Resume
Richard Nunes da Silva | Senior Game Designer
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Richard Nunes da Silva
Senior Game Designer
Self-motivated. Data-driven. Quick learner.
A creative professional with more than 6 years of professional experience in Game Design and Project Management.
I love designing game mechanics, systems and gameplay loops to entertain people.
My passion for design, data-driven approach and commitment with milestones are my best weapons in any project.
Professional Experience
LEAD GAME DESIGNER | Robots & Pencils
Toronto | 2021 - Present
Robots & Pencils is a digital innovation firm that helps clients to use mobile, web and frontier technologies to transform their businesses, including serious, augmented reality (AR) and educational games.
Roles: Creative Direction - Design Augmented Reality (AR) games - Design Serious games - Game Design Document - Data-driven Design - Level Design - Monetization strategies - Prototyping features - Project Management
GAME DESIGNER & PRODUCER | SOFTGAMES
Toronto | 2019 - 2021
SOFTGAMES is a leading developer of the most popular Instant Games with tens of million users every month.
Roles: Design match-3 titles - Data Analysis - Data-driven design - Level Design - Monetization improvements - Player Engagement improvements - Prototyping features - Project Management - KPIs monitoring
GAME DESIGNER | Laboratory of Learning Objects
Brazil | 2015 - 2019
The Laboratory of Learning Objects is a game studio located within Feevale University that develops educational games.
Roles: Game Design Document - Balance - Prototyping - Design new features - UI Design - Level Design - Creative Direction.
INSTRUCTOR | Scheffer School
Brazil | 2013 - 2015
Scheffer School is a Design school with over 40 years of experience that has prepared thousands of students for the labor market.
Roles: Tutored over 200 students in Game Design, 3D Modelling and Graphic Design.
FREELANCE PROJECTS
2012 | 2019
Over the years I have worked on several projects as a freelancer in different creative fields.
Roles: Game Design Consulting, UI Design, Creative Direction, Graphic Design, 3D Modeling.
Professional Skills
GAME DESIGN
Game Design
• Game Systems design
• Data-driven design
• Game Economy optimization
• F2P Monetization strategies
• Prototyping
• Playtest Analysis
• Game-based Learning
Level Design
• Rational Level Design
• Level Blockout
• Match-3 level design
Other
• Data analysis
• KPI analysis
• Project Management
• Risk Assessment
• UI/UX Design
• Visually focused design documentation
SOFTWARE
Game Design
• Unity
• Adobe XD
• Microsoft Excel
Graphic Design
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• 3ds Max
Project Management
• Jira
• Confluence
• GitHub
• SourceTree
• Trello
• Slack
Audio
• Audacity
• Adobe Audition
Languages & Education
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
• Proficient
PORTUGUESE
• Native
SPANISH
• Intermediate
FRENCH
• Beginner
EDUCATION
MBA in Project Management
• Unisinos | 2017 - 2018
Associate’s Degree in Digital Games
• Feevale University | 2009 - 2012