Mike Stout

Current

• Creative Director at Bionic Games

Past

• Lead Level Designer at Obsidian Entertainment
• Senior Designer / Multiplayer Lead at Insomniac Games
• Lead IT Tech at Holy Names University

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Education

• Holy Names College
• Loyola High School

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Games

Websites

• My Blog

Mike Stout’s Summary

I've been in the games industry for 7+ years now.

In that time, I've shipped 5 AAA titles:

Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3 / 2006) Gamerankings Score: 88.5%
Ratchet: Deadlocked (PS2 / 2005) Gamerankings Score: 83%
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2 / 2004) Gamerankings Score: 91.7%
Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando (PS2 / 2003) Gamerankings Score: 91.1%
Ratchet and Clank (PS2 / 2002) Gamerankings Score: 89.1%

I am currently in the final phases of work on Spyborgs (Wii)

Mike Stout’s Specialties:

Game Design, management, writing, level design, system design, enemy design, puzzle design

Mike Stout’s Experience

• Creative Director

  Bionic Games

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)

  November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  Spyborgs - Wii
  Currently In Production

• Lead Level Designer

  Obsidian Entertainment

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  March 2007 — November 2007 (9 months)

  Working on the recently-announced Aliens title.

• Senior Designer / Multiplayer Lead

  Insomniac Games

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  April 2002 — February 2007 (4 years 11 months)

  Lead Multiplayer Designer on Resistance: Fall of Man
  Senior Designer on Ratchet: Deadlocked
  Designer Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
  Junior Designer on Ratchet and Clank; Going Commando
  QA Lead / Junior Designer on Ratchet and Clank

• Lead IT Tech

  Holy Names University

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Information Services industry)

  January 1999 — August 2001 (2 years 8 months)

  Managed several techs. Responsible for installation and maintenance on all school computer and telephone hardware. Responsible for some networking hardware setups and troubleshooting.

Mike Stout’s Education

• Holy Names College

  Bachelors , English, Computer Science , August 1998 — July 2001

  Activities and Societies:

  Drama Club

• Loyola High School

  Diploma , August 1994 — June 1998

  Activities and Societies:

  Tae Kwan Do, KFRP, Chess

Additional Information

Mike Stout’s Websites:

• My Blog

Mike Stout’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch