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Experience

Game Designer II

Riot Games: January 2023 - Present

• Designed a blue sky, console first, new player experience that was the first touch point for millions of players

• Design and rapid prototype new gameplay features and mode types

• Present design ideas and playtest them with key stakeholders

• Collaborate with the Product team to align designs with product direction

• Collaborate with other designers as the main Coregame Features designer on the team

Game Designer

 PlayQ: February 2021 - January 2023

• Design features and systems in a collaborative environment

• Create game design documents and specs

• Design and implement content for Games as a Service free-to-play live model

• Create scripts with a node based editor and C# programming

• Manage and coordinate targeted performance testing and best practices

Interactive Designer

Falcon’s Creative Group: July 2017 - February 2021

• Design and program gameplay, UX, and UI systems

• Design for bespoke AR and VR applications

• Create game design documents / Present ideas to clients

• Create rapid proof-of-concept prototypes