CV
My Professional Experience & Skills
I’m an experienced Technical Designer based in Scotland. I’ve been creating mods for over a decade with a focus on building new gameplay experiences and writing engaging narratives for players to immerse themselves in. I pride myself on my documentation, hosting public-facing documentation for my personal work on my website. I consider myself a fast learner and thrive working within an enthusiastic, fast-paced team to deliver unique and exciting experiences for players to enjoy.
Design
Scripting
Software
Experience
Freelance Technical Designer
Otellino Mods
- Remote
Became a freelance Technical Designer operating under Otellino Mods, releasing my own products within the Fallout, Elder Scrolls and Starfield marketplaces and performing freelance design for various companies including Bethesda Game Studios.
- • Prototyping new systems to 'find the fun' for new content pieces
- • Writing and iterating on narratives
- • Level design and set dressing for new locations, dungeons and player homes
- • Implementation of new quests, characters and art assets
Senior Technical Designer
Build A Rocket Boy
- Remote
Returned to Build A Rocket Boy after Orthrus Studios shut down, to continue working on MindsEye.
- • Assisting in training and leading junior technical designers
- • Working closely with the design team in strike teams to iterate quickly on specific aspects of the game
- • Creating and maintaining living tech spec documents detailing implementations of systems
- • Attending playsessions with game direction and studio executives to gather feedback and iterate on gameplay
Design Director
Orthrus Studios
- Dundee, United Kingdom
Re-joined Orthrus Studios as Design Director to see Distant Kingdoms through to release in Early Access.
- • Evaluated and re-scoped numerous features to fit within delivery dates
- • Overhauled design documentation to a consistent standard to ensure readability and accuracy
- • Communicated with all project stakeholders to ensure satisfactory delivery of features
Associate Gameplay Scripter
Build A Rocket Boy
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Joined Build A Rocket Boy as an Associate Gameplay Scripter to work on MindsEye, an ambitious AAA action game.
- • Prototyping based on requests from the design team prior to passing features on to the code team
- • Implementing new gameplay and missions to given spec
Designer
Bethesda Game Studios
- Remote
Working with Bethesda Game Studios as a freelance Designer in the Creation Club to create official DLC for Fallout 4.
- • Pitching projects to take forward as official content
- • Implementing art assets, quests and game systems via the Bethesda Game Studios Creation Kit
- • Iterating features and functionality in tandem with the Quality Assurance team to improve upon and fix content
Game Designer
Orthrus Studios
- Dundee, United Kingdom
Founding member of Orthrus Studios, serving as Game Designer on various outsource projects and starting work on our first original IP, Distant Kingdoms.
- • Worked with the programming team to define requirements for a text-based scripting language
- • Designed and balanced various pieces of in-game content via our proprietary Vox scripting language
- • Extensive content design, creating levels, designing and implementing tutorials, events and dialogue
- • Creation of UI wireframes and iteration of game UX
Education
1st Class BA(Hons) Game Design & Production Management
Abertay University