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Experience

HINTERSIGHT STUDIOS
January 2020 - Present
Founder & Game Director
  • Exploring the world of digital/physical hybrid games and "new media" games
  • Research and development on NFC powered digital hybrid board games

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT -
DIGITAL MEDIA & DESIGN, Storrs, CT
August 2018 - 2020
Graduate Assistant
  • Teaching design concepts to undergraduates
  • Exploring new trends in digital and non-digital gaming

THE GAME IS AFOOT ARCADE, Warrington, PA
April 2016 - July 2018
Technician / Sales Associate
  • Solve technical support issues dealing with arcade machines, emulation devices, and computer errors
  • Ensure customers find games that suit them and have the best experience possible.​

EXPEDITION ESCAPE, Montgomeryville, PA
April 2017 - February 2018
Game Master
  • Greeted customers, ran through rules, operated the escape rooms, reset the rooms
  • Suggested ways to improve the escape rooms to deliver a better customer experience

DEFEND THE CAKE, LLC
June 2017 - July 2017
QA / Beta Tester; Contract (Defend The Cake)
  • Documented numerous bugs, gameplay problems, and potential user-feedback issues
  • Suggested various gameplay and level progression improvements

CIPHER PRIME, Philadelphia, PA
June 2012 & April 2013
Beta Tester (Splice, Intake)
  • Splice – winner of the 2011 Intel Level Up contest for Best Puzzle Game
  • Documented numerous bugs, gameplay problems, and potential user-feedback issues
  • Suggested various gameplay and level progression improvements

Education

University of Connecticut

Digital Media & Design  |  Masters of Fine Arts
   GPA: 3.9 | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020
   Get Seeded 2018-2019 Winner

Temple University

Marketing  |  Bachelor of Business Administration
   GPA: 3.45 | Dean’s List, Fall 2009 – Spring 2012
   Study Abroad: Temple University Japan, Summer 2010

Montgomery County Community College

Game Design and Simulation  |  Associate in Applied Science
   GPA: 3.6 | Dean’s List, Fall 2007 – Spring 2009

​Liberal Arts  |  Associate of Arts
   GPA: 3.6 | Dean’s List, Fall 2007 – Spring 2009
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Activities & Awards

Activities & Awards

  • Conference Associate, Game Developers Conference, 2013 – 2024
  • Content Design, Card Hunter by Blue Manchu, 2015
  • LinkedIn Forum Helper, “Riot Careers,” 2012 – 2013        
  • Lead Game Designer & Producer, Philly / Global Game Jam, 2011 – 2017
  • Co-Organizer, weekly board game group, 2007 – Present
  • Technical Support, Community College of Philadelphia, Computer Lab, 2005
  • Co-Coordinator, monthly RPGA D&D, 2001 – 2010

Skills & Languages

Skills & Languages

  • Microsoft Office Suite – Advanced
  • Adobe Photoshop / GIMP – Advanced
  • Adobe Illustrator / Inkscape – Intermediate
  • Autodesk Maya – Basic
  • Autodesk 3ds Max – Basic
  • Final Cut Pro – Basic
  • Pro Tools – Basic
  • Unity – Advanced
  • Java – Basic
  • C++ – Basic
  • C# – Basic 
  • Japanese – Basic
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