GAME DESIGN / 2K GAMES
Borderlands 4
Elemental behavior, weapon concepts & cross-system interactions.
Explore the design ↗TECHNICAL GAME DESIGNER
LAS VEGAS, NV / PORTFOLIO 2026
I’m Erik, a technical game designer. I build gameplay systems in Unreal Engine with C++ and Blueprints, then test and refine how they feel to play.
AAA GAME DESIGN AT 2K
Borderlands 4 / Mafia: The Old Country
01 / AAA GAME DESIGN
Part of something bigger.
Featured game design credits at 2K.
Built alongside multidisciplinary teams.
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COLLABORATE
Shipped worlds. Shared craft.
GAME DESIGN / 2K GAMES
Mafia: The Old Country
Stealth, player information & detection feedback.
Explore the design ↗ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION CREDITS / 2K
Ethos / WWE / Civilization
QUALITY ASSURANCE / 2K
TopSpin
Official promotional artwork. Titles belong to their respective studios and publishers.My roles at 2K ↓
CONTINUE EXPLORING02 / PERSONAL & INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
Built around the player.
Personal projects & commissioned indie work.
Systems design, prototyping & implementation.
PERSONAL PROJECT / SOLE DESIGNER & DEVELOPER
Hollow Ascent
Every system feeds the run.
I designed and built a parkour controller, then connected traversal with melee combat, active abilities and dialogue. The technical design challenge is keeping each interaction readable without interrupting the player’s momentum.
- Traversal & input
- Combat & abilities
- Dialogue & online UI
PERSONAL PROJECT / DESIGNER & DEVELOPER
Dread Signal
Survival is a shared system.
I built networked co-op, level travel and voice chat alongside first-person weapon handling, inventory and an in-world lobby. The technical design connects what each player sees and controls to the group’s shared session.
- Networked co-op
- Gunplay & inventory
- Lobby & session flow
COMMISSIONED INDIE / 2023
Death Death
Lead game design on a commissioned indie project, from movement and damage feedback to progression and escalating chase pressure.
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SKATEBOARDING / SPORTSConcrete Grind
A skating controller connected to trick chaining, score multipliers and progression.
Explore the systems ↗
JUST FOR FUN / PERSONALCat Tycoon
A little cat tycoon game I started for my girlfriend. Playable cats, tiny purchases, and a growing feline empire.
Meet the cats ↗MOBILE GAMEPLAY & UXMobile Projects
Gesture-to-action mapping, touch feedback and mobile gameplay constraints.
Explore the systems ↗03 / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Design meets delivery.
Across design, production
and quality assurance.
2KGAMES
- Borderlands 4Game design · Production
- Mafia: The Old CountryGame design · Production
- EthosProduction
- WWEProduction
- CivilizationProduction
- TopSpinQA
Associate Producer
I coordinate work across design, art, engineering and QA, tracking features, milestones and dependencies. It has given me a better understanding of how to scope gameplay work and communicate what a feature needs from the rest of the team.
Game Designer
I wrote design documentation, prototyped and balanced gameplay, and worked with engineering, art and narrative teams. Embedded QA work also involved testing changes and helping triage issues during development.
Contract Game Designer
I led the design work from pre-production through release, covering system specifications, feature scope, playtesting and production planning.
04 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE SYSTEMS
A designer who
gets it built.
I’m a technical game designer based in Las Vegas. My experience spans personal projects, AAA game design, production and QA. I’m most interested in hands-on work: building a mechanic in Unreal Engine, trying it in a playable setting and figuring out what needs to change.
I work on movement, combat, networked co-op and gameplay UI. My QA experience helps me investigate unexpected behavior, while production has taught me to scope work and keep other disciplines in the loop. Both are useful when a prototype needs to become a feature people can build on.
Unreal EngineC++ & BlueprintsSystems designPrototypingPlaytesting & balanceJira & Perforce
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