Game Designer | Marketing Professional
Business Operations Specialist

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Summary

Hello! My name is Paul. Nice to meet you!

I’ve built and marketed 10 published games that sold over $1 million for commercial and nonprofit purposes.
In addition to this, I’ve built large communities, websites, game jams, personal projects, and more.


I bring a unique game design, marketing, and business operations wheelhouse.
I add strong value to any company looking to build, go to market, and launch games in a saturated market.

Skills

  • Game Development: Adobe | C# | Confluence | Greyboxing | Jira | Studio One | Unity | Unreal | VS

  • Office Administration: Dropbox | MOS: Expert (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) | Salesforce | Zendesk

  • Project Management: Azure DevOps | CRMs | Monday.com | Notion | Slack | Smartsheet | Tableau

Career Leadership

  • Jackson Dawson, Inc.

    Jackson Dawson

    International Creative Marketing Agency based in Michigan solving business problems

    • 5 Published Games sold for $1+ million
    • 3 Person Development Team
    • Coordinated Design, Dev, Exec, and Business Teams
    • Digital Gaming Analyst (SME)
    • Game Designer & Sound Designer

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  • Entrepreneurial Leadership Program

    Entrepreneurial Leadership

    Annual program for 20-25 of the most driven entrepreneurial University of Michigan students

    • 2022 Cohort (Fellow)
    • 2023 Washington D.C. Trek
    • Head of Ops for 1st Place Pitch Competition Startup
    • Transformed program via feedback
    • Worked for professor of program

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    Website
  • Goldcast, Inc.

    Goldcast

    Harvard Business School
    Events Platform SaaS Startup

    • Promoted 3 Times
    • Direct Report to Head of Ops
    • Managed 45+ Clients
    • Dozens of One-Pagers for Documentation Base
    • Established Unique DataFetch Workflows

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    Website
  • Warmilu, LLC

    Warmilu

    Global Non-Electric Tech Manufacturing Startup saving babies’ lives in Africa, Europe, and SE Asia

    • Humanitarian Cause to Save Lives
    • Shadowed and Direct Reported to CEO
    • Coordinated International Clients
    • Revamped Website
    • Solved Manufacturing Supply Chain Problems

    Website
  • Traverse City, MI - Northwestern Michigan College

    Northwestern Michigan College

    Community College in
    Traverse City, MI

    • Student Face of Be What’s Possible Campaign
    • Asked to be RA due to character
    • Writing Center Reader
    • English Courses Teacher’s Assistant (TA)
    • Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

    Website

Published Games (Nonprofit)

  • WolverineSoft Studio - Caduceus

    Caduceus

    3D FPS Procedural Dungeon (Unity)
    Platform: itch.io

    • 34 Person University of Michigan Team
    • Game Designer (Level Design, Dungeon Objectives)
    • Game Documentation, 3D Greyboxing, Playtesting
    • Design work salvaged project despite scope changes
    • Tied Design Director for most featured Design work

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  • WolverineSoft Studio - Ragnarök TD

    Ragnarök TD

    1-2 Player 2D Tower Defense RTS Game (Unity)
    Platform: Steam, itch.io

    • 13 Person University of Michigan Team
    • Marketing Director (Promos, Videos, Launch, etc.)
    • Game Designer (Narrative Design, Level Design)
    • #1 Strategy, #1 RTS, #1 Turn-Based, etc. on Itch.io
    • #50 Top Free Game, #51 Top Game on all of Itch.io

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  • WolverineSoft Studio - Bloom: Roots of Renewal

    Bloom: Roots of Renewal

    3D Expansion of Bloom: Tome of Power (Unity)
    Platform: Steam, itch.io

    • 20 Person University of Michigan Team
    • Marketing Director (Promos, Videos, Launch, etc.)
    • Game Playtester
    • Several Top 5 and 10 rankings on Itch.io
    • #92 Top Game on all of Itch.io

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  • WolverineSoft Studio - Twin Blades' Vengeance

    Twin Blades' Vengeance

    1-2 Player 2.5D Beat ‘em Up Arcade Game (Unity)
    Platform: itch.io

    • 25 Person University of Michigan Team
    • Marketing Director (Promos, Videos, Launch, etc.)
    • Game Playtester, Game Documentation, etc.
    • #1 Beat ‘em Up, #1 Boss Battle, etc. on Itch.io
    • #166 Top Game on all of Itch.io

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  • WolverineSoft Studio - Subtension

    Subtension

    Unique Real Time Strategy Submarine Game (Unity)
    Platform: Steam, itch.io

    • 40 Person University of Michigan Team
    • Marketing Director (Promos, Videos, Launch, etc.)
    • Game Playtester, Game Documentation, etc.
    • Coordinated with Producer to revamp studio
    • First ever 2-semester WolverineSoft Studio project

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Game Jam Projects

  • Game Jam - Ultimatemetalum

    Ultimatemetalum

    University of Michigan 48-hour Game Jam Entry
    3D FPS Labyrinth
    (Game Jam Theme: Deja Vu)

    • 3 Person Team
    • Worked with WolverineSoft Studio Programming Lead
    • Game Designer (Documentation, Level Design, etc.)
    • Built Levels and their Variants
    • Only Unreal Engine project made at Game Jam

