Project Type | Museum Exhibit Installation

Duration | 15 Months

Role | Producer & Team Lead

Team Size | 8

Software | Jira, Confluence, G Suite, Discord, UE5, Maya

Educational and grounded in real Arctic research.

Accessible to a broad public audience.

Engaging and immersive enough to stand alongside traditional exhibit media.

Coordinating an 8-person multidisciplinary team with varying experience levels.

Managing a long-term development cycle (15 months) with evolving requirements and scope.

Aligning design and development goals with an external client and research partners.

Maintaining progress and project momentum despite delays and shifting timelines tied to exhibit development.

Defined project scope, milestones, and deliverables across the full timeline.

Built and maintained task pipelines in Jira.

Wrote & organized documentation, workflows, and knowledge sharing in Confluence, Miro, and Google Workspace.

Tracked progress and adjusted priorities throughout development using Jira and Google Sheets.

Adjusted scope and priorities in response to delays and production realities.

Facilitated ongoing team communications through Discord, acting as the primary bridge between the team and museum partners.

Organized and led team meetings and weekly reviews to ensure deliverables were completed and delivered in a timely manner.

Identified and resolved blockers early in development.

Adjusted team members’ workloads based on fluctuating capacity and skill levels.

Regularly reassessed priorities to keep the project aligned with deadlines.

Designed and programmed fundamental game systems and mechanics using Blueprint scripting in UE5.

Maintained project source control and branch logistics between multiple team members using Git with GitHub.

Created asset management and import pipelines to ensure all assets were optimized and aligned to project requirements.

Delivered a fully playable interactive game for a public museum exhibit that fulfilled project goals and exceeded client expectations.

Created an experience designed for real-world users in a live installation environment.

Successfully translated scientific research into an accessible, interactive format.

Project Type | Vertical Slice

Duration | 3 Months

Role | Producer & Solo Developer

Software | Jira, Confluence, G Suite, Discord, UE5, Maya

A clearly defined and tested core gameplay loop.

A cohesive and polished player experience.

A realistic scope aligned with limited development time.

Balancing and prioritizing all disciplines independently (design, art, implementation, production) while maintaining a clear vision of the end product.

Building sustainable development practices and systems to prevent scope creep while still achieving a meaningful level of polish.

Rapid iteration of gameplay mechanics over a short development time.

Defined production scope, milestones, and priorities to meet a fixed showcase deadline.

Established a production pipeline using Jira and Trello suitable for a rapid development timeline.

Tracked progress and adjusted priorities throughout development using Jira and Google Sheets.

Wrote and organized project documentation, including design documentation of gameplay systems and mechanics. (Confluence)

Balancing and prioritizing all disciplines independently (design, art, implementation, production) while maintaining a clear vision of the end product.

Building sustainable development practices and systems to prevent scope creep while still achieving a meaningful level of polish.

Rapid iteration of gameplay mechanics over a short development time.

Balancing and prioritizing all disciplines independently (design, art, implementation, production) while maintaining a clear vision of the end product.

Building sustainable development practices and systems to prevent scope creep while still achieving a meaningful level of polish.

Rapid iteration of gameplay mechanics over a short development time.

Delivered a complete, playable vertical slice within the 3-month timeframe..

Established and proved a clear and functional core gameplay loop resulting in strong player engagement and retention during live demo.