Technical Skills

Level Design

World Design/Building, Blocking, Detailing, Environment Design, Terrain Editing, Level Lighting, Scripting, Gameplay Sequences, Quick Time Events, Story Telling, AI Encounters, Flow, Pacing, Atmosphere Design, Balancing, Leadership and Planning.

Editors

Steep In-house engine, Trials In-house Editor, Rayman In-house Editor, Care Bears In-Game Editor, Unity, Unreal Engine 3 (Kismet), Unreal Engine 4, Cry-Engine, Warcraft 3 Editor

Applications

3ds Max, Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suit, Microsoft Visio, Visual Studio, Notepad++, Perforce, Atlassian JIRA

Scripting

Kismet, Unreal Scripting, Blueprint, LUA, Anvil Scripting

Experience

Ubisoft Entertainment

Senior Level Designer - Riders Republic

July 2019 - Present

Senior Level Designer
Research for valid references based on the direction provided by HQ
Planning the layout/level using 2D maps, flow charts and design documents
Leading the design discussion related to level production and other design-related topics
Paper/Visio Prototypes/Planning before making a level set
Pitching new ideas/solutions for the project
Document unique layout and themes for other level designers
Use of 3ds Max for basic collision prototyping of the level
Use of 3ds Max to create simple collisions of the gameplay ingredients
Use of In-House engine and tools to implement gameplay in levels
Creation of the flow of the level through scripting
Creation of missions/quests using the in-house quest editor
Regular communication with HQ for updates and reports
Collaboration with artists to ensure Art fits the overall vision and layout
Regular communication with Tech Art/Programmers to ensure the tools/systems work just fine
Provide support, balancing and bug fixing of all levels
Regular playtest feedback to ensure the best quality
Mentoring other level designers in order to maintain the consistency of the work delivered on a daily basis

Level Designer - Steep

October 2017 - June 2019

Steep Level Designer
Research for references related to the overall vision and scope
Paper/Visio Prototypes/Planning before making a level set
Document unique layout and themes
Use of 3ds Max for basic collision prototyping of the race/level
Use of 3ds Max to create simple collisions of the gameplay ingredients
Use of In-House engine to implement gameplay in levels/races
Creation of the flow of the races through scripting
Creation of community challenges
Regular communication with Ubisoft Annecy for updates and reports
Collaboration with artists to ensure Art fits the overall vision and layout
Provide support, balancing and bug fixing of all levels
Regular playtest feedback to ensure best quality
Mentoring less experienced level designers in order to maintain the consistency of the work delivered on a daily basis.

Level Designer - Trials Frontier

August 2016 - September 2017

Trials Frontier Level Designer
Paper/Visio Prototypes/Planning before making a level set
Document unique layout and themes
Use of In-Game Editor to block out and implement level design
Use of In-Game editor to implement gameplay
Collaboration with artists to ensure Art fits the overall vision and layout
Provide support, balancing and bug fixing of all levels
Regular playtest feedback to ensure best quality

Level Designer - Rayman Adventures

January 2017 - September 2017

Level Design research on the project
Setting up the level design pipeline
Setting up the difficulty variations of levels
Mentoring the other level designer for fast and efficient level generation
Balancing the weekly/monthly events related to level design
Use of In-Game editor to implement gameplay

Level Designer - Prince of Persia Time Run

August 2013 - June 2016

Paper Prototyping of the levels
Designed and documented levels
Used 3ds Max to block out and implement designs
Used LUA for level scripting
Optimized controls and player moves
Pitched new moves and gameplay sequences
Studied data for accurate difficulty flow
Collaboration with artists to support Art with Level Design
Iterating on levels on a daily basis after receiving playtest feedback
Providing support and bug-fixing of all levels

Level Designer - Care Bears Belly Match

December 2014 - June 2015

Helping programmers in the development of In-Game Editor
Paper Prototyping of the levels
Designed and documented levels
Logic Discussion with Game Designers before actually creating the levels
Collaboration with Artists and programmers to ensure vision is true
Iterating on levels after receiving the playtest report
Providing support and bug-fixes on all the levels

Referee - Vincent Monnier (Gameplay Director, Eidos-Montreal), vincent.monnier@eidosmontreal.com

Education

Engineering degree in Computer Science

Graduated in July 2010

SIET Allahabad, UP, India

Technical Skills

Level Design

World Design/Building, Blocking, Detailing, Environment Design, Terrain Editing, Level Lighting, Scripting, Gameplay Sequences, Quick Time Events, Story Telling, AI Encounters, Flow, Pacing, Atmosphere Design, Balancing, Leadership and Planning.

