Combat balance, progression design, matchmaking architecture, and live game economies built from prototype to production. I create scalable gameplay ecosystems that are clear to players, usable by teams, and durable in live operation.
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Core disciplines I bring to live game development.
I build combat systems players can learn, mastery curves they can grow into, and balance frameworks teams can maintain over time. From damage formulas and mitigation curves to status interactions and counterplay, every layer is designed to feel fair, legible, and strategically deep.
Progression should unlock meaningful decisions, not just inflate stats. I design content gating, reward pacing, recipe dependency structures, and EXP curves that guide players forward while protecting the game from degenerate loops and burnout.
I design economies that reward engagement without collapsing under inflation, exploit pressure, or short-term speculation. That includes token flow modeling, sink/source balance, marketplace structure, and long-tail reward systems built for live environments.
Strong systems fail when the handoff fails. I create specs, data structures, edge-case documentation, and implementation-ready design materials that let engineering, production, and design move quickly with less ambiguity.
Selected work across live systems, progression design, competitive architecture, and rapid prototyping.
Designed and owned the combat architecture for a live tactical game, including turn order systems, positioning pressure, terrain interaction, class balance, ability frameworks, and long-term tuning across content updates. Built the underlying math, authored specs, and maintained systemic clarity as the game scaled.
Built the progression framework for an async game experience, including zone gating, drop tables, crafting dependencies, reward pacing, and EXP balance across a large content graph. Delivered implementation-ready specs with edge-case coverage for efficient engineering handoff.
Architected systems for competitive pacing and adaptive challenge, replacing generic difficulty ramps with authored intensity states, tunable encounter logic, and risk-reward pressure systems. Focused on creating matches that felt dynamic, readable, and intentionally paced.
I build fast, test what matters, and cut what does not earn its place. My prototype work spans auto-battlers, idle systems, match-3 loops, survival structures, and risk-based progression models designed to validate retention and monetization assumptions early.
Playable system demos that reflect how I think about tuning, readability, feedback, and player response.
Adaptive AI difficulty in real time. The opponent reads your patterns and adjusts.
Grid tactics with live HUD telemetry.
Consulting, contract work, design leadership, and high-value collaboration.
For consulting, contract work, design leadership, or collaboration across combat systems, progression, live operations, and game economies.
If you need someone who can turn complex systems into shippable design, let's talk.