Summary

► Experienced in developing game prototypes in Unreal Engine and Unity.

► Proficient at several Unreal Engine 5 systems, such as Blueprints, the Gameplay Ability System, Behavior Trees, EQS, Animation Sequencer, Niagara, and Chaos Vehicles. 

► Skilled at designing and developing enemies and bosses, all the way from conception, to implementation, testing and finally polishing.

► Skillful at creating documentation both in Confluence and Miro for a multidisciplinary team, as well as conducting playtesting sessions. 

► Knowledge in programming in C++, C#, and Lua, as well as using both Perforce and Git for version control, and Hansoft for task managing. 

 ► Combat/Game Designer, Fishlabs

(January 2026 – Present)

• Currently working on [redacted].

► Combat Designer, Fishlabs (Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Unreal Engine 5)

(June 2025 – December 2025)

• Worked as Combat Designer on a section of the game.

► Game Designer, Fishlabs (Unannounced Life Sim Game) 

(September 2024 – May 2025)

• Worked as the main designer of a school themed life sim game.
• Designed the core elements of the expansion, such as the progression system, customization options, and main player interactions.
• Designed 8 different minigames, each with unique interactions and rewards.

► Game Designer, Fishlabs (Goat Simulator Remastered, Unreal Engine 4) 

(April 2024 – September 2024)

• Responsible for tweaking the Movement attributes of the game (running, jumping, steering) to ensure the movement would faithfully recreate the original’s game feel. 
• Overhauled the AI of the game by reworking and polishing the Behavior Trees, walking routes, interactions, and attacks of all the NPCs in the game. 
• Fine-tuned the attributes and feel of the 10+ vehicles of the game, as well as the values of over 20 of the playable Mutators in the game. 
• Closed over 30 bugs and worked closely with QA to improve the polish of the game. 

► Combat Designer, Fishlabs (Dead Island 2: Neighborhood Watch, Unreal Engine 4) -

(December 2023 – April 2024)

• Responsible for balancing the attributes of the 3 main classes of the game and the Co-op Scalers when playing in Multiplayer. 
• Reworked 5 Player Abilities to ensure each one would feel unique; while also fine-tuning over 10 of them to guarantee they would be easy and fun to use. 
• Did a balance pass on the enemy compositions of the 30 missions of the game to ensure a smooth experience. Also, contributed to the design of 2 Session Modifiers. 
• Closed over 10 bugs and worked closely with QA to improve the game. 

►  Junior Combat Designer, Fishlabs (Project Black, Cancelled Console/PC Title, Unreal Engine 5) - (June 2022 – December 2023)

• Prototyped several systems for a 3rd person Sci-fi shooter using Blueprints, such as player and enemy abilities, weapons, melee attacks, and health mechanics. 
• Designed, prototyped, and balanced 3 “alien shooter weapons”; additionally, fine-tuned the attributes of 2 military weapons, such as accuracy and damage. 
• Responsible for designing and implementing the AI behavior, attacks, and queries of 5 enemies using Unreal´s BTs and Blackboards and Kythera.  
• In charge of the design of a drivable vehicle as well as fine-tuning it’s different attributes, such as camera speed and position, and acceleration, steering.  
• Responsible for writing and updating documentation on Confluence. 

► Game/Level Designer, Freelance (Unreleased Mobile Game, Unity) – (2020 – 2021)

• Developed several gameplay aspects including enemies, collectibles, character abilities, the score system, and the different layouts of an Infinite Runner game.

► Master’s in Computer Science and Engineering – Instituto Superior Tecnico – Lisbon (Portugal) – (2019 – 2021)

• Specialized in Game Development, Interaction and Visualization. 
• Wrote a Master’s Thesis in Tutorial Level Design. 
• Relevant Skills: C++, C#, OpenGL, Unreal Engine, Unity.

► Bachelor's in Computer Science and Engineering – University of Lisbon – Lisbon (Portugal) – (2016 - 2019)

► Masterclass in Boss Fight Design –  Mejerwall Consulting  – Online

• Link to Certificate
• Relevant Skills: Knowledge of how to design, develop, test, and develop memorable Boss Fights.

► Unreal Engine C++ Developer: Learn C++ and Make Video Games – Udemy.com – Online

• Link to Certificate
• Relevant Skills: Knowledge of the UE Editor Interface, C++, and Blueprints.

► Unreal Engine Cinematic Creator for Video Game Design – Udemy.com – Online

• Link to Certificate
• Relevant Skills: Knowledge of the UE Sequencer, creation of interactive and non-interactive cutscenes and cinematics.

► Spanish: Native Language

► English: Advanced (C1)

► Portuguese: Advanced (C1)