Experience

High Moon Studios

• United States
• Computer Games
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Expert Technical Designer

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Design duties: - Provided Technical Design support and guidance on Unannounced Projects

• Senior Technical Designer

  • Oct 2020 - Mar 2023

  Design duties: - Provided Technical Design support on Unannounced Projects - Provided Technical Design support on Call of Duty: Vanguard Campaign + Rats of Tobruk + Battle of El Alamein + Lucas Riggs abilities



Nexon OC

• Irvine, CA

• Senior Designer

  • Nov 2017 - Aug 2020

  Design duties: - Worked on unannounced UE4 title for Nexon Orange County. - 3rd person melee Combat design - Prototyping systems using Blueprint - Level Design for test maps - HUD and menu prototypes with UMG - Lead for multiple strike teams - Play test coordinator and proctor Design duties: - Worked on unannounced UE4 title for Nexon Orange County. - 3rd person melee Combat design - Prototyping systems using Blueprint - Level Design for test maps - HUD and menu prototypes with UMG - Lead for multiple strike teams - Play test coordinator and proctor



Metronome Software

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Apr 2012 - Nov 2017

  Design duties: - Protoype "gamification" oriented mobile applications using HTML5/Canvas/JS - Game design consultant on small projects and prototypes Engineer duties: - Program front-end and back-end solutions for mobile and web applications using Java and Python - Provide guidance and mentoring to junior team members - Track and resolve issues in JIRA/Confluence - Rapid prototyping and testing Design duties: - Protoype "gamification" oriented mobile applications using HTML5/Canvas/JS - Game design consultant on small projects and prototypes Engineer duties: - Program front-end and back-end solutions for mobile and web applications using Java and Python - Provide guidance and mentoring to junior team members - Track and resolve issues in JIRA/Confluence - Rapid prototyping and testing



Double Helix Games

• Irvine, CA

• Technical Designer

  • Oct 2010 - Apr 2012

  Design duties: - Maintained levels and worked with Art to polish them - Used proprietary level editor to set up enemy encounters, animate objects, create collision, and set up destructible elements - Tuned difficulty and pacing for levels - Maintained levels and fixed bugs Scripter duties: - Designed and developed the technical aspects of Character Design and combat systems - Set up animations and mechanics related to the player experience - Provided scripting… Show more Design duties: - Maintained levels and worked with Art to polish them - Used proprietary level editor to set up enemy encounters, animate objects, create collision, and set up destructible elements - Tuned difficulty and pacing for levels - Maintained levels and fixed bugs Scripter duties: - Designed and developed the technical aspects of Character Design and combat systems - Set up animations and mechanics related to the player experience - Provided scripting support for animations and mechanics related to NPCs - Provided scripting support for VFX and SFX departments - Tuned weapons and damage values Show less Design duties: - Maintained levels and worked with Art to polish them - Used proprietary level editor to set up enemy encounters, animate objects, create collision, and set up destructible elements - Tuned difficulty and pacing for levels - Maintained levels and fixed bugs Scripter duties: - Designed and developed the technical aspects of Character Design and combat systems - Set up animations and mechanics related to the player experience - Provided scripting… Show more Design duties: - Maintained levels and worked with Art to polish them - Used proprietary level editor to set up enemy encounters, animate objects, create collision, and set up destructible elements - Tuned difficulty and pacing for levels - Maintained levels and fixed bugs Scripter duties: - Designed and developed the technical aspects of Character Design and combat systems - Set up animations and mechanics related to the player experience - Provided scripting support for animations and mechanics related to NPCs - Provided scripting support for VFX and SFX departments - Tuned weapons and damage values Show less



Naked Sky Entertainment

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Game Designer

  • Jun 2010 - Oct 2010

  Design duties: - Minor design documentation creation and updating - Created level mock-ups in proprietary editor to prove out game-play mechanics - Maintained levels and worked with Art to polish them - Used visual scripting language to set up enemy encounters, boss battles, and camera cuts - Set up player interactive objects like switches, gates, environment hazards, and destructible elements - Tuned difficulty and balanced game-play for levels - Assisted the Art dept. by… Show more Design duties: - Minor design documentation creation and updating - Created level mock-ups in proprietary editor to prove out game-play mechanics - Maintained levels and worked with Art to polish them - Used visual scripting language to set up enemy encounters, boss battles, and camera cuts - Set up player interactive objects like switches, gates, environment hazards, and destructible elements - Tuned difficulty and balanced game-play for levels - Assisted the Art dept. by working on collision and physics issues - Maintained levels and fixed bugs - Developed on PC for XBLA and PSN Show less Design duties: - Minor design documentation creation and updating - Created level mock-ups in proprietary editor to prove out game-play mechanics - Maintained levels and worked with Art to polish them - Used visual scripting language to set up enemy encounters, boss battles, and camera cuts - Set up player interactive objects like switches, gates, environment hazards, and destructible elements - Tuned difficulty and balanced game-play for levels - Assisted the Art dept. by… Show more Design duties: - Minor design documentation creation and updating - Created level mock-ups in proprietary editor to prove out game-play mechanics - Maintained levels and worked with Art to polish them - Used visual scripting language to set up enemy encounters, boss battles, and camera cuts - Set up player interactive objects like switches, gates, environment hazards, and destructible elements - Tuned difficulty and balanced game-play for levels - Assisted the Art dept. by working on collision and physics issues - Maintained levels and fixed bugs - Developed on PC for XBLA and PSN Show less



