History & Skillset

Work History

EVC
Lead Writer

• 2015 - Present
• Projects/Products: Wintermoor Tactics Club, Unannounced mystery game
• Responsibilities: Narrative design, dialogue, descriptions, narrative-mechanic integration, scene staging/blocking

Techsmart
Curriculum Design Lead, Senior Curriculum Developer

• 2014 - 2025
• Projects/Products: K-12 Computer Science curriculum, including Python, web design, and block-based coding
• Responsibilities: Course design, instructional design, assessment writing, creation of instructional assets, learning objective verification, internal documentation, teaching, teacher training, and more

WemoMedia (now WeVR)
Game Designer

• 2011 - 2014
• Projects/Products: TheBlu, Superfugu, VR research and design
• Responsibilities: Game design, mechanics design, rapid prototyping, level design, level implementation, internal documentation, research

Game Innovation Lab (USC)
Student Researcher / Game Designer

• 2009 - 2012
• Projects/Products: Walden, Unnamed Kinect R&D project for Sesame Workshop (The Electric Company IP)
• Responsibilities: Game design, rapid prototyping, mechanics design, systems design, internal documentation, research

Education History

Master of Fine Arts
Interactive Media and Game Design

University of Southern California
• Years: 2009 - 2012
• Honors: 2009 Penny Arcade Scholarship, 2010-2011 Sony Electronics Grant, 2011-2012 Microsoft Scholarship
• Thesis: Intimation and Experience of the Self in Games

Bachelors Degree
Computer Science / Creative Writing

Hamilton College
• Years: 2005 - 2009
• Honors: Schambach Scholarship, Senior Fellowship
• Thesis: Playing a Story: Narrative Potential in Video Games

Skills & Proficiencies

Writing Skills

• General fiction (short and long form)
• World-building
• Dialogue/script
• Microfiction (e.g. item descriptions, etc.)
• Technical writing
• Internal documentation
• Instructional writing/design
• Public-facing press releases
• Journalism/media

Design Skills

• Narrative design
• Systems design
• Tutorial design
• Mechanics design
• Level design
• Rapid/paper prototyping
• User testing and iteration

Technical Skills & Tools

• Python
• C#/C++
• Java
• HTML/CSS
• Javascript
• Front-end web design
• Google suite
• GIMP/Photoshop
• Unity game engine