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Dallas, Tx

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Austin, Texas Area

Served as Creative Director, Lead Designer, and Producer on multiple PC, AR/MR/VR projects.

Austin, Tx

Titles:* FIVE: Champions of Canaan - Windows/Steam* Puzzle Showdown - Windows/Steam, PlayStation 4* Undisclosed Multi-platform Free-to-play titleResponsibilities:* Lead a team of designers to create unique and intriguing game designs across our games.* Work with directors of other departments to create a cohesive experience for the player.* Lead team meetings and SCRUM.* Communicate with ownership and senior management team regarding progress of development.* Work with production to maintain and update the team's schedule.* Play current iteration of the game and provide feedback to designers and leaders of other departments.

Austin, Texas Area

Titles:* FIVE: Guardians of David* FIVE: Champions of CanaanResponsibilities:* Lead a team of designers to create unique and intriguing game designs across our games.* Work with artists to provide gameplay information to ensure the use of their art is accurate and effective.* Work with engineers to ensure the game systems and tools are developed accurately and effectively for use by designers and other developers.* Communicate progress of design team to senior management.

Austin, Texas Area

Releases:* Zafaria* Avalon* Azteca* AquilaResponsibilities:* Create and implement new weapons, armor sets, and marketplace items. * Create and implement new spells for classes, items, and pets.* Create and implement new Henchmen.* Proposed and implemented new PvP changes for the Wizard101 PvP Tournament System.* Re-worked itemization game balance to stave off statistical growth limitations* Created and implemented crafting recipes.* Worked with the Lead Designer and others to design and implement the new Shadow Spell System.

Game Designer (Lead) for Faxion Online, a Free-to-Play MMORPG.Worked on Faxion Online from prototype til shutdown. Faxion Online shipped on May 26, 2011.Eventually grew into a bit of a lead role reviewing and approving designs in documentation format and implementation and managed the day-to-day tasks for the entire design team. Designed and iterated upon many of the systems in Faxion including the combat system, territory control system, quest system, item system, trainer system, among many other systems. Designed many NPC Encounters, assisted in world building and prop placement, managed the design team, and coordinated with the Marketing and Community teams.

Facebook GameDesigned Combat System, Character System, Social/Marketing Hooks, Item System, City Building System, Interface Layout, Implemented Game Data, among many other aspects of the game.I was one of three people on this project, the other two were a programmer and an artist.

Undisclosed, Original IP MMORPGDesigned robust game systems, such as Character Classes, Interactive Combat, Strategic Combat, NPC AI, Territorial Control, World Economy, and various other game systems.Shadowbane, PC - MMORPGDesigned and implemented patch plans on a bi-monthly schedule. Improved interactive combat, server stability, and further improved game content to better provide a fun PvP-centric and Territorial Control experience.Children's Educational Virtual 3D WorldDesigned robust yet simple game systems, air-tight chat system protecting children from potential harm, quest-based learning systems, teacher-driven tutor system, and intriguing and fun interfaces among various other game systems.Undisclosed Nintendo Wii ProjectDesigned AI System, Gesture-based Controller Systems, Achievements, Character Descriptions, Advancement System, and various other game content and systems.Community Manager - Stray Bullet GamesManaged the Shadowbane & Stray Bullet Games community, of which was thousands of players and forum-goers, while I performed my duties as a designer on all games listed above.

Quality Assurance, IT, Community support, Customer Service for Shadowbane, a Windows and OSX-based - MMORPG.

Level Design

Unreal 2 Level Design using the Gears of War toolset.

Computer Science And Criminal Justice

Activities and Societies: School Newspaper Website Designer