I am a gamer.The vast majority of my spare time is spent playing games of all types, card games, board games, dice games, role playing games, but most of all: video games.My passion for games led me into the career of designing games, first testing them, learning the processes of painstaking investigation, then building content for games, learning proprietary tool sets, honing my ability to script, writing design documents, game proposals, prototyping game play, then progressing into building AI and game systems, transitioning to more specialization as a systems designer, where I worked more with game economies, balance, retention, and monetization.I see every project I work on as an opportunity to expand my knowledge of the details of its IP and related game systems, so that I can bring a discerning level of craftsmanship to my work on it.One of my favorite parts of the industry is the creative people it fosters, and my path has included amazing opportunities to mentor some bright young designers, a couple of whom, I'm happy to report, are now creative directors.I'm highly pragmatic, happy to lead when it's needed, or get my hands dirty working on details, be it in documentation or in engine at the 11th hour.I always want to see what's best for the project happen, regardless of who's idea or implementation it is.I am not currently seeking a new role at this time.