I was born in Seattle, Washington and attended grades K-12 in the Seattle Public Schools district. After graduating from Ballard High School, I spent two years at Western Washington University before deciding to pursue a career in video game development. At that point, I decided to enroll at the DigiPen Institute of Technology and where I was able to obtain a degree in Real Time Interactive Simulations.
I spent six years working at ArenaNet mostly focused on developing and maintaining Guild Wars 2. In May of 2014 I transitioned to Undead Labs where I am currently employeed. I even have a mobygames page now, woo!
I love to play sports including soccer, basketball, and football. I spent most of my childhood on at least one organized sports team but I currently only play recreationally. The teams I follow include the Washington Huskies, Seattle Mariners, and Seattle Seahawks (can you tell I’m a homer?).
I’m also interested in music and regularly listen to spotify at work while logging what I listen to to last.fm.
Of course, I am also interested in video games and I find myself currently playing a lot of Rocket League during my free time.