Hard Skills
Design
Content Design
I have designed hundreds of:
- Characters
- Creatures
- Bosses
- Animals
- Buildings
- Weapons
- Armor
- Tools
- Affixes
- Missions
- Quests
- Tutorials
Systems Design
Over many published games, I have designed and balanced:
- Combat skills (melee, ranged, magic, etc.)
- Passive skills
- 3rd person and overhead (pseudo-isometric) controls
- AI needs simulation
- Innovative building and decorating
- Immersive audio features
Writing
I have written names and descriptions for all forms of content. I have also written the text (including dialogue) for missions and tutorials for published games. I have worked closely with VO directors and actors on the recording of VO lines.
Localization
I have worked closely with outsourced localization teams, resolving questions around the intention of lines and possible alternate translations. I’ve created and managed localized text databases, integrating revised text into the game. I’ve managed phoneme and viseme data for localization for lip synch across languages. With QA experience for at least the FIGS languages, I am fluent enough in those languages to navigate through software.
Software
- Scripting: Unreal blueprints, Lua, custom XML-based “Action System”
- Level Editors: Unreal, CryEngine Sandbox, Valve Hammer
- Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Premier
- Documentation: Confluence, Notion, Slite, Google Docs, Slides, Sheets
- Diagrams: Illustrator, Figma, Affinity Designer 2, Miro, Draw.io, Visio
- Version Control: Perforce, Swarm, Github, Tortoise SVN, WinCVS
- Issue Reporting: Jira, ClickUp, Trello, Buzilla, Raid, Product Studio
Soft Skills
Leadership
I have been the sole designer on game projects before, I have helped recruit and interview other designers (both junior and senior. I have created design tests and many questions for interviews in different formats. I have managed multiple designers at a time, managing both workload and professional development.
Collaboration
I have worked closely with all different departments while designing games:
- Studio Leadership
- Product
- Engineering
- Concept Art
- Animation
- VFX
- SFX
- BI
I love working with cross-departmental teams, on feature or content-based strike teams.
Presentation
I have experience creating presentations (PowerPoint or Slides) to present to executives, creatives, even the entire studio to clearly communicate design intention and direction. I am comfortable presenting these myself.