My name is Carlos Pineda, and I was born and raised in Manila, Philippines. I am a game designer.

I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Ateneo de Manila University in 2004. However, I spent most of my college days running the college theater organization, where I carefully cultivated my love for performance and storytelling.

I spent two years working as a programmer/designer in a small mobile games company in the Philippines while at the same time trying to make it big in professional theater. In the end, I decided that I might as well pursue a career where I can do both.

I recently graduated from the Masters of Entertainment Technology program at Carnegie Mellon University, where I was given a chance to work with highly skilled artists and engineers to create interactive experiences. During that time, I also spent 6 months doing a coop for Treyarch, where I worked on Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.

I am currently a Game Designer at Schell Games.

Work Experience:
Schell Games
Game Designer, June 2008 - Present

Treyarch
Game Design Intern, June 2007 - Dec 2007

Education:
Entertainment Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University
candidate, Masters of Entertainment Technology, 2008

Ateneo de Manila University
graduate, B.S. in Computer Science, 2004

Ateneo blueREPERTORY
company manager, 2003-2004