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  • Game Jam - Inconsistent Dash

    Inconsistent Dash

    UC Berkeley 45-hour Game Jam Entry
    2D Horizontal Side-Scroller
    (Game Jam Theme: Inconsistency)

    • 4 Person Team
    • Team Leader
    • Game Designer (Documentation, Level Design, etc.)
    • Sound Designer (SFX Creation, Art Sprites, etc.)
    • Game jam host’s personal favorite game entry

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  • Game Jam - Escape the Molecano

    Escape the Molecano

    University of Michigan 48-hour Game Jam Entry
    2D Vertical Side-Scroller
    (Game Jam Theme: Mountain Out of a Molehill)

    • 3 Person Team
    • Game Designer (Documentation, etc.)
    • Sound Designer (Studio One, Music, SFX, etc.)
    • Crafted 20-layered track for level music
    • Crafted multi-layered track for main menu music

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  • Game Jam - i have wings

    i have wings

    Michigan State University 48-hour Game Jam Entry
    2D Top Down Labyrinth Game
    (Game Jam Theme: HEAT)

    • 6 Person Team
    • Learned more Studio One techniques
    • Sound Designer (Studio One, Music, SFX, etc.)
    • Crafted several multi-layered tracks for level music
    • Crafted SFX with unique “shine” effects

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  • Game Jam - 2.5D SpaceTime Rift Adventure

    2.5D SpaceTime Rift Adventure

    Global Game Jam 48-hour Game Jam Entry
    2.5D Top Down RPG Game
    (Game Jam Theme: Duality)

    • 7 Person Team
    • Team Leader
    • Game Designer (Documentation, Level Design, etc.)
    • Sound Designer (Studio One, Music, SFX, etc.)
    • Official Global Game Jam Submission

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Bluebird Studios

  • Bluebird Studios - Treat Team Puzzles

    Treat Team - Puzzles

    2D Physics-Based Puzzles

    • 100+ Puzzle Levels Designed
    • In Charge of this Section of Game
    • Game Designer (Documentation, Level Design, etc.)
    • Sound Designer (Studio One, Music, SFX, etc.)
    • Built and Organize Playtest Community to test this

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  • Bluebird Studios - Treat Team Base Camp

    Treat Team - Base Camp

    3D Top Down Base Camp Prototype

    • Interactive Base Camp and Village
    • Intertwined with Story and Other Game Mechanics
    • Game Designer (Documentation, Gameplay, etc.)
    • Sound Designer (Studio One, Music, SFX, etc.)
    • Built and Organize Playtest Community to test this

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  • Bluebird Studios - Treat Team Fishing Minigame

    Treat Team - Fishing Minigame

    2.5D Cartoon Fishing Mini Game

    • Interactive Fishing Minigame
    • Intertwined with Story and Other Game Mechanics
    • Game Designer (Documentation, Gameplay, etc.)
    • Sound Designer (Studio One, Music, SFX, etc.)
    • Built and Organize Playtest Community to test this

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  • Bluebird Studios - Treat Team Story Prototype

    Treat Team - Story Prototype

    Visual Novel Style Story Cutscenes

    • Interactive Story
    • Intertwined with Other Game Mechanics
    • Game Designer (Documentation, Narrative, etc.)
    • Sound Designer (Studio One, Music, SFX, etc.)
    • Built and Organize Playtest Community to test this

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  • Bluebird Studios - Treat Team Mobile Gameplay

    Treat Team - Mobile Gameplay

    Apple, Google Play Store, and Itch Demos

    • 20 Demo Puzzle Levels
    • Polished Loading Screens
    • Components of Other Game Mechanics
    • 30 Minute Demo on 3 Platforms
    • Often used for Internal Bluebird Playtest Community

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Event Marketing

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    MPowered Entrepreneurship

    U of M’s Official Student Entrepreneurship Club

    • 64 person extracurricular
    • Startup Career Fair (Event Director)
    • Makeathon (Marketing Lead)
    • Hosted 5 Official U of M Events
    • Networked with 20+ Companies

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    Website
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    WolverineSoft

    U of M’s Student Game Development Club + Studio

    • 2,000+ Person Discord Community
    • 1 of 7 Officers (Marketing Lead)
    • Founded Studio’s Marketing Team (Now Production)
    • Hosted 5-10+ Game Jams
    • Helped Grow Community Rapidly

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    Website
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    Startup Boston

    Boston Startup Ecosystem Annual Conference

    • 250+ Speakers at 80+ events
    • Operations Coordinator (2022)
    • Social Media Manager (2021)
    • Direct reported to Founder
    • Built Entire Event on Goldcast Platform (2022)

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    Website

Websites

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    Bluebird Studios

    University of Michigan Student/Alumni Startup

    • Built entire website
    • Reviewed and approved by CEO
    • Transformed concepts from old website
    • Revamped Branding and User Experience
    • Changed language from product to business website

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    Website
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    Warmilu

    Global Tech Manufacturing Startup

    • Archived entire former Warmilu website
    • Built website with CEO directly
    • Changed Host based on company needs
    • Revamped Branding and User Experience
    • Website is still my main designs today

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Let’s Work Together!

From conceptualizing to go to market,
I bring a strong game design, marketing, and business operations background.