Level Design Skills

· World Construction – BSP, Terrain, Mesh placement, Lighting

· Gameplay – Spatial Design, Tactical design, Testing, Balancing

· Scripting – Gameplay, Cinematic, Event; Kismet, Entity-based, Java/Lua/C#

· AI – Placement, Pathing, Scripting

· Narration – Dialog authoring, Dialog directing, Story arc design

· Leadership – Motivation, Documentation, Training, Scrum, Conflict Resolution

· Modeling – Creation, Texturing, UVW Mapping

· Texturing – Hand Painting, Photo Reference, Material manipulation/use in engine

· Documentation – Outline, Abstract, Level Design Doc, Game Design, Asset dev plan, Scrum/Agile development

Software and Applicable Skills

· Level Editors: UDK/Unreal Engine 3 (Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War), Hammer Editor (Half-Life 2), Unity 3d, The Elder Scrolls Construction Kit (Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion), TorqueX Builder, Infernal Engine

· Hardware Dependent: Emotiv EPOC SDK (EEG headset for use in games), Vicon 8 motion capture (ViconIQ interface)

· Art Software: 3d Studio Max 2009, Adobe Photoshop CS3

· Programming Languages: Kismet, ANSI C#, LuaX (5.1), Java

· Project/Design Management: Microsoft Office 2007 (Visio, OneNote, Word, Excel, Project), Source Control (Tortoise CVS, Subversion CVS)

Game Experience

Primae Noctis August 2009 - December 2009

Assistant Lead Level Designer – Single Player Unreal Tournament 3 team project

16 person team (6 level designers/3 Programmers/5 artists/Producer, Game designer)
Created Final level including scripted boss fight from documentation through final release, including BSP, Scripting, AI, Lighting, Texturing, Mesh placement
Created all detail and structural BSP for vertical slice Dungeon/Barracks level
Supervised visuals for all levels, including mesh use, cinematics, scripted events, and lighting
Implemented and managed Level Streaming for all levels
Managed team integration, conflict resolution, and level design technical training

Snakebite August 2009 –December 2009

Writer/Game Designer – Master’s Thesis using Emotiv EPOC EEG headset

Designed novel use for the EEG headset to drive dialog in game using emotional feedback
Authored branching script to accommodate push-pull emotional feedback, elicit emotional response and react accordingly within the system’s constraints
Designed test plan with emphasis on commercial viability of emotional feedback-driven dialog
Convinced faculty to allow work on the project despite not being eligible for Master’s Degree

Run March 2009 –April 2009

Level Designer – Multiplayer Unreal Tournament 3 team project

9 person team (4 level designers/2 programmers/3 artists)
Created first half of the only level to ship, from documentation through final release
Created all detail BSP, created matinee templates for movers/activated objects
Implemented and maintained level streaming and optimization techniques
Interfaced with artists to optimize art integration in levels and maximize visual impact

Hard Hat Required June 2009

Level Designer – Half-Life 2 Individual mini-level

Authored Level Outline, Abstract, and Level Design Document
Designed and implemented new environmental hazard types using existing HL2 scripting entities
Created extensive BSP work to compensate for a lack of theme-fitting meshes in HL2
Level Construction: BSP, Textures, Event scripting, Lighting, Effects

Education

The Guildhall at SMU December 2009

Certificate in Digital Game Design, GPA 3.36 Specialization in Level Design

Work Experience

US Army June 2004-July 2007

68W Health Care Specialist (Combat Medic)

Assigned as Senior Medic in charge of Scout platoon
Served in heavy combat with forward scout unit and Special Forces Alpha detachment, Iraq 2005-06
Earned Army Commendation Medal with Valor for actions in combat, among other awards