Michael Hayes
Game Designer
Rockaway,NJ
Summary
Technical Designer with 14+ years successful experience. Positive team member who has worked on Action/ Adventure games and has video editing and cinematography background. Passionate about working with the team that made Metroid Prime and Mario Kart 7.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Programming Instructor for Handicapped Children
Game-U
11.2016 - Current
- Performed instruction in Blender, Unity, 3D printing, Construct 3 and Unreal Engine
- Established new teaching documents and plans
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop innovative approaches to teaching
Licensed Nintendo DS Developer Freelance Artist, Designer
Saturnine Games
01.2010 - 06.2011
- Conceptualized game concepts, led production of developed titles, wrote design documents, oversaw creative vision of projects, and managed budget and resources
- Credit: Antipole (DSi Ware /XNA Game) – 2D art and animation 2011
IOS Developer
Canned Bananas Games
Hackensack, NJ
06.2009 - 02.2010
- Programming Flash version of iPhone game and integrating it into Facebook
Game Designer, Producer
Alten8
10.2007 - 11.2008
- Conceptualized game concepts, lead production of developed titles, wrote design documents and end user documentation, and oversaw creative vision of projects, and managed budget and resources
Programmer and Designer
Digital Embryo
06.2006 - 03.2007
- Worked on port of Cake Mania to DS
- Asked back for further developing of products including Design Doc for Wii adventure game 'Intergalactic Bounty Hunter'
- Created Windows Mock-ups of DS games
Education
B.A. in Communications - Digital Communications And Media
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ 09.1998 - 05.2001
Skills
Game DesignProgrammer2D animation
Unreal Engine 5
Unity 3D/2DMaya
Adobe Premiere Pro/ After Effects
Swift
API design knowledge
Effective Communication
Project Management
Programming Languages: Java, C#, Net, Python
Affiliations
IGDA 2003-2015, 2010 Project Leader
Platforms
- Unity 3D / 2D
- Unreal Engine 5
- Nintendo DS/ DSi
- XNA
- IOS
- Construct 3
- Python
Projects
Record holder for Wario’s Woods (SNES)
Develops Prototypes and iterates on them
Excellent Public Speaking and collaboration skills
Flexible when dealing with team to achieve creative goals
Developed player systems and bosses.
Eagle Scout
Timeline
Programming Instructor for Handicapped Children
Game-U
11.2016 - Current
Licensed Nintendo DS Developer Freelance Artist, Designer
Saturnine Games
01.2010 - 06.2011
IOS Developer
Canned Bananas Games
06.2009 - 02.2010
Game Designer, Producer
Alten8
10.2007 - 11.2008
Programmer and Designer
Digital Embryo
06.2006 - 03.2007
B.A. in Communications - Digital Communications And Media
Rutgers University
09.1998 - 05.2001