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Chad Kilgore - Sr. Technical Designer in Bellevue, WA

Chad Kilgore

Senior Technical Designer specializing in gameplay systems, tools, and VR/AAA pipelines

CamouflajIowa State UniversityBellevue, WA17 Years ExperienceSenior Level

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Game/technical designer with live-service ownership at Wargaming (World of Tanks) driving KPI-based monthly events and engagement loops via data-informed reward tuning. Recently shipped Batman Arkham Shadow by automating a narrative pipeline that converted script-graph dialogue into a string library, cutting weeks of work down to hours under aggressive deadlines. Experienced rapid prototyping in UE4 (including AI-driven mode logic) and cross-functional alignment practices.

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Key Strengths

  • Built end-to-end live service event processes/tools and used data to hit monthly KPIs
  • Reward tuning to protect in-game economy while maintaining positive player sentiment
  • Rapid UE4 mode prototyping using AI perception/behavior trees with iteration from feedback
  • Willingness to cut features when they don’t meet core engagement goals
  • Automated narrative-to-string-library workflow, reducing weeks of manual work to hours under tight ship timelines
  • Writes concise 1–2 page feature briefs with clear acceptance-criteria-style requirements for cross-discipline execution
  • Facilitates cross-functional alignment using structured ideation/curation exercises (Yardsale/Big Board) and visual “napkin designs”

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Experience

Sr. Technical DesignerCamouflaj · Feb 2024 – Apr 2025
Sr. Technical DesignerReady at Dawn · May 2022 – Feb 2024
Sr. Software DeveloperWright Medical · Mar 2020 – May 2022
Lead VR DeveloperGhost Production · Jul 2018 – Mar 2020
Sr. Technical DesignerWargaming.NET · Jan 2013 – Jun 2018
Adjunct FacultyIowa State University · Jan 2012 – May 2013part-time
Technical DesignerDay 1 Studios · Aug 2010 – Dec 2012
Jr. Game DesignerHigh Voltage Software · Feb 2008 – Aug 2010

Education

Iowa State Universitymaster, Human Computer Interactions
Iowa State Universitybachelor, Computer Science and English

Awards

  • Phi Beta Kappa Society
  • Upsilon Pi Epsilon Society
  • Sigma Tau Delta Society
  • Golden Key National Society
  • Eagle Scout Award

Languages

English

Certifications

ATA Certified InstructorATA Third Degree Black Belt

Publications

3 publications

Technical designGame design challenge and difficultyGameplay as a medium

Memberships

  • Phi Beta Kappa Society
  • Upsilon Pi Epsilon Society
  • Sigma Tau Delta Society
  • Golden Key National Society

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Chad KilgoreSenior Technical Designer specializing in gameplay systems, tools, and VR/AAA pipelines