Game Development

Web Development

Multimedia

Santa Clara University

Bachelor of Arts - Theatre Arts
(Acting & Playwriting Emphasis)

Multidisciplinary Game Designer & Developer with expertise in narrative design, gameplay systems, UI/UX, and technical implementation. Shipped original titles in Godot, GameMaker Studio 2, and Flash, in solo and collaborative environments. AAA experience includes Kojima Productions, Insomniac Games, and Square Enix in dev support, design feedback, localization, and QA.

• Silhouette Games (2021-Present) Independent Game Designer & Developer (Freelance/Solo Projects)
  • • Designed, implemented, and tested full gameplay loops in Godot, Unity, and Game Maker Studio
  • • Built narrative systems, interactive UI, and in-game tools across shipped games
  • • Created dev tool plugins for Blender using Python to facilitate social media content creation
  • • Delivered original prototypes and jam games, featured on IndieGames.com and YouTube (100k+ views)
• City of Burbank, CA (2016-2021) HR Tech I, Executive Assistant to City Council, City Web Content Manager
  • • Managed city web content production and composed original music for video content
• Kojima Productions - Los Angeles (2015) QA/Dev Support
  • • Collaborated directly with level and environment artists to identify bugs and achieve artistic fidelity
  • • Verified real-time environmental consistency using Fox Engine tools and Maya
  • Projects Included: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Metal Gear Online 3)
• Insomniac Games (2014-2015) Quality Assurance/Sunset Contributor
  • • Validated gameplay systems, environmental triggers, and animated sequences
  • • Contributed to design/QA feedback sessions focused on game feel and balance
  • Projects Included: Sunset Overdrive
• Square Enix (2008-2013) QA Analyst, Asst. QA Coordinator, Asst. QA Administrator
  • • Led QA/localization for shipped AAA titles like Final Fantasy XIV and Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
  • • Coordinated with dev and localization to verify software quality
  • • Logged and triaged thousands of issues using bug tracking tools - including Jira
  • Series Included: Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Star Ocean, Valkyrie Profile

• • Engines & Scripting: Godot (GDScript), GameMaker (GML), Unity (C#), Unreal (C++/Blueprints)
• • Tools: Blender (3D, scripting), Adobe Creative Suite, FL Studio, Audacity, Aseprite, Trello, Jira, Git
• • Design Focus: Narrative systems, UI/UX, game feel, level/event scripting, pixel art, 3D art, solo pipelines
• • Writing: Screenwriting, Ink/Twine, playwriting, VO/dialogue, sketch writing