Key Skills
Management:
Task and schedule creation Project backlogs Setting and maintaining scope Sprint Planning Sprint Retrospective Risk analysis and mitigation Removing blockers Performance reviews Postmortems |
Development:
Creative art direction Creative marketing and advertising 2D storyboarding and illustration Pitching and Presentations Documentation writing: GDD, ASG, LDD, ADP Concept, Statement of Work Kleenex, Usability, and Playtest (running, analysis and reports) |
Methodologies and Tools:
Agile with Scrum Scrum Master, Scrum Boards Wiki Building Perforce and SVN Jira and Confluence Unreal Development Kit Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Audacity Microsoft Office Suite |
Game Development Producer
Production Analyst Gearbox Software, Frisco, TX 3 years, 2014 - 2017 During development of: Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel Borderlands: The Handsome Collection Homeworld Remastered Battleborn and Unannounced titles |
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Producer
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Art Producer
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Other Professional Experience
Support Supervisor
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. Austin, TX |
September 2001– August 2006
Teams of 8-20 |
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Graphic Artist/ Designer II
INTEK CONSULTANTS Austin, TX |
May 2000 – June 2001
Team of 7 |
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Support Staff/
Web Designer CCS INTERNET Austin, TX |
November 1998 – May 2001
Team of 6 |
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Education
Master of Interactive Technology, Digital Game Development
The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University, Plano, TX Specialization in Production |
January 2012 - December 2013
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Master of Arts, Advertising
The University of Texas, Austin, TX Texas Creative Program, Specialization in Art Direction |
September 2006 – May 2008
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Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
The University of Texas, Austin, TX Dean’s Scholars Natural Sciences Honors Program |
September 1994 – May 1998
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Awards
Finalist, 2008 One Show College Client Pitch Competition
Winner, 2006 Penny Arcade Expo “Pitch Your Game Idea” competition
2012 Gold Prize Winner GDC Game Narrative Review Competition
Finalist, 2008 One Show College Client Pitch Competition
Winner, 2006 Penny Arcade Expo “Pitch Your Game Idea” competition
2012 Gold Prize Winner GDC Game Narrative Review Competition