Remember me every time you look to the Sky!

As a game designer…

I tend to focus on the relationships between game systems, narrative, and user experience (often referred to as game feel), constructing game systems that support a player’s embodiment of their character, heighten the narrative themes on a more visceral level, or drive an emotional response within the player.

These goals require a rigorous testing and iteration cycle, which means that I as a designer have often found myself designing, prototyping, and testing features from end-to-end.

As a user researcher…

I strive for efficient, ethical, and effective data collection, aiming to always analyze and present data in context. Research can do more harm than good when done under an untrained eye, as nuisance factors, methodological flaws, and data processing errors can lead a team down the wrong path.

In other words: design should be informed (rather than dictated) by research data, and competent research protects the interests of both companies and consumers.

As an artist…

I was formally trained in Maya, Photoshop, and Substance while I was earning my AAS degree at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, OR. I currently have over 6 years of experience in all of the above software tools, in addition to 3 years more years of self-teaching AutoCAD, Marmoset Toolbag, and Fusion 360.

Despite my focus on other design and technical areas, I’m mostly capable of managing an art pipeline from concept to engine. 3D art portfolio samples are available upon request.

As a leader…

I aim to uplift my team, balancing their needs, concerns, and ideas with each other and my own. To this end, I believe that finding a project’s golden path involves synthesizing ideas and input from the entire team, not the unquestioned vision of a single person.

It’s a role that I often find myself sought out to fill, rather than seeking it out myself.

As a writer…

I’ve studied both fiction and nonfiction writing my entire life, first aiming to write and direct for TV & film as a kid, while later resulting in me spending 3 semesters studying for an English degree before pivoting into game design. I was published in Perceptions Magazine under their short fiction category in 2018, at the age of 18.

In the years since, I’ve shifted focus towards writing nonfiction, studying the relationships between games, politics, and violence.

As a person…

I study fashion, history, and aviation in my free time, when I’m not playing or making games. Some favorites include F.E.A.R. (2005), S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007), Death Stranding (2019), Resident Evil 4 (2005), Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield (2003), and the majority of the Battlefield, Ace Combat, Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid, and Armored Core series.

My other hobbies include bodybuilding (which I’d like to compete in before I turn 30), photography, and recreational shooting.