The Lake District. Personal clients also included Dubit, Fiat Abarth, Mind Orchard and Wolters Kluwer Health. Worked on a variety of websites and other digital experiences across the board.

Took the plunge to launch my own Freelance career, eventually leading to my first studio. Built up new client roster including Dubit and Wolters Kluwer Health.

Senior Designer for this prestigious agency. Primarily responsible for new Virtual World Education client.

My first epic personal game project. Full Flash-based action RPG game. Licensed to MiniClip with 30m+ gameplays. Game Design, Concept, UI / UX, Art Production, Illustration, Animation and Audio.

Lead Designer for my first agency / studio role. Worked on a variety of websites and other digital media for JWT, Tussauds Group, Renault, and more.

First in-house website designer for national sports retailer. Directly responsible for new website design, maintenance and working with third party developers for new e-commerce system. Worked alongside marketing and studio team.