Zoo Tycoon 2 • Mechwarrior 3 • Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species • Mechwarrior 3: Pirate's Moon • Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania • The Next Tetris • Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection • Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania • Zoo Tycoon: Dino Digs • Zoo Tycoon • Zoo Tycoon 2 • Mechwarrior 3 • Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species • Mechwarrior 3: Pirate's Moon • Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania • The Next Tetris • Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection • Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania • Zoo Tycoon: Dino Digs • Zoo Tycoon •Zoo Tycoon 2 • Mechwarrior 3 • Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species • Mechwarrior 3: Pirate's Moon • Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania • The Next Tetris • Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection • Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania • Zoo Tycoon: Dino Digs • Zoo Tycoon •Zoo Tycoon 2 • Mechwarrior 3 • Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species • Mechwarrior 3: Pirate's Moon • Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania • The Next Tetris • Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection • Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania • Zoo Tycoon: Dino Digs • Zoo Tycoon •Zoo Tycoon 2 • Mechwarrior 3 • Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species • Mechwarrior 3: Pirate's Moon • Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania • The Next Tetris • Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection • Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania • Zoo Tycoon: Dino Digs • Zoo Tycoon •
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Shawn D. Stone

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Game
Development Work Experience
Blue Fang Games, LLC
Senior Game Designer – Waltham, MA (06/01 - Current)
  • Worked on six shipped Zoo Tycoon products in five years that have sold a combined total of over 3.6 million units.
  • Managed design team efforts on several projects
  • Wrote design documents for multiple projects
  • Coordinated with artists and engineers as design lead or co-lead
  • Worked closely with the publisher on game design, balancing, and testing
  • Designed game systems and content
  • Implemented AI behaviors and entity definition data for over 100 unit types
  • Conducted in-depth research on animals, dinosaurs, zoos, animal training, etc.
  • Worked on multiple projects at once, worked on demos and patches
    • Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania (PC) – Lead Designer
    • Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species (PC) – Game Designer
    • Zoo Tycoon 2 (PC) – Game Designer
    • Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection (PC) – Lead Designer
      • Winner of the 2004 AIAS Computer Family Title of the Year
    • Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania (PC) – Co-Lead Designer
    • Zoo Tycoon: Dino Digs (PC) – Co-Lead Designer
    • Zoo Tycoon (PC) – Game Designer
Beta Breakers
QA Tester – San Rafael, CA (05/00 to 09/00)
  • Tested web sites for functionality and compatibility with various browsers and platforms
  • Tested games for video and audio hardware compatibility
  • Tested applications for proper functionality
  • Familiarized with many different operating systems and browsers
    • RC Copter Challenge
    • Lego: Alpha Team
Mindscape/Mattel Interactive
QA Tester – Novato, CA (01/00 to 04/00)
  • Regressed game patches against reported issues
  • Tested functionality and multiplayer/network stability of games
  • Suggested AI behavior and game balancing for games
  • Tested foreign language versions of games for proper language content
    • Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War
    • Close Combat III: The Russian Front
    • Petz 4 (PC)
    • Dogz 4 (PC)
    • Catz 4 (PC)
Microprose/Hasbro Interactive
QA Tester – Alameda, CA (02/99 to 12/99)
  • Suggested play balancing and design changes
  • Tested game patches against reported issues
  • Tested foreign language releases for proper language content
  • Tested game functionality and compatibility with video and audio hardware
    • Mechwarrior 3: Pirate’s Moon (PC)
    • Mechwarrior 3 (PC)
    • The Next Tetris (PC)


Other Work Experience
Virtual Ink Corp.
QA Tester – Charlestown, MA (02/01 to 05/01)
  • Created multiple restores of various PCs with Norton Ghost
  • Tested software in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian for content and functionality
  • Tested software on various Apple Macintosh computers
  • Entered and updated issues using TeamTrack
Viveca, Inc.
QA Tester – Boston, MA (10/00 to 02/01)
  • Proofed data within an XML environment
  • Performed quality assurance reviews on data in various stages of conversion to XML
  • Manipulated data in many formats including Excel, Access, XML Writer and MS XML Notepad


Technical Skills
Office
Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, SmartDraw, Outlook
XML Applications
XML Writer, Microsoft XML Notepad, Helios Textpad, Altova XMLSpy, HTML-Kit
Graphic Design
Adobe Photoshop, JASC Paint Shop Pro, 3D Studio Max (basic use)
Version Control Software
WinCVS, Perforce
Issue Reporting Software
PCVS Tracker, Microsoft Raid and Product Studio, Filemaker Pro, Serena Team Track
Web Design
XHTML, HTML, XML, Cascading Style Sheets, Wiki, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, FTP applications
General Purpose
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Hardware installation and configuration, Direct X and driver installation, Norton Ghost use


Education
University of California at Berkeley
BA (05/98)
  • Major: English, Emphasis in Medieval Literature
  • Minor: Education
Solano Community College
Transfer (06/96)
Vacaville High School
Diploma (06/94)


Hobbies & Interests
Video Games
Of all types, especially action, adventure, RPG, fighting, racing, FPS, puzzle, builder/management, turn-based strategy, MMORPG
Traditional Board & Card Games
Participate frequently in weekly board game nights, playing games like Settlers of Catan, Carcasonne, War of the Ring, Tigris & Euphrates, Bang! and many more
Collectible Card Games
Vs System, Overpower, Star Wars CCG, Magic: The Gathering, Deadlands: Doomtown
Role Playing Games
D&D, Rifts, Champions, MSH, Mutants & Masterminds
Plus
Guitar, Cooking, Baking, Grilling, Music, Comic Books, Anime, Manga, Movies