Savage Entertainment

• Los Angeles, CA

• Senior Designer

  • Oct 2008 - Jun 2010

  Design duties: - Wrote design documentation for single player campaign levels - Used 3DS Max and proprietary editor to create levels for an arcade shooter set in the Transformers universe - Scripted all boss encounters using LUA - Hooked up dialog, music, and cinematic events - Helped tune and balance enemy NPCs, special attacks, and weapons - Mentored other designers in LUA scripting - Developed on PC for the PSP - Shipped Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -… Show more Design duties: - Wrote design documentation for single player campaign levels - Used 3DS Max and proprietary editor to create levels for an arcade shooter set in the Transformers universe - Scripted all boss encounters using LUA - Hooked up dialog, music, and cinematic events - Helped tune and balance enemy NPCs, special attacks, and weapons - Mentored other designers in LUA scripting - Developed on PC for the PSP - Shipped Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Worked on single player levels, car radio mechanics, tutorials, weapon balance, and boss battles for an unreleased 3rd person open world gang-themed action shooter Show less Design duties: - Wrote design documentation for single player campaign levels - Used 3DS Max and proprietary editor to create levels for an arcade shooter set in the Transformers universe - Scripted all boss encounters using LUA - Hooked up dialog, music, and cinematic events - Helped tune and balance enemy NPCs, special attacks, and weapons - Mentored other designers in LUA scripting - Developed on PC for the PSP - Shipped Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -… Show more Design duties: - Wrote design documentation for single player campaign levels - Used 3DS Max and proprietary editor to create levels for an arcade shooter set in the Transformers universe - Scripted all boss encounters using LUA - Hooked up dialog, music, and cinematic events - Helped tune and balance enemy NPCs, special attacks, and weapons - Mentored other designers in LUA scripting - Developed on PC for the PSP - Shipped Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Worked on single player levels, car radio mechanics, tutorials, weapon balance, and boss battles for an unreleased 3rd person open world gang-themed action shooter Show less



Pandemic Studios

• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Level Designer

  • May 2007 - Sep 2008

  Design duties: - Wrote design documentation for single player and multi-player levels - Prototyped levels using a proprietary editor for a 3rd person Lord of the Rings action/brawling game - Used editor to morph/paint terrain and set up AI encounters - Scripted cinematic moments and some game feature tutorials - Tuned and balanced 2 single player levels as well as 6 multi-player variants - Collaborated on design for melee/ranged combat mechanics, multi-player game-play… Show more Design duties: - Wrote design documentation for single player and multi-player levels - Prototyped levels using a proprietary editor for a 3rd person Lord of the Rings action/brawling game - Used editor to morph/paint terrain and set up AI encounters - Scripted cinematic moments and some game feature tutorials - Tuned and balanced 2 single player levels as well as 6 multi-player variants - Collaborated on design for melee/ranged combat mechanics, multi-player game-play, riding mounts, and heavy artillery - Provided testing and feedback for melee combat - Participated in peer review of levels and a nightly test of multi-player game matches - Tested game and fixed bugs - Developed on PC for Xbox360, PS3, and PC - Shipped Lord of the Rings: Conquest Show less Design duties: - Wrote design documentation for single player and multi-player levels - Prototyped levels using a proprietary editor for a 3rd person Lord of the Rings action/brawling game - Used editor to morph/paint terrain and set up AI encounters - Scripted cinematic moments and some game feature tutorials - Tuned and balanced 2 single player levels as well as 6 multi-player variants - Collaborated on design for melee/ranged combat mechanics, multi-player game-play… Show more Design duties: - Wrote design documentation for single player and multi-player levels - Prototyped levels using a proprietary editor for a 3rd person Lord of the Rings action/brawling game - Used editor to morph/paint terrain and set up AI encounters - Scripted cinematic moments and some game feature tutorials - Tuned and balanced 2 single player levels as well as 6 multi-player variants - Collaborated on design for melee/ranged combat mechanics, multi-player game-play, riding mounts, and heavy artillery - Provided testing and feedback for melee combat - Participated in peer review of levels and a nightly test of multi-player game matches - Tested game and fixed bugs - Developed on PC for Xbox360, PS3, and PC - Shipped Lord of the Rings: Conquest Show less



