Education History
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Master of Fine Arts
Interactive Media and Game Design
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Bachelor of Arts
Major: History; Dean’s List 2018-2019
Career History
May 2023 - August 2023
Intern - Born Global Foundation
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Lead the storytelling team for an unreleased puzzle game
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Wrote narrative documentation and story direction suggestions
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Ran narrative focus tests and incorporated feedback into new iterations
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Researched potential historical/mythic source material for game narrative
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Participated in learning opportunities around Systems Thinking and Biomimicry
May 2022 - May 2023
Gamified System Designer - University of Southern California
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Created a gamified system for student course selection and planning using a deck-building framework
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Ran playtests of the system and collected data to be used in further prototyping
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Worked with university administrators to ensure efficacy and accuracy of information across various interest groups
July 2019 - February 2020
Intern - Peggy Brown Creative Consulting
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Created original board games across multiple genres, primarily for children 8-12
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Edited and workshopped rules for board games already in development
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Incorporated feedback into new iterations without altering fundamentals
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Designed new games around publisher stipulations
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Ran internal playtests of new design iterations
Summers; 2018 - 2021
Assistant Residential Director/Lead Residential Assistant/RA - UChicago Summer Session
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Supervised 80 undergraduates and high school students living in college housing during the summer
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Created and maintained programming and schedules for the program which included a staff of 40 and 400+ students
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Supervised a staff of over 40 people for both in-person and online summer program
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Created "best practices" documentation for future staffs
January 2017 - March 2017
Stage Management Intern - Sleep No More
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Maintained and pre-set props, managed audience, and maintained safety protocols before, during, and after immersive theater performances
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Created and maintained tracking paperwork
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Documented and updated evolving character biographies and relationship diagrams
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Created and updated guidelines for future interns
September 2016 - January 2018
Writer/Section Editor/Video Content Producer - ComicsVerse
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Wrote reviews, previews, analyses, and press coverage
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Content and copy edited articles for all sections of the website
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Approved pitches for weekly articles within the DC Comics section
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Wrote and edited scripts for web shows