Senior Design II
Trion Worlds | Jun 2010 – Feb 2016
At Trion Worlds, I joined the AAA fantasy MMORPG launch team and stayed on RIFT through five years of live-service operation, shipping multiple updates and products over the life of the game. I took ownership of core player-facing systems and drove sustained retention and revenue across multiple major expansions.
- Took ownership of the Dimensions housing system end-to-end, one of the game’s flagship live-service engagement features
- Inherited the crafting economy and drove it through the Storm Legion and Nightmare Tide expansions, deepening long-form progression and sustaining player investment
- Designed and implemented the RIFT Defiant faction new player experience from the ground up, and contributed zone events, colossi, and named systemic encounters engaged by 600k players across the live game
- Mentored designers throughout the project and served as a senior voice across content, systems, and live-service direction