EXPERIENCE
Twitch | Custom Solutions | 03/2013 – Present
- Depleting the office supply of Vitamin Water Zero
Good Job, Brain! | Showrunner & Founder | 12/2011 – Present
- Good Job, Brain! is an award-winning free weekly audio podcast that's part quiz show, part offbeat news, and all awesome. Featured by Apple, Mashable, London Metro, MacWorld, and more!
- In charge of all of production, editing, and editorial planning
- Managing all community aspects and fan engagement: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, GoodReads, merchandise store, etc.
- Organizing sponsorship, ad buys, and partner relations
GamePro Media, IDG | Creative Director | 11/2010 – 12/2011
- Provided creative direction for GamePro Monthly magazine, GamePro Quarterly magazine, GamePro.com, as well as a multitude of custom projects with partner companies and clients
- Key player in defining the editorial voice of online and print properties
- Worked closely with the ESA (Entertainment Software Association) to produce award-winning E3 online and print publications: E3 Show Daily, E3 Insider
- Drank a whole lot of soda, gave out a whole lot of high-fives.
PlayFirst Inc | Graphic & UI Designer | 09/2008 – 11/2010
- Conducted website SWOT analysis, eCommerce research for user interface design decisions
- Collaborated with Marketing to visually and editorially brand our award-winning casual game titles like Diner Dash: Grilling Green (iPad) and Cooking Dash (iPhone)
- Focused on developing online community features and social media
- Drafted company core values as a member of the Organizational Development Committee
1UP Network | Production Artist to Sr. Designer | 08/2004 – 07/2008
- Worked extensively with various teams to develop new products: 1UP Cover Stories, Gametab Metrics, Gamevideos.com, MyCheats.com, The 1UP Show
- Always improving and finding new ways to make current features friendlier and more effective
- Communicated heavily with users; evaluated the effects after new implemented features
- Wrote reviews, featues, previews, and helped plan content
Curiosoft | Producer & Animator | 05/2001 – 04/2004
- With no game-making experience, two college peers and I completed Jr. Doctor & Jr. Vet in our free time; both titles were well-received indie PC games for children (ages 3-8).
- Established style guide and color palette, helped write design documents
FREELANCE & CONTRIBUTION
User Interface · Illustration · Web Design · Photography · Wax Poetic
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Electronic Gaming Monthly Official PlayStation Magazine Umloud! Electronic Arts GameFly The Collective LA |
PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) SXSW (South by Southwest Interactive) Wired Netflix G4TV VG Market |
EDUCATION
University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | 2000-2004 | B.A. in Architecture, Honors
Danmarks Designskole | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2003-2004 | Furniture Design
Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | 1999-2000 | Pre-College Industrial Design
Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, Maryland | 1994-1998 | CTY - Number Theory, Logic, Applied Mathematics
Taipei American School | Taipei, Taiwan | 1989-2000
PROFICIENCIES
Versed in: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Mandarin, Competitive Scrabble
Familiar with: Flash, 3D Studio MAX, Dreamweaver, Premiere, ToonBoom, French
References upon request
