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Culver City, Ca, Us

Malibu & Corte Madera, Ca, Us

Game and Narrative Designer- Collaboratively pitched, prototyped, documented, and developed 4 critical player features.- Roadmapped development timeline and process for all major features.- Worked with writers and directors to design, plot, and write 2 interactive narrative scenes with an emphasis on player experience, narrative, and mystery.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Gameplay and Narrative Designer on High on Life- Pitched, designed, and prototyped key combat encounters with great attention on thematic consistentcy.- Prototyped various narrative and progression systems.- Developed major questlines complete with player/design objectives, puzzle mechanics, and stories.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Narrative Designer on Trover Saves the Universe. Responsible for interactive narrative from scenario inception and prototyping to scripting, implementation, and polish. Brought to life zany characters by scripting responsive real-time dialogue, devising character-driven minigames, and plotting adaptive storybeats. Coordinated cross-discipline efforts to actualize dramatic cinematic moments in VR.Increased scope of responsibilities to include puzzle design by designing puzzles systems and laying out progressively challenging puzzles. Participated in UX and level layout improvements, with an emphasis on VR-related usability. Spearheaded external playtest initiatives.

Glendale, California, Us

On Skullgirls Mobile, coordinated communications and submissions with overseas publisher. Working in a small, dynamic team, I supported all aspects of production. Worked with players in online community to organize playtests and gather feedback. I also had the privilege of weighing in on creative aspects of the game, at times exercising my knowledge of game design and narrative design.Skullgirls Mobile was PocketGamer's Game of the Month for May, 2017

Mountain View, Ca, Us

I wrote and designed narrative premise, characters, and fictional world for a mobile game. This entailed deep dives into worldbuilding and extensive research on the interests of the target audience. I also engaged in designed levels in Unity. I reviewed and presented on usability tests. Started as an intern, continued on as a contractor.

On The Leviathan Project -- an experimental VR/Mixed reality project -- I developed prototypes for an exciting, narrative-driven experience. Coordinated with writers and actors to create narrative mechanics that allowed players to touch, feel, and experience a rich and compelling narrative world.The Leviathan Project was demonstrated at Sundance Film Festival

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Wrote and edited the main story component for a•part•ment, an award winning narrative game. Also laid out environmental storytelling portions in Unity. a•part•ment was nominated for an IGF award and selected as an IndieCade Digital Select.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Managed, supervised and oversaw the execution of 5 intervention programs.

Edited and wrote copy for film trade publication. Developed and revamped media kit.

Assisted in developing grant proposal. Covered scripts.

Olean, Ny, Us

-Achieved highest sales promotion with personal sales over $32,000.-Responsible for field training incoming hires

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Game And Interactive Media Design

Master Of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Game And Interactive Media Design

B.S. And B.A., English, Communications