My name is Hunter Wright and I am lead level designer at Starbreeze Studios. I was Michiel's boss on Overkill's The Walking Dead, and sat next to him for the last year and a half. Michiel was great to work with both as colleagues and as a direct report. He was always willing to go the extra mile to get things done and had a great sense of what is fun for the players. I could always rely on Michiel to work independently without much oversight and knew I could expect quality work from him. Michiel was primarily responsible for the map Doctor's Orders for the main game, and the DLC map, Best Served Cold. When he started Doctor's Orders had a rough layout blocked in, which Michiel then finished out the block out, reworking areas that needed improvement, as well as doing all the scripting. He also helped design the puzzles and seeing the map to completion. For Best Served Cold, Michiel was the primary designer on the map and was a huge help with establishing the flow of the map, the puzzles, and the overall feel of the level. He also mentored one of our interns which was a huge help to me as I was super busy with other tasks at the time. Michiel was well versed in all areas of design and fulfilled many different roles during my time with him. If I had to pick one role that he excels at it would probably be his scripting. He was able to make scripts for his levels that performed well and he was able to quickly fix any edge cases or problems that QA uncovered. He gives lots of updates on where things are, in addition to what he needs to make his levels work. He also took the initiative to schedule extra scrum meetings for the designers that he is working with to make sure that they were all on the same page for the Best Served Cold map. Michiel was always open to hearing my feedback and often requested that I look at stuff he was working on to make sure that it was heading in the right direction. Michiel cares a lot about the people that he works with and takes great pride in his work. I always see him helping out people with things for both work related stuff and things outside of work. He never wanted his levels to be broken or behind so he made sure to put in extra effort when necessary if he wasn't happy with something. I would have no problem recommending him for a game design position, and I feel that he would make a great addition to your studio.

Having worked closely with Michiel at Starbreeze, he impressed me from day one by his eagerness to adopt standards and best practices and a willingness to dive into the technical end. Embracing the collaborative nature of development and drawing on the resources he has, Michiel takes responsibility for his own growth: he does not ask you to do something repeatedly for him, he works to understand the issue so he can resolve it himself in the future. He will speak up when he feels something is wrong, and is dedicated to making the best product. Michiel shines on the interpersonal side. He balances a good sense of humour with his professional attitude, which makes being around him a pleasure. Dedication is the keyword again, as he is not just dedicated to his work, but also to the well-being of his friends and colleagues. Michiel makes for a great designer and I’m sure he will go on to empower many future projects with his skillset, eagerness to learn, and warm personality.

My name is Hunter Wright and I am lead level designer at Starbreeze Studios. I was Michiel's boss on Overkill's The Walking Dead, and sat next to him for the last year and a half. Michiel was great to work with both as colleagues and as a direct report. He was always willing to go the extra mile to get things done and had a great sense of what is fun for the players. I could always rely on Michiel to work independently without much oversight and knew I could expect quality work from him. Michiel was primarily responsible for the map Doctor's Orders for the main game, and the DLC map, Best Served Cold. When he started Doctor's Orders had a rough layout blocked in, which Michiel then finished out the block out, reworking areas that needed improvement, as well as doing all the scripting. He also helped design the puzzles and seeing the map to completion. For Best Served Cold, Michiel was the primary designer on the map and was a huge help with establishing the flow of the map, the puzzles, and the overall feel of the level. He also mentored one of our interns which was a huge help to me as I was super busy with other tasks at the time. Michiel was well versed in all areas of design and fulfilled many different roles during my time with him. If I had to pick one role that he excels at it would probably be his scripting. He was able to make scripts for his levels that performed well and he was able to quickly fix any edge cases or problems that QA uncovered. He gives lots of updates on where things are, in addition to what he needs to make his levels work. He also took the initiative to schedule extra scrum meetings for the designers that he is working with to make sure that they were all on the same page for the Best Served Cold map. Michiel was always open to hearing my feedback and often requested that I look at stuff he was working on to make sure that it was heading in the right direction. Michiel cares a lot about the people that he works with and takes great pride in his work. I always see him helping out people with things for both work related stuff and things outside of work. He never wanted his levels to be broken or behind so he made sure to put in extra effort when necessary if he wasn't happy with something. I would have no problem recommending him for a game design position, and I feel that he would make a great addition to your studio.

Having worked closely with Michiel at Starbreeze, he impressed me from day one by his eagerness to adopt standards and best practices and a willingness to dive into the technical end. Embracing the collaborative nature of development and drawing on the resources he has, Michiel takes responsibility for his own growth: he does not ask you to do something repeatedly for him, he works to understand the issue so he can resolve it himself in the future. He will speak up when he feels something is wrong, and is dedicated to making the best product. Michiel shines on the interpersonal side. He balances a good sense of humour with his professional attitude, which makes being around him a pleasure. Dedication is the keyword again, as he is not just dedicated to his work, but also to the well-being of his friends and colleagues. Michiel makes for a great designer and I’m sure he will go on to empower many future projects with his skillset, eagerness to learn, and warm personality.

My name is Hunter Wright and I am lead level designer at Starbreeze Studios. I was Michiel's boss on Overkill's The Walking Dead, and sat next to him for the last year and a half. Michiel was great to work with both as colleagues and as a direct report. He was always willing to go the extra mile to get things done and had a great sense of what is fun for the players. I could always rely on Michiel to work independently without much oversight and knew I could expect quality work from him. Michiel was primarily responsible for the map Doctor's Orders for the main game, and the DLC map, Best Served Cold. When he started Doctor's Orders had a rough layout blocked in, which Michiel then finished out the block out, reworking areas that needed improvement, as well as doing all the scripting. He also helped design the puzzles and seeing the map to completion. For Best Served Cold, Michiel was the primary designer on the map and was a huge help with establishing the flow of the map, the puzzles, and the overall feel of the level. He also mentored one of our interns which was a huge help to me as I was super busy with other tasks at the time. Michiel was well versed in all areas of design and fulfilled many different roles during my time with him. If I had to pick one role that he excels at it would probably be his scripting. He was able to make scripts for his levels that performed well and he was able to quickly fix any edge cases or problems that QA uncovered. He gives lots of updates on where things are, in addition to what he needs to make his levels work. He also took the initiative to schedule extra scrum meetings for the designers that he is working with to make sure that they were all on the same page for the Best Served Cold map. Michiel was always open to hearing my feedback and often requested that I look at stuff he was working on to make sure that it was heading in the right direction. Michiel cares a lot about the people that he works with and takes great pride in his work. I always see him helping out people with things for both work related stuff and things outside of work. He never wanted his levels to be broken or behind so he made sure to put in extra effort when necessary if he wasn't happy with something. I would have no problem recommending him for a game design position, and I feel that he would make a great addition to your studio.

Having worked closely with Michiel at Starbreeze, he impressed me from day one by his eagerness to adopt standards and best practices and a willingness to dive into the technical end. Embracing the collaborative nature of development and drawing on the resources he has, Michiel takes responsibility for his own growth: he does not ask you to do something repeatedly for him, he works to understand the issue so he can resolve it himself in the future. He will speak up when he feels something is wrong, and is dedicated to making the best product. Michiel shines on the interpersonal side. He balances a good sense of humour with his professional attitude, which makes being around him a pleasure. Dedication is the keyword again, as he is not just dedicated to his work, but also to the well-being of his friends and colleagues. Michiel makes for a great designer and I’m sure he will go on to empower many future projects with his skillset, eagerness to learn, and warm personality.