# Michael Stager

> Student at UCSC majoring in Computer Science: Game Design. A love for project management, production, design, and creative coding.  Coding languages | c++ , C , C# , html, css , python|

Location: Petaluma, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/michaelstager

Hello my name is Michael and I’m really eager to learn from others about the coding and computer software world. I have had a large interest in tech since I was a kid and that love for the growth of technology has never faded. I’m ready to contribute to the growth of technology first hand. My main focus is on game coding and game design, It uses the same skills as software design, but you get to use it in fun and creative ways others can experience.

## Work Experience
### Design Producer & QA Lead @ Game Design & Art Collaboration
Jan 2026 – Present | Santa Cruz, California, United States
Design Producer & QA Lead for UCSC’s Game Design Association (GDA), supporting a 220+ member org and managing a 30+ person design department. I plan and run design production by building meeting schedules, setting agendas, and creating briefing slides to align designers on goals, systems, and next steps. I author and maintain living design documentation (templates, specs, and workflows), and also contribute directly to unfinished design work—including in-engine greyboxing, implementing layout prototypes, and completing/iterating design docs.

As a cross-functional producer, I coordinate communication between design, programming, art, and other departments to ensure the team stays aligned on project vision, priorities, and system requirements. I also lead QA by organizing playtests, developing/maintaining a bug reporting pipeline (including a new bug report sheet for programmers), triaging issues with the QA team, and reporting actionable findings back to the dev team. In addition, I support pre-production planning by mapping milestones, dependencies, and resource needs to keep the project on track.

### Dishwasher @ Whole Foods Market
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Petaluma, California, United States


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in computer science : Game Design
University of California, Santa Cruz

### prerequisites then transfer in Computer Science
Santa Rosa Junior College

### Novato High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michaelstager

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Last updated: 2026-04-13