Tim Mccaughan Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Redmond, Washington

■ Writing, localizing, and editing English text for first-party Nintendo Wii U and 3DS games and first- and third-party e-manuals. - Localization Writer credits include Super Mario Maker (Nintendo Wii U), Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Nintendo Wii U), Steel Diver: Sub Wars (Nintendo 3DS), and unannounced titles - E-manuals written include Super Mario Maker, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, as well as over 100 assorted manuals including Virtual Console titles.■ Coordinating translation, editing, and testing schedules for games and e-manuals with in-house writers and editors and overseas partners, and addressing any editing or layout issues raised by those processes.■ Coordinating with other writers to build and maintain layouts for e-manuals.■ Maintaining a highly organized database of active and archived e-manuals and e-manual templates.

■ Writing, editing, and publishing my own novels under the pseudonym Tim Cody.■ Obtaining the appropriate rights to use copyrighted materials, commissioning artists to create original artwork, and filing the appropriate copyrights via the official, legal channels.■ Publications include Crimson Soul (horror; April 2011), Crimson Soul 2 (horror; November 2011), The Perfect Girl Drinks Root Beer (romantic comedy; October 2012), and the Subject Nightingale trilogy (science fiction; Volume 1 August 2013, Volume 2 February 2014, Volume 3 April 2015). o All books available via major online retailers (Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc.) in both paperback and e-book format (http://www.amazon.com/author/timcody).■ Organized a 300% successful Kickstarter campaign in February, 2012, which rose over $600 to cover The Perfect Girl Drinks Root Beer-related costs (additional rights, cover art, editing, marketing, etc.). - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/timcody/the-perfect-girl-drinks-root-beer-a-novel

Seattle, Wa

■ Researching and documenting bugs for the app Amazon Local Register, a mobile-device point-of-sale app for small businesses.■ Executing manual test cases for all features of the app on Apple, Samsung, and Kindle phones and tablets.■ Writing and maintaining a database of manual test cases covering all areas of the app.

Bellevue, Washington

■ Independent tabletop-game developer based out of Seattle, Washington.■ Writing and editing all text for tabletop card and board games to ensure a consistent voice and narrative based on the particular project. - Wrote text for over 700 separate playing cards to date.■ Designing and implementing the layouts for various aspects of the company's games, such as instruction manuals and playing cards.■ Writing, editing, and curating blog posts for the company's official blog, Kickstarter campaigns, and various social media outlets.■ Designing gameplay mechanics for tabletop card and board games.

Redmond, Wa

■ Wrote, localized, and edited English text for all Nintendo Wii U and 3DS Virtual Console game e-manuals, and e-manuals for third-party Wii U and 3DS games. - Wrote and shipped content for over 100 Virtual Console titles to date. - Third-party e-manuals written include Mario and Sonic and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games (Wii U) and Bayonetta (Wii U).■ Assisted with in-game text for various titles by providing feedback and rewrites on an as-needed basis. - Credited in the Nintendo 3DS downloadable title Steel Diver: Sub Wars.■ Coordinated translation, editing, and testing schedules and processes for e-manuals, and addressed any editing or layout issues raised by those processes.■ Coordinated with other writers to build and maintain layouts for first party game e-manuals. - First party e-manuals include Wii Sports Club (Wii U) and Yoshi’s New Island (3DS).■ Maintained a highly organized database of active and archived e-manuals and templates for e-manuals.

Bellevue, Wa

■ Chief writer for the Alpha team, responsible for preparing and maintaining how-to documentation, patch notes, daily testing tasks, and general development updates for external alpha testers.■ Monitored and moderated the online alpha community for the PC MMO Guild Wars 2 on official forums to ensure a friendly, constructive, feedback-driven environment for alpha testers, as well as staff.■ Compiled alpha tester feedback and general program updates into daily reports and weekly newsletters, which were distributed to the company, and then adapted for e-mail distribution to the alpha testers.■ Credited in the AAA MMO RPG Guild Wars 2 for the PC.

Bellevue, Wa

■ Wrote and proofed copy and regular updates for Sucker Punch's inFamous 2 UGC beta blog and Sony’s PlayStation Blog, the inFamous 2 user manual, tutorials for the game’s UGC feature, as well as updates for social media channels and official forums.o Development updates, patch notes, etc., including SEO copy and optimization.■ Worked closely with marketing and PR to write and edit copy for official Sucker Punch-hosted events, such as the inFamous 2 public launch party and review build cover letters.■ Wrote in-game UGC tool descriptions and daily update messages.■ Converted the UGC tutorials into scripts for the tutorial videos on Sucker Punch's official YouTube channel, the direction and production of which I oversaw.■ Engaged the inFamous 2 UGC community by creating and running UGC-related contests; wrote the rules and guidelines, judging criteria, and judging guidelines.■ Organized and hosted inFamous 2 contests and prizes for the MLG (Major League Gaming) 2011 convention in Columbus, Ohio (June 3-5), and the local inFamous 2 public launch party (June 7th 2011).■ Represented Sucker Punch Productions and inFamous 2 UGC at GDC (Game Developer's Conference) 2011 in San Francisco, California (March 3), and Media Day 2011 in Seattle, WA.■ Credited in the AAA PlayStation 3 game inFamous 2.

■ Researched and documented bugs for the AAA PlayStation 3 title inFamous 2, tracking game and bug progress from alpha to post-launch.■ Performed, and documented bugs based off, test passes for major aspects of inFamous 2 including main missions, side quests, audio, environments, and User-Generated Content.■ Credited in the AAA PlayStation 3 title inFamous 2.

■ Researched and documented bugs for multiple Microsoft Kinect launch titles.■ Performed, and documented bugs based off, Code Complete test passes on both the Kinect hardware and software.■ Credited in the AAA Microsoft Kinect title Kinect Sports.

■ Researched and documented bugs for multiple Nintendo titles, across multiple game systems (Wii, DS).■ Identified and corrected errors in all types of video game text based on the Chicago Manual of Style, and verified that all necessary text appears in the assigned video game.