OBJECTIVE:
EDUCATION:
PROFICIENCIES:
Game Designer with experience in a widespread range of tools and
production methods pursuing a level design career.
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, PA - Graduated 2009
Bachelors of Science - Game Art & Design
Cumulative GPA: 3.3
CryENGINE 2 & 3
Source Engine
Unreal Engine 3
Aurora Engine (NWN2)
Unity
Autodesk 3D Studio Max
Autodesk Maya
Pixologic Zbrush
Adobe Premiere
Adobe Photoshop
SCRUM Workflow Practitioner
Microsoft Office
EXPERIENCE:
ENGAGE Project
Entertainment Technology Center
August 2011 – Present
National High School Game Academy
Entertainment Technology Center
Summer 2010, 2011, 2012
Designer/Level Designer – Developing interactive game-based technologies for Pre-K through 3rd
grade students to inspire them to become future innovators by educating them in STEM skills. The
goal is to create games that improve over time by analyzing play across a large population of
anonymous users. The first game in a series of mini-games, RumbleBlocks, was nominated for a 2012
DATA Award.
Instructor – Taught students a level design and game design course at Carnegie Mellon University’s
Entertainment Technology Center. Responsibilities included personalized lectures, grading of
assignments, critique and feedback, along with trouble-shooting and Q&A.
Intermediate Unit 1
Entertainment Technology Center
Summer 2010 – January 2011
Artist - Working on Smart Technologies SMART Table for Intermediate Unit I to develop educational
software for 3 to 5 year olds with disabilities. Developed educational games and an improved, user
friendly UI.
Feu D’artifice
Entertainment Technology Center
Summer 2010
Artist - Feu D’artifice (fireworks) - Premiered at the Andy Warhol Museum’s Film and Video Theater
as a curtain opener for Depero Futuristi. Constructed a ‘ballet of lights’ using Giacomo Balla’s
and Igor Stravinsky’s Feu D’artifice. Project was directed by Franco Sciannameo, Director of BXA
Intercollege Degree Programs, and produced by Don Marinelli of Carnegie Mellon University.
Project was nominated for a 2011 DATA Award. Will premiere at The Guggenheim Museum in
New York and Bilbao in 2014.
Heavy Metal 2.0
Entertainment Technology Center
Summer 2010, 2011
Artist – Developed a terrain visualization and deformation prototype for construction equipment
manufacturer Caterpillar.
“Untitled” MOD Project
Fall 2009 - 2011
Level Design
Fall 2009
Game Production Team I & II
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Spring & Summer 2009
Virtual Reality
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Winter 2009
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Acting as Mod Co-Lead. Responsible for organizing and streamlining all communication and, as well
as the Mod’s Game Design. R&D on possible engine platforms, such as Crytek’s Sandbox 2 and 3.
Teaching Assistant - Taught students how to build multiple level types utilizing Epic’s Unreal Editor 3
and Valve’s Hammer Editor. Assisted in lectures, trouble-shooting, critique and feedback, as well as
general Q&A.
Acted as Assistant Producer and Environment Lead respectively. Collaborated with other students
and teacher to simulate a real world pipeline utilizing the SCRUM workflow using the Unreal 3
Engine creating a “sizzle video”. Environment was blocked out in 3DS Max and then imported into
Unreal for size and scale reference.
Acted as one of four Producers. Worked on a team of 20+ students to create content for virtual
simulations that emphasized and tested vertigo in patients. Content was created for University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Patrick J. Sparto, PhD, PT. Content was made for Unreal 2004’s
CaveUT.
IGDA
Summer 2009 - Present
RumbleBlocks
Nominated DATA Awards Finalist – 2012
Feu D’artifice
Nominated DATA Awards Finalist – 2011
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Dean’s List Honors Award
Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Fall 2006 I Winter, Summer 2009
Perfect Attendance Award
Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Summer 2007 & 2009
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