The dev behind
the curtain.

I'm a software engineer and indie game developer based in Newcastle, NSW. I work part-time as a software engineer at Westpac, which gives me the structure and stability to pursue game development, writing, and art with intention rather than desperation.

I hold a Bachelor of Computer Science with a specialty in Game Design from Charles Sturt University, and I've been making games seriously for several years. I build primarily in Unity with C#, and my professional background also includes Java, XML/XSL, and SQL.

I care about design that respects players' time, stories that earn their emotional beats, and code that I'm not embarrassed to revisit six months later. I also write poetry, which has more in common with game design than most people expect — both are about how much you can say with how little.

I've been playing Dungeons & Dragons online with friends for about 15 years — currently 5th edition. I grow bonsai, make art, and am slowly renovating my backyard to support a healthy local skink population. I have strong opinions about all of these things, and they inform how I design games more than I expected.

I develop with several chronic injuries, which has changed how I work in mostly positive ways. I'm better at pacing, better at stopping when I should, and more interested in accessibility than I used to be. I write honestly about this on the blog.