Experience

Schell Games

• United States
• Computer Games
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Game Design Manager

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  - Manager of Game Designers - responsible for reports’ professional growth, 360 reviews and adaptation to studio culture.- Currently leading a team of 6 game designers.- Leader of studio-wide initiatives: New hire ramp-up process, Accessibility roundtables, “Craft of Design” microtalk series, guest talk series, social adventure club, internal knowledge share.

• Project Director / Game Design Director

  • May 2013 - Present

  2021-present: Game Design Director for unannounced VR project2021: Game Design Director for Among Us VR prototype team2021: Game Design Director for VR fast prototyping group2019-2021: Game Design Director for I Expect You To Die 2. 83 on Metacritic as of 10/2021.2018: Design Director for Odyssey, an interactive health app for UPMC2018: Game Design Director for confidential location-based project (prototyping phase)2016: Project Director and Game Design Director for LEGO Brickheadz Builder VR for the Google Daydream2016: Project Director on a suite of design exploration prototypes for Google's Daydream controller.2015: Project Director for Phase 2 of S.E.C.R.E.T. an interactive museum experience for kids 8-13, now live at the Children's Museum of Houston. 2014 - 2015: Game Design Director for Water Bears, a tablet educational game to teach systems thinking to middle schoolers. 2014: Project Director for Phase 1 of S.E.C.R.E.T. an interactive museum experience for kids 8-13, now live at the Children's Museum of Houston.2013-1014: Project Director for three tablet educational games under a larger STEM project umbrella - Planet Planners, Lightsmith and Creature Cube.2013: Project Director for Tunnel Tail, a mobile game designed to help 11-14 year-olds navigate high pressure situations.

• Other Designer Roles

  • May 2009 - Jul 2019

  2018-2019: Game Systems Lead for confidential location-based project for high-profile client2017: Systems and content work on Spanish localization of Osmo Monster for iPad2017: Lead Designer for unannounced location-based mobile game for Carnival Cruises2016: Game Designer for Wastelanders, a "stream first" prototype built for Twitch audiences.2012: Game Designer for Innercube, a puzzle game for PC.2010: Project Director for BattleBall, a basketball battle game developed for an NBA team.



(independent)

• Interactive Art Developer

  • Mar 2017 - Dec 2018

  My interactive solo piece, Eye to Eye, explores the connections that we make through eye contact. It was presented at the Thrival 2017 Innovation event at the Carnegie Museum of Art, at Bit Bridge's 2018 showcase and at Art All Night 2017. My interactive solo piece, Eye to Eye, explores the connections that we make through eye contact. It was presented at the Thrival 2017 Innovation event at the Carnegie Museum of Art, at Bit Bridge's 2018 showcase and at Art All Night 2017.



Carnegie Mellon University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Experience Designer

  • 2011 - 2011

  Designed and developed, along with a small team, a 3D reimagination of Giacomo Balla's Fireworks - a futurist piece that explores the coming together of lights, ballet and set design. This piece was displayed in 2014 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York as part of their Italian Futurism exhibition. Designed and developed, along with a small team, a 3D reimagination of Giacomo Balla's Fireworks - a futurist piece that explores the coming together of lights, ballet and set design. This piece was displayed in 2014 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York as part of their Italian Futurism exhibition.



Imaginarios de Venezuela

• Stage Manager

  • Nov 2007 - Dec 2007

  Coordinated technical and artistic elements for "El Cascanueces Flamenco", a production with a cast of over 60 artists that reimagined the Nutcracker with Flamenco dance. Led a crew of 12 people in Caracas, Venezuela. Coordinated technical and artistic elements for "El Cascanueces Flamenco", a production with a cast of over 60 artists that reimagined the Nutcracker with Flamenco dance. Led a crew of 12 people in Caracas, Venezuela.



Webedia España

• Spain
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Writer

  • Sep 2006 - Jan 2007

  Wrote over 60 articles for a sports blog based in Spain. Wrote over 60 articles for a sports blog based in Spain.