Hi! I'm Maddi!
I am a recent graduate with my Bachelor's degree and Game Design at Champlain College, and I'm now a grad student working towards my Master's degree in Project Management.
I've always been interested in creating games that are fueled on creativity rather than being confined to rules since highschool when I started modifying tabletop games I enjoyed with my own rules and stories. I learned how to take media my friends already enjoyed and applied it to rulesets like Dungeons and Dragons to focus less on the overwhelming rules and more on forcing creative thinking.
I've channeled that idea further into my work, becoming interested in UI/UX, making games feel easier to understand, even for those without video game experience, and going into Project Management to help developers be less worried about scope and risk, and feel confident that they can focus on developing with their creative flow.
I'm known by my colleagues as a leader who loves problem solving, fueling optimism for those around me, and ensuring we can make a quality product that everyone loves creating, from beginning to end.
Reviews from Team Members
"Maddi's greatest strengths have been leadership, responsibility, and compassion! Her guidance as our producer and scrum master has made BreakaBull what it is, keeping the team on track or one step ahead. She has taken on a lot of responsibilities as both designer and producer, making sure we're on track for testing each week, handling the headsets, running our presentations, meetings, industry reviews, and Greenlight. Despite all of that, she still had patience and maturity when handling communication with the rest of the team even when things weren't going smoothly. She killed it this semester, ty Maddi!"
Karilyn Shamblen, Lead Artist on Breakabull (2025)
"They are very personable, and simultaneously very good at project management. Any team would be lucky to have such a talented designer, and effective producer."
Zack Olson, Programmer on BreakaBull (2025)
"Madeline is extremely cheery and friendly, and contributes greatly to the energy and comfortable atmosphere of the team. She is very encouraging and is a natural leader. She’s not afraid to step up and guide the team in discussions, propose ideas, and mediate conflict. She’s very proactive and it’s apparent that she works hard to understand what the team needs and what needs to be done to ensure our success. She does a lot of great work in engine and is very helpful when other team members have questions or need technical assistance. She’s very easy to reach on mattermost, and often goes above and beyond to respond to, compliment, and offer feedback on other’s work, even outside of her own discipline."
Joyce Abeita, Producer on Nest Quest (2025)
"Maddi's leadership of sprint planning and meetings is what allows the team to make any kind of progress. Her knowledge of other disciplines gives her a good eye for scope and helps us make smart decisions about the game long-term."
Karilyn Shamblen, Lead Artist on Breakabull (2026)
"Madeline is naturally charismatic, and meets everyone where they are at. She is incredibly helpful and a valuable asset to the team."
Sylvia Connolly, Narrative Designer on Breakabull (2026)