PRODUCTION
Successful production and project management of titles for more than a dozen different video game platforms. Experienced in physical production for card and tabletop games, as well as Kickstarter campaigns.
List of Titles
Aces of the Galaxy - Senior Producer (Sierra Online)
Boogie Bunnies - Senior Producer (Sierra Online)
Camelot Unchained - Senior Producer (CSE)
Championship Surfer - Producer (Mattel)
Chessmaster series - Franchise Producer (Mattel/Ubi Soft)
Commanders: Attack of the Genos - Senior Producer (Sierra Online)
Deuces Wild - Producer (GSN)
FIFA Soccer 06 - Producer (EA)
FIFA Street 2 - Producer (EA)
FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 - Producer (EA)
Levee en Masse - Operations Manager (VPG)
Loot & Scoot - Operations Manager (VPG)
Need for Speed (various) - Producer (EA)
Marvel Nemesis - Producer (EA)
Monster Jam Maximum Destruction - Producer (Ubi Soft)
MVP Baseball - Producer (EA)
Prince of Persia - Producer (Mattel)
RavenSkye City - Producer (LolApps/ 6 Waves)
Reach for the Stars - Producer (SSI/Mattel)
Red Baron Arcade - Senior Producer (Sierra Online)
Sunny Garcia Surfing - Producer (Mattel)
Switchball - Senior Producer (Sierra Online)
Final Stand: Ragnarök - Senior Producer (CSE)
Wheel of Fortune - Producer (GSN)
Unreleased Tactical RPG - Senior Producer (Frontier)
DOCUMENTATION
Case studies, technical documentation, and narrative briefs produced for high-complexity projects.
Contact us at hezgrid8@gmail.com for consultation.
Technical Documentation
Manuals, walkthroughs, project plans - whatever it takes to make your project flow.
Narrative Design
Creative world-building, character progression frameworks, strategy rules systems - whatever you need for video games, tabletop, or other designs.
Editorial Strategy
Structural editing, copy editing, technical editing and writing for white papers, books, websites, and other formats. Emphasis on explaining complex concepts in practical terms, for internal use or for your consumers.
DESIGN, WRITING, EDITING
Design and consulting for mobile, PC, console, and tabletop. Writing and editing for games, books, white papers, project plans, and websites.
Selected Designs
Selected List of Writing & Editing
- TC Tennis (VPG)
- Chessmaster (Mattel/Ubi Soft)
- Deuces Wild (GSN)
- Traveller: Ascension (Daring Play)
Why Won't This %^*! Game Work? (book with Denny Atkin)
Overview of Sid Meier's Career (Gamespot)
Jason Dark fiction by Guido Henkel (series editor)
Articles for CGW, Gamespot, Undefeated, Fire & Movement, several other periodicals and websites, numerous strategy guides
Awards
Selected Awards and Achievements
Chairman's Circle Award (Ziff-Davis Publishing)
Switchball - Best Swedish Game, Best Puzzle Game (Xbox Live)
MVP Baseball - Best Baseball Game of All Time (various), Top PC Sports Game
Chessmaster - Best Online Game, Best Chess Game of All Time
Chessmaster defeated US Chess Champion in an online match