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Audio Director and Audio Lead with 5+ years in game development and deep experience in music composition and technical sound design. I guide audio from creative concept through in-engine delivery—building readable combat feedback, immersive ambience/foley, and gameplay-driven interactive music. I’m hands-on in Unreal Engine 5 (and Unity) using systems like MetaSounds and Quartz, and I collaborate across design, engineering, animation, VFX, QA, and production to ensure audio supports pacing, player clarity, and technical constraints—while also directing and coordinating external music contributors.…Audio Director and Audio Lead with 5+ years in game development and deep experience in music composition and technical sound design. I guide audio from creative concept through in-engine delivery—building readable combat feedback, immersive ambience/foley, and gameplay-driven interactive music. I’m hands-on in Unreal Engine 5 (and Unity) using systems like MetaSounds and Quartz, and I collaborate across design, engineering, animation, VFX, QA, and production to ensure audio supports pacing, player clarity, and technical constraints—while also directing and coordinating external music contributors.

Michael Gage Aulik

Sound Designer, Music Composer, Game Developer, +2

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Audio Director and Audio Lead with 5+ years in game development and deep experience in music composition and technical sound design. I guide audio from creative concept through in-engine delivery—building readable combat feedback, immersive ambience/foley, and gameplay-driven interactive music. I’m hands-on in Unreal Engine 5 (and Unity) using systems like MetaSounds and Quartz, and I collaborate across design, engineering, animation, VFX, QA, and production to ensure audio supports pacing, player clarity, and technical constraints—while also directing and coordinating external music contributors.…Audio Director and Audio Lead with 5+ years in game development and deep experience in music composition and technical sound design. I guide audio from creative concept through in-engine delivery—building readable combat feedback, immersive ambience/foley, and gameplay-driven interactive music. I’m hands-on in Unreal Engine 5 (and Unity) using systems like MetaSounds and Quartz, and I collaborate across design, engineering, animation, VFX, QA, and production to ensure audio supports pacing, player clarity, and technical constraints—while also directing and coordinating external music contributors.

Available to hire

Audio Director and Audio Lead with 5+ years in game development and deep experience in music composition and technical sound design. I guide audio from creative concept through in-engine delivery—building readable combat feedback, immersive ambience/foley, and gameplay-driven interactive music.

I’m hands-on in Unreal Engine 5 (and Unity) using systems like MetaSounds and Quartz, and I collaborate across design, engineering, animation, VFX, QA, and production to ensure audio supports pacing, player clarity, and technical constraints—while also directing and coordinating external music contributors.

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Work Experience

Audio Director / Gameplay Systems Designer at Unfound Productions

March 1, 2023 - Present

Owned audio direction and hands-on implementation for a third-person cooperative action RPG. Covered combat feedback, spell audio, enemy readability, ambience, UI audio, dynamic music, and player clarity. Composed/produced/arranged original music and directed gameplay, combat, ambience, and trailer audio with emphasis on emotional tone and player momentum. Designed gameplay-driven audio systems in Unreal Engine 5 using MetaSounds, Quartz, Blueprint logic, Gameplay Cues, attenuation, state-based behavior, and Gameplay Ability System events. Built dynamic layered music systems with intensity layering, swappable melodic layers, combat drum layers, transition behaviors, ending stingers, and gameplay-triggered musical events. Created and implemented SFX for spells, weapons, creatures, enemies, healing, hazards, traversal, pickups, and combat/UI events. Led composer collaboration through documentation (tempo, bars, theme goals, instrumentation, intensity structure, and transition rules) and

Senior VR QA Engineer at Meta / Experis

May 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022

Tested VR experiences and interactive features for Oculus hardware with a focus on usability, polish, performance, bug reproduction, and user-facing quality. Logged and tracked bugs across cross-functional teams with structured QA processes and technical clarity. Evaluated immersive experiences with emphasis on player comfort, sensory feedback timing, interaction clarity, and overall experience quality. Collaborated with developers, artists, and production stakeholders to improve feature stability and end-user experience.

VR Audio Designer / 3D Artist at PuzzleFox

October 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022

Created and implemented audio for VR experiences, supporting interactive sound design, environmental feedback, and immersive user interactions. Designed spatial sound effects where timing, clarity, and player orientation were critical. Supported 3D art and assets using Blender and Maya, contributing to audio and visual implementation pipelines. Delivered polished interactive experiences across disciplines under production constraints.

Sound Designer / QA Artist at Whitethorn Digital

May 1, 2021 - October 1, 2021

Contributed sound design, QA support, and production feedback for indie game projects published under Whitethorn Digital, including work connected to Princess Farmer and Newt One. Created and reviewed audio assets with attention to tone, player feedback, mix clarity, and emotional impact. Supported QA testing, bug reporting, and production review for shipped indie content. Collaborated with development teams to improve game feel, usability, and presentation quality.

Composer / Producer (Independent) at Independent Music Composition and Production

January 1, 2018 - Present

Compose, arrange, and produce original music across a range of genres and tones. Provide music direction from creative references to final arrangement and production by translating mood/theme goals into practical musical decisions. Use FL Studio as a primary production environment for composition, arrangement, editing, sound selection, and production workflows.

Composer / Producer

January 1, 2018 - Present

Composed, arranged, and produced original music across a range of genres and tones. Provided music direction from references through final arrangement and production by translating high-level tone into practical musical choices. Used FL Studio for composition, arrangement, editing, sound selection, and final production workflows.