Experience
Warner Bros. Games - San Francisco
Designer III
Oct 2024 - December 2025
DC Worlds Collide (iOS, Android)
- Designed and balanced live ops events, reward structures, and progression systems to improve engagement and retention
- Created missions and meta systems supporting seasonal content and ongoing updates
- Authored clear feature specs and design documentation for UI/UX, engineering, and QA; partnered with PMs to iterate using analytics
- Led cross-disciplinary coordination across narrative, art, engineering, production, and publishing to ensure cohesive live events and smooth seasonal releases
Kung Fu Factory
Lead Designer
Jan 2012 - June 2023
Unreleased Disney Project (iOS, Android), Nickelodeon Kart Racers (iOS, Android), NBA Ball Stars (iOS, Android), Hotel Transylvania Blast (iOS, Android), Hotel Transylvania Monsters (iOS, Android), Pacific Rim: Breach Wars (iOS, Android), WWE Champions (iOS, Android), SpongeBob Moves In (iOS, Android)
- Led creative vision and systems design across multiple live-service mobile games from concept through live ops
- Designed progression, economy, monetization, and event systems supporting long-term retention
- Pitched game concepts and systems to executives and licensors; translated approvals into production-ready specs
- Collaborated cross-functionally to manage scope, timelines, and technical constraints
Walt Disney Interactive Media
Producer
Aug 2004 - May 2008
- Managed the full development lifecycle from planning through release, coordinating design, engineering, art, and QA to deliver projects on time and on budget
- Partnered with marketing to define product strategy and create promotional and store-exclusive assets that effectively positioned the game
- Led cross-team efforts with QA and external development partners to resolve standards and gameplay issues
- Collaborated directly with licensors and stakeholders to align expectations, communicate risks, and maintain delivery confidence
Vivendi Universal Games | Knowledge Adventure
Associate Producer
Mar 2002 - Aug 2004
- Managed financial operations including milestone and vendor payments across multi-million-dollar projects
- Prepared green-light, product review, and weekly status presentations for senior leadership
- Reviewed milestone deliverables to ensure contractual and production requirements were met
- Supported production planning through design analysis and competitive research across multiple titles
QA Tester
- Tracked, processed, and reported bugs and defects to support efficient product development and resolution
- Executed functional, compliance, and standards testing to ensure adherence to technical and third-party requirements
- Created and maintained test suites to improve coverage and support team efficiency
THQ
Aug 2001 - Mar 2002
QA Tester
- Responsible for tracking, processing and reporting bugs to product development team
- Evaluated program features and playability
- Tested titles for foreign localization as necessary
Education
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English and Creative Writing
2015 - 2018
Skills
Adobe Photoshop - Create mockups for concepts, specs, and presentations
Google Apps - Concepts, specs & instructions, scheduling, presentations
Jenkins - Kick off device builds as well as ODL (On Demand Loose) compile
Jira - Track my tasks, create & verify issue tickets, etc.
Leanplum - Set up variables / segmentation, A/B tests, interstitials
Microsoft Office - Mainly use Excel to edit design blueprints
Perforce - Commit like a boss
Periscope - Run Queries to ascertain data on engagement, monetization, etc.
Unity - Use proprietary level editor to create levels, export localization
These are the most pertinent skills but always looking to add more to my "Desktop!"
