Zachary L. Willis  |  Level Designer

zacharywillis99@gmail.com

Skills and Proficiencies

Unreal Engine 5, Maya, Zbrush, Gamemaker Studio 2, Javascript, Python, Photoshop, MS Office

Education

University of Utah, 2024

  • B.S. in Engineering
  • Entertainment Arts & Engineering (Video Games Design Major)
  • GPA: 3.65 

Everest High Redwood City CA, 2020

  • GPA: 4.0

Academic and Extracurricular

  • University of Utah Varsity Esports Team – League of Legends
  • University of Utah Dean’s List – all semesters
  • National Society of High School Honors (NSHSS)

Level Design Experience

“Terror on the Bayou” – Fall / Spring ‘24

  • 3D single player 3rd person horror game
  • Unreal Engine 5
  • Designer, level design team
  • Design flow, team collaboration (20+ members)
  • Trailer | Final Build 

“Titans’ Cave” – Spring ‘23

  • First person shooter, boss fights
  • Unreal Engine 5
  • Level design, multiple levels
  • Team collaboration (5 members)
  • Gameplay Video | Wrap Kit

“Mindful Melodies”

  • 2D pixel art exploration game
  • Created rooms + pixel sprites used in the levels
  • Gamemaker Studio 2
  • Original vision holder
  • Team collaboration (4 members)
  • Online Build | Wrap Kit

Level Design Class – “Final Project”

  • Vertical platformer
  • Unreal Engine 5
  • Individual Project
  • Video | Documents

Non design work experience – Whole Foods Market (2024), Amazon Fresh (2022), Laser Quest (2018-2020)