Resume

Group Projects

Level Designer, Heart and Core | Team of 17 | Unreal Engine 5 Jan - Aug 2023

Redesigned and rescripted major set pieces to address playtest feedback without requiring new asset creation.
Revised previously incongruous mechanics to create a unique minute-long encounter with articulated cranes and conveyors.
Designed and revised a time-sensitive sequence of six micro-encounters spread across several floors of a building, playable within two minutes.
Prototyped a three-minute boss fight within a rotating cylindrical arena that expanded existing mechanics to serve as the climax of the game’s plot.

Level Designer, Project Dark | Team of 8 | Unity Jan – April 2023

Collaborated with subject matter experts from the USAF 338th Training Squadron to convert broad learning goals into three interactive puzzle rooms.
Implemented feedback from subject matter experts to scale-down puzzles to fit within art and programming scope.
White boxed and set-dressed three puzzle room environments while extensively kit bashing asset packs to surpass client expectations while minimizing artist overhead.

MGS: The Code | Unreal Engine 5 April 2023 – Present

Developed an open ‘outpost’ style level with stealth-action gameplay mechanics based on Metal Gear Solid V.
Created metrics taken from ingame measurements to match building scale and enemy visual and hearing ranges.
Blueprinted a system to recover enemy bodies and intelligence from the environment.

Factory Reset | Unreal Engine 4 April 2022

Iterated puzzle design with two rounds of external playtesting, resulting in an 8-minute standalone puzzle game.
Designed three sets of physics-based puzzles with the goal of quickly teaching, testing, and building two distinct sets of player mechanics.

MS in Interactive Entertainment

Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy,

Orlando, FL - 2002 - December 2023

Concentration: Level Design

BA in Digital Media

University of Central Florida,

Orlando, Fl - 2012 - 2022

Concentration: Game Design

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