Spark Unlimited

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Game Designer

  • Aug 2005 - Apr 2007

  Design duties: - Created design documents for level game-play and environment set up - Prototyped/white-boxed individual levels, game-play concepts, and in-game metrics using the Unreal Editor 3 for an FPS shooter set in an alternate WW2 historical timeline - Scripted enemy encounters, hooked up animations, and created cinematic moments - Collaborated closely with the Art, FX, and Sound department when creating levels - Assisted with ranged weapon tuning, environmental kills… Show more Design duties: - Created design documents for level game-play and environment set up - Prototyped/white-boxed individual levels, game-play concepts, and in-game metrics using the Unreal Editor 3 for an FPS shooter set in an alternate WW2 historical timeline - Scripted enemy encounters, hooked up animations, and created cinematic moments - Collaborated closely with the Art, FX, and Sound department when creating levels - Assisted with ranged weapon tuning, environmental kills mechanic, and puzzles - Supported multi-player team with testing and feedback - Tested game and fixed bugs - Developed on the PC for Xbox360, PS3, and PC - Shipped Turning Point: Fall of Liberty Scrummaster duties: - Tracked production hours of Scrum teams in Excel and provided reports to managers - Lead daily Scrums for various strike teams to identify goals and track progress - Resolved impediments that prevented work - Conducted game-play demonstrations and team presentations - Managed tasks and time budgeting amongst team members Show less Design duties: - Created design documents for level game-play and environment set up - Prototyped/white-boxed individual levels, game-play concepts, and in-game metrics using the Unreal Editor 3 for an FPS shooter set in an alternate WW2 historical timeline - Scripted enemy encounters, hooked up animations, and created cinematic moments - Collaborated closely with the Art, FX, and Sound department when creating levels - Assisted with ranged weapon tuning, environmental kills… Show more Design duties: - Created design documents for level game-play and environment set up - Prototyped/white-boxed individual levels, game-play concepts, and in-game metrics using the Unreal Editor 3 for an FPS shooter set in an alternate WW2 historical timeline - Scripted enemy encounters, hooked up animations, and created cinematic moments - Collaborated closely with the Art, FX, and Sound department when creating levels - Assisted with ranged weapon tuning, environmental kills mechanic, and puzzles - Supported multi-player team with testing and feedback - Tested game and fixed bugs - Developed on the PC for Xbox360, PS3, and PC - Shipped Turning Point: Fall of Liberty Scrummaster duties: - Tracked production hours of Scrum teams in Excel and provided reports to managers - Lead daily Scrums for various strike teams to identify goals and track progress - Resolved impediments that prevented work - Conducted game-play demonstrations and team presentations - Managed tasks and time budgeting amongst team members Show less



Papaya Studio

• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Game Designer

  • Jul 2003 - Aug 2005

  Design duties: - Design documentation for level game-play and game features - Prototyping/white-boxing of levels as well as an open world environment in the Taxi Driver setting - Scripted level encounters and set up enemy placement for a 3rd person open world game - Created cinematic sequences and puzzles - Implemented boss battles - Designed special melee combat finishing moves and tuned ranged weapon values - Tuned physics values for in-game vehicles - Assisted in the… Show more Design duties: - Design documentation for level game-play and game features - Prototyping/white-boxing of levels as well as an open world environment in the Taxi Driver setting - Scripted level encounters and set up enemy placement for a 3rd person open world game - Created cinematic sequences and puzzles - Implemented boss battles - Designed special melee combat finishing moves and tuned ranged weapon values - Tuned physics values for in-game vehicles - Assisted in the implementation of a traffic system used by AI pedestrians and vehicles - Assisted in the implementation of the camera culling system to allow for a streaming world and improve game performance - Tested game and fixed bugs - Developed on the PC for Xbox, PS2, and PC Show less Design duties: - Design documentation for level game-play and game features - Prototyping/white-boxing of levels as well as an open world environment in the Taxi Driver setting - Scripted level encounters and set up enemy placement for a 3rd person open world game - Created cinematic sequences and puzzles - Implemented boss battles - Designed special melee combat finishing moves and tuned ranged weapon values - Tuned physics values for in-game vehicles - Assisted in the… Show more Design duties: - Design documentation for level game-play and game features - Prototyping/white-boxing of levels as well as an open world environment in the Taxi Driver setting - Scripted level encounters and set up enemy placement for a 3rd person open world game - Created cinematic sequences and puzzles - Implemented boss battles - Designed special melee combat finishing moves and tuned ranged weapon values - Tuned physics values for in-game vehicles - Assisted in the implementation of a traffic system used by AI pedestrians and vehicles - Assisted in the implementation of the camera culling system to allow for a streaming world and improve game performance - Tested game and fixed bugs - Developed on the PC for Xbox, PS2, and PC Show less