Zack Hiwiller

Past

• Designer at Electronic Arts - Tiburon
• Production at Electronic Arts

Education

• University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration
• Carnegie Mellon University

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Connections

111 connections

Industry

Computer Games

Websites

• Personal Blog/Site:
• Twitter

Zack Hiwiller’s Summary

Served in multiple design and production roles in all phases of development:
- Wrote and managed the implementation of game design documents.
- Balanced game systems with regards to analysis on game dynamics.
- Pitched concepts to senior executives and led multidisciplinary teams (artists, engineers, audio) to explore these ideas.
- Coordinated communication between external licensors and game team stakeholders.
- Implemented internal and external playtesting groups and processed feedback.

Zack Hiwiller’s Specialties:

Game Design, Presentation Design, Leadership, Pitching, User Testing, Accessibility

Zack Hiwiller’s Experience

• Designer

  Electronic Arts - Tiburon

  (Computer Games industry)

  June 2005 — January 2009 (3 years 8 months)

  Served in multiple design and production roles in all phases of development for seven titles over a wide variety of systems.

• Production

  Electronic Arts

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ERTS; Computer Games industry)

  May 2004 — August 2004 (4 months)

Zack Hiwiller’s Education

• University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration

  MBA , Business Administration, Technology Ventures , 2009 — 2010 (expected)

• Carnegie Mellon University

  BS , Information Systems , 2001 — 2005

  Minor in Philosophy
  Concentration in Decision Science and Rational Choice

  Activities and Societies:

  Student Dormitory Council [Member of the Year, 2003, 2005], SDC Films Committee, Resident Assistant for 2 years, Community Advisor for 1 year, Teaching Assistant for 88-203 Decision Analysis and Decision Support Systems and 53-609 Game Design

Additional Information

Zack Hiwiller’s Websites:

• Personal Blog/Site:
• Twitter

Zack Hiwiller’s Interests:

Football Officiating, Blogging, Game Design

Zack Hiwiller’s Groups:

IGDA Orlando

•    Carnegie Mellon Alumni
•    EA Alumni Group
•    Game Media and Fansites
•    Game Tweets

Zack Hiwiller’s Honors:

National Champion 1998, 2000 Academic Games League of America, World Events

Zack Hiwiller’s Contact Settings

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