Career
Professional Experience
I've worked in the games industry for 25+ years — at Electronic Arts for 15 years, then Bandai Namco, and then starting my own studio, Night Garden Studio. We created multiple games over the years, with the title RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar being our biggest hit. I created another tech startup for non-gaming related work called Desert Edge Solutions. I've worn many hats but consider my AI and gameplay experience to be my strongest skill.
Career timeline — most recent first
A technology startup focused on non-gaming software solutions. As CTO and co-founder I drive the technical vision end-to-end — from architecture decisions and team structure to hands-on engineering. Building products that apply two decades of systems-level thinking to a broader market.
- Full technical leadership and architecture ownership
- Applying AI and systems expertise outside of the game industry
- Building and managing an engineering team from the ground up
An independent game studio I co-founded that has shipped multiple titles across mobile platforms. Our biggest commercial success is RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar — a top-10 title across 80+ countries. Beyond engineering, I composed the original soundtracks for several of the studio's released games.
- RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar — top-10 game in 80+ countries
- Led all engineering: gameplay systems, AI, backend, tooling
- Composed original game soundtracks for multiple released titles
- Full lifecycle ownership from prototype through live-ops
Joined one of the world's most iconic game publishers to work on Tekken Mobile — a mobile adaptation of Bandai Namco's legendary fighting franchise. Deepened expertise in mobile game architecture, cross-platform systems, and large-scale production pipelines at an AAA studio.
- Core engineering on Tekken Mobile — the mobile entry in the iconic fighting series
- Worked within large, multi-discipline AAA production teams
- Mobile performance optimization and platform-specific engineering
Spent 15 years at Electronic Arts — the foundation of my career and the place where I developed deep expertise in AI and gameplay programming. Worked across multiple titles and teams, contributing to systems that shaped how players experience games. The technical work during this period resulted in a USPTO patent — a milestone that reflects the depth of innovation in the role.
- Patent holder — innovative work in gameplay/AI systems formally recognized
- 15 years of deep expertise in AI behaviour, pathfinding, and decision systems
- Gameplay programming across multiple shipped AAA titles
- Mentored junior engineers and contributed to studio-wide technical standards
- Worked within large cross-functional teams on complex, long-running projects
USPTO Patent — Gameplay AI System
Awarded a United States patent for innovative work completed during my tenure at Electronic Arts, in the domain of AI and gameplay systems.
Core strengths