Eric Heimburg

• Vast engineering experience in both low-level and high-level systems
• Excellent grasp of modern MMO systems design
• Immaculate communication, organization, and presentation skills
• An aggressive self-starter when working alone, and a motivator when working in a team.

• Designed and coded “Starcrossed,” a casual PC game published by iWin games in August 2007. Check it out here: Starcrossed on iWin
• Stand-out features of this tile-based puzzler include a story mode with over 30 levels of beautiful background art and a Challenge Grid with 50 unique ways to play the game

• Developed one of the most advanced localization solutions used to date in an MMORPG
• Co-authored the scripting language used by Asheron’s Call 2 and all other Turbine games
• Added many game systems features for Asheron’s Call 2, including GUI screens, AI behaviors, combat mechanics, server-side optimizations and back-end features for billing and customer service
• Developed advanced analysis tools and report generators to rebalance and debug Asheron Call 2’s combat systems after ship

• Led teams of 6-10 engineers on massive government submarine simulators worth millions of dollars to the US Navy. Responsibilities included systems architecture, design and code reviews, task allocation and bug triage supervision

• Created game systems for upcoming MMORPG, “Star Trek: Online”, including combat, advancement, and travel
• Designed content-creation pipeline and toolset for Star Trek Online
• Worked with engineers to create Star Trek Online’s technical review and risk assessment documents
• Oversaw development of Star Trek Online’s space-combat game prototype

• Planned the Expansion Pack “AC2: Legions”, and co-developed product pitch to Turbine’s executive team
• Oversaw design and development of hundreds of new monsters, skills, items, attributes, etc., as well as innovative new character advancement and combat systems
• Created two new races and four unique new classes including the levitating Mentalist, the masochistic Templar, and the ritual-casting Hieromancer
• Designed very unique new crafting dynamics that appeal to many different play styles.

• Lead mixed team of 11 to 15, including artists, engineers, and designers
• Produced 20 monthly expansions for Asheron’s Call 2
• Coordinated and supervised daily tasks, triaged bugs with QA department, worked with Operations team on hardware issues, oversaw customer relations and player communication

• The MMO localization chapter of the book “Perspectives on Localization”, published by John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2006
• Localizing MMOGs”, Gamasutra.com website, September 2003
• Monitoring System Events by Subclassing the Shell”, Windows Developers’ Journal, February 1998.
• Improving the Treeview Control”, Windows Developers’ Journal, January 1997.
• Advanced Uses of the Toolbar”, WDJ, August 1996.