Solo Indie Developer at Critter Crown

Currently designing and developing a creature collecting RPG, managing all aspects of the project including art and community engagement.

Game Designer at Prodigy Education

● Led design efforts for a development team to create new gameplay features and content. ● Wrote and maintained clear, detailed, and visually appealing design documentation. ● Made playable prototypes and visual mockups to communicate ideas effectively. ● Created spreadsheet models of game systems to inform balancing decisions. ● Balanced core game systems including economy, difficulty, and progression. ● Spearheaded live-ops event creation and maintenance, boosting player engagement and retention. ● Worked with the senior leadership team to develop company roadmaps and monetization strategies. ● Built strong conversion funnels, improving sign-ups for a subscription based monetization model. ● Implemented a hard mode campaign, lifting total revenue by +11% and average playtime by +10.9%. ● Added collection requirements, boosting total revenue by +7.2% by motivating engagement and spend. ● Optimized player routing, resulting in a +27.5% lift in subscriptions among relevant players by maximizing their time spent in high-impact areas. ● Designed and built over 70 explorable maps/levels using a proprietary engine and Github workflow. ● Created and balanced over 200 spells and dozens of new characters and bosses. ● Crafted tutorials and onboarding experiences for the game, enhancing new player retention. ● Performed competitor research and analyzed player data to drive design decisions. ● Ran user interviews and team brainstorming/playtesting sessions and iterated based on feedback. ● Sourced & mixed audio for sound effects, music, and directed voice acting talent.

Production Artist at Prodigy Education

● Created and polished many game-ready art assets from concept art. ● Crafted modular tilesets and used them to produce backgrounds in Tiled. ● Assisted game designers by building visual/playable prototypes. ● Provided constructive feedback to ensure high-quality art and gameplay. ● Authored technical guides to standardize asset creation workflows.