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Skills

Level Editors: Unreal Editor 4, Unreal Editor 3 (Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War, UDK), Hero Engine, Unity, Hammer (Half-Life 2, Portal), Elder Scrolls Construction Set (Oblivion), TorqueX Builder

Level Design Skills: Level and game flow planning, iterative design, documentation, BPS blockout, texturing, lighting, optimization, scripting (input/output and code based), AI pathing, trigger systems, movers, timeline/matinees, cascade

Art Tools: 3DS Max, Photoshop, Sketch UP, Blender, Inkscape

Scripting Languages: Blueprint, Kismet, Hammer, Lua, C#

Documentation Tools: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, Project, Outlook, Confluence

Source Control Tools: Dev Track, Extra View, Tortoise SVN, Issue Manager, JIRA, Per Force P4V, SourceTree

Professional Game Experience

Goosebumps Dead of Night – Cosmic Forces March 2019 – July 2020

Senior Game Designer

Brainstormed and created game pitches and game design documentation for future projects
Updated the design for all the monster’s AI to give each monster more unique playstyles
Updated the gameplay and level flow for the previously designed layouts of the Stine House and Conservatory levels
Designed the layout, gameplay, and level flow for the Tesla Tower level
Implemented 20 timelines for in game cinematics and vignettes
Implemented all gameplay elements into the game’s levels
Worked with art and programming departments daily to implement quest content
Used visual and sound effects to create dynamic in-game events
Worked with programming and art to optimize content for consoles
Participated in multiple playtests to give and receive feedback on content
Created and maintained documentation for the game’s levels and monster AI

Bard’s Tale 4 – InXile Entertainment January 2017 – January 2019

Level Designer

Designed, implemented, and maintained 8 dungeons and their Level Design Documentation
Helped implement and maintain an additional 20 levels
Designed over 30 puzzles and Implemented and maintained over 150 puzzles
Did art propping and terrain work for over 30 POIs
Implemented the game’s grid-based movement system
Actively involved in gameplay and level flow testing
Participated in multiple playtests before and after launch to give and receive feedback on content
Designed 3 of the 6 puzzles in the Harenhold DLC dungeon
Worked with art, writing, and programming departments daily to implement quest content
Used visual and sound effects to create dynamic in-game events
Worked with programming and art to optimize content for consoles
Did the subleveling for all the games dungeons and areas
Did lighting and propping passes to draw player attention to important points of interest and gameplay objects

Wildstar - Carbine Studios February 2013 - March2016

Content Designer

Feature Lead of an unannounced Holiday Event
Helped create and design 3 live events
Redesigned the Exile faction tutorial/NPE (new player experience)
Designed and implemented quests for 8 zones
Designed, implemented, and maintained documentation for Settler path content for 3 zones
Designed and placed ambient, combat, and quest related NPC’s
Polished previously created content for optimization and stability
Used visual and sound effects to create dynamic in-game events
Helped design and implement the “shiphand” (mini-dungeon) mission “Deep Space Disappearance”
Worked with cinematic, art, writing, and programming departments daily to implement quest content
Participated in multiple playtests before and after launch to give and receive feedback on content
Participated in several community outreach events that involved the devs playing the game with players

Star Wars: The Old Republic - BioWare Austin January 2010 - May 2012

World Builder: Scripting

Created maps for game content
Created gameplay to match story and critical path information provided by writers
Directly involved with quest flow planning and did basic scripting for two of the game’s expansion planets
Optimized previously created content for optimization and stability
Polished quest content for missions on 11 planets
Used visual and sound effects to create dynamic in-game events
Implemented the NPC affection system and created/maintained documents for 3 of the game's companions
Designed and placed both ambient and quest related NPC’s
Placed cover for combat encounters in the game
Created and balanced combat encounters for missions that scale up in difficulty
Participated in multiple playtests before and after launch to give and receive feedback on content
Worked with cinematic, art, writing, and programming departments daily to implement quest content

Education

The Guildhall at SMU, Plano, TX December 2009

Certificate in Digital Game Development, Specialization in Level Design GPA 3.41