Editors

Steep In-house engine, Trials In-house Editor, Rayman In-house Editor, Care Bears In-Game Editor, Unity, Unreal Engine 3 (Kismet), Unreal Engine 4, Cry-Engine, Warcraft 3 Editor

Applications

3ds Max, Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suit, Microsoft Visio, Visual Studio, Notepad++, Perforce, Atlassian JIRA

Scripting

Kismet, Unreal Scripting, Blueprint, LUA, Anvil Scripting

Experience

Ubisoft Entertainment

Senior Level Designer - Riders Republic

July 2019 - Present

Senior Level Designer

Research for valid references based on the direction provided by HQ

Planning the layout/level using 2D maps, flow charts and design documents

Leading the design discussion related to level production and other design-related topics

Paper/Visio Prototypes/Planning before making a level set

Pitching new ideas/solutions for the project

Document unique layout and themes for other level designers

Use of 3ds Max for basic collision prototyping of the level

Use of 3ds Max to create simple collisions of the gameplay ingredients

Use of In-House engine and tools to implement gameplay in levels

Creation of the flow of the level through scripting

Creation of missions/quests using the in-house quest editor

Regular communication with HQ for updates and reports

Collaboration with artists to ensure Art fits the overall vision and layout

Regular communication with Tech Art/Programmers to ensure the tools/systems work just fine

Provide support, balancing and bug fixing of all levels

Regular playtest feedback to ensure the best quality

Mentoring other level designers in order to maintain the consistency of the work delivered on a daily basis

Level Designer - Steep

October 2017 - June 2019

Steep Level Designer

Research for references related to the overall vision and scope

Paper/Visio Prototypes/Planning before making a level set

Document unique layout and themes

Use of 3ds Max for basic collision prototyping of the race/level

Use of 3ds Max to create simple collisions of the gameplay ingredients

Use of In-House engine to implement gameplay in levels/races

Creation of the flow of the races through scripting

Creation of community challenges

Regular communication with Ubisoft Annecy for updates and reports

Collaboration with artists to ensure Art fits the overall vision and layout

Provide support, balancing and bug fixing of all levels

Regular playtest feedback to ensure best quality

Mentoring less experienced level designers in order to maintain the consistency of the work delivered on a daily basis.

Level Designer - Trials Frontier

August 2016 - September 2017

Trials Frontier Level Designer

Paper/Visio Prototypes/Planning before making a level set

Document unique layout and themes

Use of In-Game Editor to block out and implement level design

Use of In-Game editor to implement gameplay

Collaboration with artists to ensure Art fits the overall vision and layout

Provide support, balancing and bug fixing of all levels

Regular playtest feedback to ensure best quality

Level Designer - Rayman Adventures

January 2017 - September 2017

Level Design research on the project

Setting up the level design pipeline

Setting up the difficulty variations of levels

Mentoring the other level designer for fast and efficient level generation

Balancing the weekly/monthly events related to level design

Use of In-Game editor to implement gameplay

Level Designer - Prince of Persia Time Run

August 2013 - June 2016

Paper Prototyping of the levels

Designed and documented levels

Used 3ds Max to block out and implement designs

Used LUA for level scripting

Optimized controls and player moves

Pitched new moves and gameplay sequences

Studied data for accurate difficulty flow

Collaboration with artists to support Art with Level Design

Iterating on levels on a daily basis after receiving playtest feedback

Providing support and bug-fixing of all levels

Level Designer - Care Bears Belly Match

December 2014 - June 2015

Helping programmers in the development of In-Game Editor