Resume

Email: lee.hammock@gmail.com

Full Time Work Experience

Senior Game/Narrative Designer

Tripwire Interactive May 2016 – Present

  • Responsible for various game design tasks on Killing Floor 2, Killing Floor: Incursion, Maneater, and various unreleased projects.
  • Wrote dialogue for Killing Floor: Incursion and most post-release Killing Floor 2 content. 
  • In charge of boat and evolution setup on Maneater.

Technical Writer

ConnectCorp Healthcare October 2015-May 2016

  • Responsible for of all documentation, manuals, etc., for ConnectCorp software.
  • Write marketing materials and instructional videos. 
  • Carry out user experience interviews and research.
  • Act as scrum master for the Creative Department. 

Lead Game/Narrative Designer

Goblinworks July 2012-August 2015

  • Oversaw overall game design for the Pathfinder Online MMO, an open world, sandbox PvP game based on the Pathfinder Role Playing Game IP, from design doc to release using the Unity engine.
  •  Led the design and QA staff, varying in size from two to six people.
  •  Developed all major game systems including crafting, combat, territory control, etc.
  •  Did press and public relations, including blogs and interviews.

Zone Lead

Zenimax Online January 2011-July 2012

  • Led team of content designers, writers, level designers, and world builders on Elder Scrolls Online.
  • Responsible for content implementation in several zones spread across Elder Scrolls Online.

 

Director of Game/Narrative Design

Vizuron Entertainment June 2010-November 2010

  • Oversaw design and art teams in creation of design doc and story bible for an MMO based on an existing science fiction IP.
  • The company folded after the game design document was completed and the financing fell through.

 

Director of Game/Narrative Design

Icarus Studios August 2005-April 2010

  • Designed the advancement, special ability/mutation, economy, crafting, faction, and combat systems.
  • Wrote the overall story for Fallen Earth and oversaw implementation of it through missions and conversations.
  • Managed a team of 14-20 people including game designers, writers, scripters, sound engineers, and level designers.

 

Creative Services Coordinator

DC Comics July 2003 – July 2004

  • Worked with licensing clients, including companies like Post Cereal and NASCAR, to produce licensed comics, online content, and other projects.
  • Provided script writing, editing, and lettering services on custom comics including working with freelance writers, pencilers, inkers, and colorists in an editorial capacity.
  • Worked on movie pitches based on DC Comics characters for Pixar, the WB, and other major media companies.
  • Provided art direction on Vs. Trading Card Game and DC HeroClix.

 

Freelance Work

Instructor of Introduction to Game Design

University of Washington October 2013-2015

  • Taught the Introduction to Game Design class for the Game Design Certificate Program at UW.

 

Freelance Game Design and Writing

Various 1996-Current

  • Worked on over 50 role playing game books, comic books, newsletters, and trading card sets.
  • Designed game mechanics for numerous role-playing game systems.
  • Worked with major IPs like HALO, the Matrix, and the DC Universe.
  • Provided world building, game mechanics design, scriptwriting, research, and fact checking. 
  • Nominated for the Ennie RPG awards four times. 

 

Education

University of Georgia 1996 – 2001

Bachelors Degrees in both Management Information Systems and English

GPA: 3.3/4.0, 3.6/4.0(major)

 

Software Skills

Advanced: Microsoft Office, Icarus RAD Tools Suite

Intermediate: Quark, Photoshop, Unity, Zenimax Online Tools Suite, JIRA, Redmine, Unreal 4 and 5

Basic: C++, PhP, Visual Basic, Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, SQL, HTML, Bugzilla, Testrail

 

References

References available upon request

 

Video Game Credits

Fallen Earth – Lead Game Designer

Elder Scrolls – Zone Lead

Pathfinder Online – Lead Game Designer

Killing Floor 2 – Senior Game Designer

Killing Floor: Incursion – Senior Game Designer/Writer

Maneater and Maneater DLC – Senior Game Designer

List of Published Works

Alderac Entertainment Group

Farscape Role Playing Game – Contributing Writer (2001)

European Commonwealth Sourcebook for Shadowforce Archer Campaign Setting – Mechanics Writer (2002)

World’s Largest Dungeon – Contributing Writer (2004)

Bastion Press

Spells & Magic – Contributing Writer (2002)

Into the Blue – Primary Writer (2004)

Blue Devil Games

First Appearance: Luminous – Primary Writer (2004)

Dawning Star Operation Quick Launch – Primary Writer (2004)

Shadow Falling – Primary Writer (2005)

Edge of Shadow – Primary Writer (2005)

Helios Rising – Primary Writer (2006)

Fate of Eos – Primary Writer (2018)

Marvel Comics

44 Page story in the HALO graphic novel – Writer (2005)

DC Comics

Advent Rising Licensed Custom Comic – Writer (2003)

Vs. Trading Card Game Character Quotes and Text, Card Set 1 – Writer (2004)

Vs. Trading Card Game Character Quotes and Text, Card Set 2 – Writer (2004)

Vs. Trading Card Game Character Quotes and Text, Card Set 3 – Writer (2004)

Vs. Trading Card Game Character Quotes and Text, Card Set 4 – Writer (2005)

Matrix Online Newsletter Issue #1 – Contributing Writer (2004)

Matrix Online Newsletter Issue #2 – Contributing Writer (2005)

Deep7 Publishing

Red Dwarf RPG – Contributing Writer (2003)

ENworld Publishing

Tiny Terrors d20 Mini-Game – Writer (2005)

Fantasy Flight Games

LDS-10 Living Dragonstar Campaign Adventure – Writer (2003)

LSS-14 Living Dragonstar Campaign Adventure – Writer (2004)

Goodman Games

Steam Warriors – Contributing Writer (2005)

Edge Sourcebook – Contributing Writer (2005)

Stenian Confederacy Sourcebook – Contributing Writer (2005)

Great Metropolis Sourcebook – Contributing Writer (2005)

Almanac of the Endless Traders – Contributing Writer (2006)

Green Ronin

Song of Ice and Fire RPG Chronicle Starter – Contributing Writer (2011)

Night Watch Sourcebook (Ennie and Origins Award Winner) – Contributing Writer (2013)

The Dragon’s Hoard – Contributing Writer (2014)

Holistic Design

Forbidden Lore: Technology – Contributing Writer (1996)

Fading Suns Players Guide – Contributing Writer (1997)

Into the Dark – Contributing Writer (2001)

Brother Battle sourcebook – Writer (2020)

InterStrike, Inc.

Shards of the Stone Comic Urbanis Nex – Writer (2004)

Louis Porter, Jr. Design

Archetype: Super Soldier – Writer (2004)

Cold Visitor d20 Adventure – Writer (2002)

Gel d20 Adventure – Writer (2002)

Headquarters and Hideouts 1 – Writer (2004)

Headquarters and Hideouts 2 – Writer (2004)

Odds and Ends (November) – Writer (2004)

Odds and Ends (February) – Writer (2005)

Power Corrupts 1 – Writer (2002)

Power Corrupts 2 – Writer (2003)

Power Corrupted – Writer (2004)

Reign of Arrows – Writer (2019)

Mongoose Publishing

Quintessential Fighter’s Handbook – Contributing Writer (2002)

One Bad Egg

Apelord – Writer (2008)

Gods of the Shroud – Writer (2008)

Purifiers – Writer (2008)

Paradigm Concepts

Conspiracies- Spycraft soucebook – Wrier 2004

Pegasus Spiel

Talisman RPG – Contributing writer -2020

 

Terry Herc

Professor Humbert Drumsley – Contributing Writer (2020)