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Katina Noonan

Principal / Lead Designer
Top-Grossing History 9 Top-100 titles across App Store and Google Play rank history.
Mobile F2P 17+ years across systems, features, economies, tools, gameplay, and events.
Leadership 15+ years aligning teams around goals, KPIs, roadmaps, and delivery.

My passion is creating games that bring moments of wonder, delight, and connection to players. I bring 17+ years of game design experience across casual, midcore, and hardcore genres, spanning early concept, prototyping, release, and Live Ops. I love designing systems, features, events, and tools that help teams craft inclusive experiences that feel welcoming, thoughtful, and fun to play.

Genres

Casual Midcore Hardcore Strategy 4X Strategy Puzzle Match-3 Word Interactive Fiction Narrative Social Casino RPG Hidden Object Invest / Express Virtual Worlds Coin Looter

Design

Level Design Word Game Design Puzzle Design Systems Design Economy Design Progression Tuning UX Design Combat Design Live Ops Event Design Prototype Design Feature Roadmapping Content Pipeline Design Design Tools Technical Design Hero Tuning Troop Balance PvE Tuning PvP Tuning Reward Tuning Gacha Drop Tuning

Leadership

Game Direction Design Leadership Audience Strategy Market Research Competitive Analysis App Store Research MVP Definition Product Pillars C-Suite Pitching Production Planning Task Assignment Cross-Discipline Leadership Designer Onboarding

Validation

KPI Analysis A/B Testing User Testing Player Onboarding Player Motivation Analysis New User Funnel Analysis ROAS Analysis

Tools

Unity Unity C# Figma Tableau Google Analytics Google Sheets Google Apps Script Lua JavaScript Python Git GitHub Perforce Jenkins Jira Confluence Claude Code ChatGPT