Vetted Game Designers

Scott Hwang

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Senior Game Designer specializing in multiplayer systems and live service experiences

Irvine, California18y exp

“Gameplay systems designer with shipped AAA experience on Overwatch, including end-to-end ownership of player progression and major systems like matchmaking (role delta system cutting uncertainty/volatility by 50%) and Stadium mode round/shop + MMR/balancing systems (second-highest engaging mode). Strong in KPI/retention-driven design, player research, and telemetry-based balancing, with a UE5 Blueprint prototyping workflow built for modularity, data-driven tuning, and handoff to engineering.”

“Gameplay systems designer/engineer with shipped experience across mobile RPG and co-op/AAA shooters, including full ownership of an in-game economy and multiple end-to-end gameplay systems. Strong in data-driven Unreal (C++ + Blueprints) workflows, building flexible subsystems and using simulation/telemetry (Excel/VBA, metrics tools) to tune progression, monetization, and encounter balance.”

Scott Compton

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Staff/Lead Game Systems Designer specializing in AAA live games and emergent narrative

30y exp

“Progression/economy designer and lead live designer with shipped AAA and live-service experience across Shadow of Mordor/War, Guardians of Middle-earth, Days Gone, and Star Trek Online. Known for building quantitative tuning models (200+ stat points calculator), leading large QA-driven balance loops, and using telemetry to uncover and fix major friction points (e.g., off-screen archer deaths) while maintaining engaging, fair progression.”

“World of Warcraft quest designer who owned end-to-end quest pipelines and shipped standout content, including the memorable escort/stealth quest “Klaskin’s Great Escape” tuned through playtests and a Dragonflight capstone framing story that drove higher side-quest engagement. Experienced in Lua scripting, reward/economy balancing, and building daily/weekly endgame loops (Beetle Ranch/Rak-Ush), with recent UE5 Avalanche node-based VFX prototyping exposure.”

Erik Wilkinson

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Senior Game Designer specializing in systems, combat, and live-ops game modes

Allen, TX19y exp

“Game designer with shipped experience on Squid Game Unleashed (mobile) and Radical Heights (battle royale), owning multiple modes end-to-end from paper design and greybox through tuning, QA, and live ops/backend rollout. Demonstrates strong Unreal/Blueprint prototyping, pacing-focused iteration (targeting 70–90s rounds), and building meta challenge systems that stay fresh via monthly/seasonal rotations and player-feedback-driven map weighting.”

“Live-service sports game economy/progression designer focused on Madden Ultimate Team player rewards. Owns OVR/power escalation planning, ability unlock cadence, and cost tuning, using Tableau telemetry plus MUT.GG sentiment/market pricing to iterate on metas and engagement. Drove year-over-year program lift by introducing temporary chemistry boosts, improved reward/progression structures, and a fan-vote program mechanic.”

Gregoire Monteil

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Senior Game Designer specializing in AI systems and live ops

Montreal, Quebec, Canada12y exp

“Gameplay/system designer with shipped AAA experience on Far Cry (5/6), including end-to-end ownership of AI NPC class redesigns and a stealth system redesign in a chaotic open-world context. Also designed Dead by Daylight’s winter event centered on snowball mechanics that players adopted for emergent communication and that appealed to casual/new players; experienced with UE Blueprints prototyping and modular, data-tuned systems.”

xiaowei guo

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Junior Game Designer specializing in AI-driven systems and interactive narrative

Irvine, CA2y exp

“Game economy/progression designer who owned an end-to-end multi-currency economy for a top-down kitchen management sim, balancing cash/reputation/XP with sinks like spoilage, maintenance, and rent. Uses telemetry + structured playtests and spreadsheet simulations to tune pacing, reduce mid-game churn, and prevent late-game inflation by adjusting efficiency/skill curves and phase-based balancing.”

“Gameplay/systems designer who owned the end-to-end gameplay redesign of Top Spin 4 (2011)—including player states, ball physics, shot resolution, attributes, and AI—with much of that work later reused in TopSpin 2K25 (2024). Deep experience balancing realism and responsiveness for competitive multiplayer/online play, using extensive playtesting plus telemetry analysis (Tableau) to tune timing windows and core mechanics.”

CLEVELAND DEAR

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Senior Game Designer specializing in systems, progression, live ops, and AI

Austin, TX13y exp

“Level designer/gameplay systems designer who shipped on Squid Game Unleashed, taking ownership of bot navigation and a dynamic bot-profile system to keep matches flowing and bots feeling human via telemetry-driven tuning (Tableau/heatmaps). Also built a lightweight minigame variant/rules framework to rapidly ship fresh live-service content with minimal engineering/art overhead, and has live-ops economy/event design experience from MyVegas Bingo.”

Andrew Antykov

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Director-level Product & Game Producer specializing in mobile puzzle and LiveOps

Kraków, Poland10y exp

“Founder of ANTARI Studio who builds metrics-driven mobile game concepts and validates them through playable prototypes, publisher feedback, and real-market launches with platform partners. Has experience taking a niche casual puzzle opportunity from benchmarking and lean prototyping into production and launch, using engagement/retention/monetization KPIs to guide iteration and scaling decisions.”