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Cinematic Scripter | FRAME MACHINE

August 2023 - present

• Collaborates cross-functionally with Level Design, Environment, Audio, Narrative, and Engineering teams to implement high-quality systemic, in-game, and custom scripted sequences.
• Provides scripting and animation support to Lighting Artists, VFX Artists, and Animators for seamless integration of cinematics into gameplay.
• Highly proficient in cinematic scripting and animation tools such as: Unreal Engine Sequencer, Animation Montages, Animation Blueprints, Blendspaces, UMG, and GAS.
• Collaborates with Cinematic Director and Lead Animator to review, iterate on, and incorporate feedback into cinematic and scripted gameplay sequences.

Technical Game Designer | EYES OUT

February 2022 - December 2022

• Designed, scripted, and iterated player mechanics, event systems within 2 week development cycles in UE4.
• Developed initial interdisciplinary collaboration between Design, VFX, and Animation as the primary designer on the Technical Animation "strike team."
• Authored, maintained and debugged character Animation Blueprints, blendspaces, and montages.
• Implemented SFX and VO for cinematic scenes and puzzles, and troubleshot rendering issues.
• Created and implemented gameplay systems for player progression and worked with Level Design and QA to iterate on these systems.

Associate Game Designer | Activision

August 2021 - February 2022

• Designed, pitched, and prototyped gameplay systems for an online multiplayer co-op game.
• Developed and implemented encounters, combat animations, and damage systems for area bosses.
• Collaborated with Level Design to develop shaders for player progression and UI elements.