Resume

• Lead and manage the development of the international versions (Korean, Japanese, and North American) of Ragnarok Origin (仙境传说：爱如初见, RO), an enhanced mobile version of the classic MMO Ragnarok Online. (Team size: 80~150 people)
• Is accountable for communicating with publishers about development, marketing and operation.
• Is accountable for the development of region-specific features/tweaks and localization for each international version, and helped develop operational strategies for each region.
• Is accountable for creating development schedules, breaking schedules into milestones / iterations, and ensuring that new updates are delivered on time and on quality.
• Facilitate the team with all sorts of supports (e.g. resources, communications, and conflicts resolutions).
• Identify, monitor and deal with risks during development.
• Constantly push forward the optimization of tools and workflow.
• Report to company management about project status on a per week basis.
• The Korean version of the game was released in 2020.7, and was among the top grossing games on App Store and Google Play in Korea. The Japanese version was released in 2021.6 and was the best-performing mobile MMO game of 2021 in Japan. The North American version was released in 2021.11 and was one of the top grossing mobile MMO games during the 2021 holiday season in North America.

-Present

• Worked on Ragnarok Origin from 0 to1 (Publishers: Tencent for the Chinese version, Gravity for the Korean version, GungHo for the Japanese version, Gravity Interactive for the NA version).
• As one of the lead game designers, designed and led the development of many key gameplay features in the game (e.g. Open world system, Life Skills, Endless Tower, Battleground, and GVG Siege Battle)

Oct. 2017

-Nov. 2019

• Worked on and managed the development and operation of Call of Duty: Heroes, (a free-to-play spin-off from the Call of Duty franchise, published by Activision-Blizzard. Genre: city-building and tower-defense) and Monster Metropolis (a RPG with city-building and monster battling elements). (Team size: 15~30 people)
• Created budgets and built up the team.
• Wrote design documents, created and managed development schedules.
• Facilitated the team with all sorts of supports.

March 2015

-Sep. 2017

• Led the development of several single-player games – e.g. Lightning 3D. (Team sizes: 5~15 people)
• Created development plans, specified deliverables at each stage, and monitored development processes.
• Facilitated the team with all sorts of supports.
• Reported to company management about project updates on a per week basis.

August 2013

-Dec. 2014

• Participated in and covered game industry events in the U.S.

May 2010

-June.2013

• Worked on Realm of Swords, a fantasy RPG + town-building game. It was Tencent’s first major mobile game targeting the western market
• Designed, implemented and tweaked most of the mission, battle and dialog data; Participated in the marketing and PR campaign, and directed the game trailer
• Acted as the key communicator between the U.S. and China teams in launching game on time
• After finishing ROS, was responsible for identifying and evaluating acquisition/licensing opportunities for Tencent

Mar. 2012

-May.2013

• Worked on The Grinns Tale, a browser game that features a unique art style, a refreshing RPG gameplay and town-building elements. It was the first in-house game project of Nexon America
• Acted as a key contributor to the design of the game
• Implemented and tweaked most of the mission and battle data

Nov.2011

-Mar. 2012

• Worked on the game design part of Petpet Park(PPP) and several other game projects. PPP was a virtual pet browser game launched by Nickelodeon Kids & Family Virtual Worlds Group in October 2008. The game featured a new virtual world focused on Neopets’ companions, Petpets.
• Designed and pitched new game mechanics and contents to team

Sep.2010

-Dec. 2010

• 3D environments design, modeling and texturing for SOLVE-IT, a HIV prevention research serious game project

Sep. 2009

-Sep. 2010

• 3D assets design, modeling and texturing for the Walden game. (Available on PS4)

Feb. 2009

-May 2009

• Reviewed each issue of UCG, offered feedback and advice to the staff
• Wrote multiple published articles, ranging from exclusive interview to critique to biography

Nov. 2005

-Nov. 2007

  Video: http://vimeo.com/23186164 Role: Game Designer / Engineer / Artist / Director / Producer

• Conceived the original concept and designed the game alone from scratch
• Wrote all the code and made half of the environment art
• Led a team of 4 members to produce art assets, writing, music and sound effects
• Won a Fox Interactive Fellowship with this game
• Eyez was covered by several influential game websites

Apr. 2009

-Jun. 2016

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M80CFt-TwNE Role: Game Designer / Artist

• Designed the game from scratch and made all the art assets in the game
• Collaborated with 4 engineers in the team to get the game available on App Store

Mar. 2010

-Apr. 2011

  Video: http://vimeo.com/13598742 Role: Game Designer/ Engineer

• Came up with the original concept from my experience in spatial design
• Co-designed the game with the other team member
• Wrote all the code of the game

Sep. 2009

-Dec. 2009

  Videos: Teaser, Postmortem Build Progress. Role: Game Designer / Character Designer / Concept Artist

• Co-designed the game from scratch to finish as one of the three core team members
• Designed, illustrated and animated the protagonist Kid
• Sketched concept drawings and designed a new water-colored art style for the GDC exhibition version

Oct. 2008

-Feb. 2009

• Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Flash, After Effects, Audition
• Autodesk: Auto CAD, 3DS Max, Maya, Mudbox  Corel: Corel Draw, Corel Painter
• Others: Audacity, Axure, Boujou, FinalCut Pro, Nuke, Sketch-up