Designer

• Created in-game cut scenes using in-house tools
• Created collisions, logic, entities, and scripting for maps
• Laid out game progression flow and logic using flow charts and spreadsheets
• Wrote primary game design documentation for game systems, enemies, and abilities
• Created designs for in-house designer tools and in-game debugger
• Communicated between designers and engineering

Designer

• Designed 16 single-player campaign maps
• Created several dozen in-game cut scenes using in-house scripting language
• Built and decorated over 20 combat and non-combat maps
• Laid out battle progression and character ability growth based on map designs
• Assisted with gameplay testing, balancing, and debugging

Level Design (Internship)

• Designed and created two multiplayer levels
• Designed, created, and exported two gameplay-rich landmark structures
• Used proprietary level design engine
• Created 3+ architectural models in 3d Studio Max 9

Creative Director/Scenario Writer

• Created original concept and game design document
• Wrote and scripted hundreds of pages of dialog
• Co-managed team of 3-5
• Communicated with artists to achieve a cohesive artistic vision
• Created team and project websites
• Translated technical documentation from Japanese to English
• Modified open-source software to enhance its features
• Successfully balanced hobby activities with being a full-time student and employee

Lead Game Designer

• Worked in team of thirteen — five level designers, four programmers, four artists
• Created game concept and gameplay mechanics
• Acted as primary author of concept document, game design document, and game pitch
• Established game vision, visual style, and theme
• Wrote in-game narrative script and cinematics
• Recorded and added sound effects and voice acting
• Created environmental static meshes and textures

Designer and Author

• Worked independently with board of advisors
• Created self-contained single-player experience in Half-life 2
• Constructed level BSP, texturing, lighting and optimization
• Added entities, scripting, and in-game cinematics
• Wrote original story with nonlinear plot

Level Designer

• Worked in a team of nine — four level designers, three programmers, two artists
• Created one major level for the mod using BSP, terrain, and custom meshes
• Created 15+ custom textures and static meshes
• Acted as primary author of game design document
• Participated in game pitch and green-light process

Level Designer

• Worked in a team of nine — four level designers, three programmers, two artists
• Created one major level for the mod using BSP, terrain, and custom meshes
• Created 15+ custom textures and static meshes
• Acted as primary author of game design document
• Participated in game pitch and green-light process

Level Designer

• Paired with one artist
• Created ¾ top-down layered, parallaxing game maps
• Created 2d tilesets and sprites
• Acted as primary author of all documentation
• Wrote the in-game dialog script
• Wrote extensive scripting in Visual Basic

Game Development Skills and Knowledge

• BSP and Terrain use
• Texture creation and use
• Lighting
• Sound effect placement
• Particle effect systems
• In-game scripting
• AI placement and scripting
• Map optimization techniques
• 3d modeling
• Unwrapping and texturing
• Gameplay flow analysis
• Perspective and 2d map drawing
• In-game cinematic creation
• Script writing
• Game design, concept, and level design documentation
• Asset list and development planning

Program and Engine Experience

• Game Engines: Half-life 2, Quake 4, Unreal 2004, Neverwinter Nights
• Scrolling Game Development Kit
• Proprietary Tools (Volition, Inc)
• 3d Studio Max 9
• Adobe Photoshop CS2, Paint Shop Pro 10, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premier
• Microsoft Office 2003: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Other engines: BUILD Engine, RPG Maker 2000
• Content development for D20 systems games (class/campaign design, free projects)

Other Skills and Experience

• Experienced in team projects and organization
• Practiced in time management and scheduling
• Completed related coursework
  • Game Studies
  • Team Game Production
  • Gaming as a Social Practice
  • Real Time Cinematics
  • Managing Creativity
  • Data Structures
  • Graphical User Interfaces
  • Software Engineering I/II
  • Technical Writing
  • Creative Writing
• Experienced in programming and theory
• Studied Japanese language for seven years
• Studied abroad in Kyoto, Japan for one year

Web designer and server administrator

• Flight of Twilight project website, http://www.flightoftwilight.com/
• AMPBoard message board systems, http://www.ampboard.com/
• Salamando’s Stove, http://www.salamando.net/
• Designed and constructed web pages
• Created layouts and user interfaces
• Designed MySQL databases and PHP active web page scripts
• Maintained Apache web server

Research Assistant

• Proved correctness properties of AVL-trees
• Utilized software engineering and logical analysis
• Developed automatic software theorem-proofs using ACL2