New game ideation, prototyping and pre-production development.

Game & System Design

Principal Designer on Dead Man’s Party, a Knives Out transmedia game launched on Netflix Games alongside Wake Up Dead Man

Designed core game flow, systems, and contributed to first-time experience (FTE) for a broad casual audience

Partnered closely with Netflix internal creative, technical, and production teams to meet platform requirements and IP authenticity goals

Conducted and analyzed 12+ live playtests to iterate on usability, pacing, and player comprehension

Used Claude Code and ChatGPT to build and ship localization tooling to support subtitles across 12 languages

Design Director for an internal R&D team exploring AI-assisted and AI-integrated gameplay mechanics

Led and mentored an 8-person distributed design team through early exploration, prototyping, and validation

Defined design direction for novel gameplay systems in ambiguous problem spaces

Partnered closely with engineering to prototype, test, and validate experimental mechanics for future production use

Lead designer on an unannounced asynchronous MMO city builder with ARPG/roguelite elements

Designed social collaboration systems, resource loops, and progression tied to community-driven development and live events

Managed and mentored junior and contract designers while partnering with UX, art, and engineering to deliver a playable prototype

Product Owner for a game studio building titles centered on player-owned digital assets

Owned and led design and development of Immortal Siege, a tower defense game blending exploration, resource gathering, and deck-building mechanics

Designed and delivered Shipwright, a companion web tool supporting in-game-to-blockchain asset management

Delivered pre-production design for InfiniRealms, a city builder built around shared digital assets