Bio!

About Me

Casual and Social Game Producer, Game Designer & Flash Developer

I'm a producer, game designer, creative director, game developer and mentor. I have 14 years of experience building Flash games, Flash game like content, and kids content. 

My diverse hands on skills and experience make me a very effective producer and game designer. I have experience with and a unique understanding of all phases of the development cycle including: concepts, proposals, game design docs, feature lists, budgets, UMLs, development, asset production, game balancing (compulsion loop, intermittent gratification, metrics sheets, progression, item rarity distribution, actions per level, pricing curve, experience curve, etc.), user testing, launching and support. I am comfortable using both Agile and Waterfall development methodologies.

I teach advanced ActionScript 3 to grad students at The Academy of Art in San Francisco, it's an advanced class for an advanced degree that focuses on OOP.  

Because of my creative and technical skills I build rapid prototypes while game designing. Often while creatively designing a game I’m also designing the game’s framework and architecture. Because I understand the development behind building a game, I know what’s simple and what’s challenging and can accurately design a game within a given scope. 

I produce, write, project manage, prototype, design, animate and program. I’m a Flash expert familiar with all its many facets and uses, from art to programing. I’m a programmer and expert in AS2 and AS3. And I'm a producer able to come up with new and original ideas quickly and under pressure. I'm a leader, mentor and collaborator.  I'm a huge creative and technical asset to any team. 

I've worked for various companies and organizations including MTV, AddictingGames, SparkTop.org, Schwab Learning, EA, Hasbro, TNT, TechTV, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Grace Cathedral and GreatSchools. 

I also compose music loops and create sound FX, and have produced and engineered live audio and video streaming events. 

My Specialties

• Kids content - producing x programing = fun!
• Games - producing x programing = fun!
• Problem Solving - thinking outside the box, combining creative and standard solutions, and research. I love what I do.
  
• Flash - design, animation and programming (AS2 & AS3).
  
• Audio - sound fx and music loops.
• Video - editing, montages, documentaries and demos.

Awards

• Parents' Choice Awards - 2004, 2005, 2006
  
• Flashforward - Best Educational Website, Flashforward and Flash Film Festival, 2005
  
• The Webby Awards - The Best of the Web, 2005 and 2006