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My Story

I am a highly accomplished designer with over 15 years of experience in the creative industry. Having been an avid gamer since the age of 8 when my family bought our first computer, ZX Spectrum,  I have probably played nearly a thousand games of all genres, ranging from AAA titles to small indie games. I am all about vision, goal setting, processes, standards, style guides and design documentation. But I focus even more on: good communication, collaboration, constructive feedback, rapid prototyping, reaching consensus and allowing members of my team the autonomy to fail and learn from it. I see my role as a Director first and foremost as a coaching and mentoring role where I inspire people to become the best they can be through positive reinforcement, honesty and leading by example.

Core Skills

Visual Design

100%

Managing & Directing

100%

Design Process

100%

UX Design

100%

Wireframes

95%

Mockups

95%

UI Design

95%

Interaction Design

95%

Research & Analytics

75%

Awards

  • World Summit Awards 2013
    – Entertainment & Games Global Champion for EVE Online
  • BAFTA Games Award 2015 nominee for Persistent Game
  • Best MMO, MMOGames 2014
  • Best Sandbox MMO, MMOGames 2014
  • Best PvP in an MMO, MMOGames 2014
  • Best Veteran, MMORPG 2013
  • MMO Hall of Fame, Inductee 2012
  • Top 100 Games, PC GAMER 2012
  • Players Choice Game of the Year, MMORPG 2011
  • Best Non-Fantasy MMO, Massive Online Gamer 2010
  • Best Indie MMO of the Decade, Massively 2010
  • Game of the Year, MMORPG 2010
  • Best Community of the Decade, TenTonHammer 2010
  • Best Free Expansion of the Year, MMORPG Italia 2010
  • Best Live Game, GDC Online 2010
  • Community Relations Nominee, GDC Online 2010
  • Export Award, President of Iceland 2010
  • Gourmand International Cookbook Awards
    – Best Cookbook Photography
    – Best Health & Nutrition Cookbook
  • Full Sail University
    – Advanced Achievement Award
    – Salutatorian Award

Work Experience

Primary Software

Illustrator

Photoshop

After Effects

InDesign

Confluence

Edge Animate

Public Speaking

  • Game Design Panel, EVE Fanfest 2014
  • Industry Panel, EVE Fanfest 2014
  • Creative Director for Valkyrie, Dust 514, EVE & CCP keynotes, EVE Fanfest 2014
  • Entertainment & Games Global Winner Presentation and Award Reception Speech, World Summit Award 2013
  • BETTER EVE UI, EVE Vegas 2013
  • Visualizing progression in EVE Online, SIGGRAPH 2013
  • Ship Identification System, EVE Fanfest 2013
  • Creative Director for Dust 514, EVE & CCP keynotes, EVE Fanfest 2013
  • EVE UI Design, EVE Vegas 2012
  • User-Centered Design Methodology, IT-Mass Conference 2012
  • User-Centered Design applied to EVE Game Design, EVE Fanfest 2012
  • The Future Vision of EVE UI, EVE Fanfest 2011

Courses

  • Leadership Workshop
  • Communication for Managers
  • Culture of Communication
  • Public Speaking
  • Presenting with presense
  • Experience Design as a Marketing tool
  • Working in Teams
  • Blue Ocean Strategy
  • Autodesk Software Reseller Course