About
Senior Sound Designer for AAA games specializing in crafting cinematic audio storytelling and robust technical implementation.
My background is rooted in film post-production, including sound effects, Foley, dialogue editing, and re-recording mixing, which informs my narrative-driven approach to game audio.
As an embedded co-developer, I contribute across the entire audio cycle, from prototyping to final mix, working closely with discipline leads and production.
AAA Game Audio Experience
Fortnite Battle Royale & LEGO Fortnite | Epic Games
• Designed and implemented weapons, cosmetics, emotes, and quests in Unreal Engine.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach | Kojima Productions
• Edited and synced Foley, dialogue, and haptics for cinematics, enhancing immersion and tactile feedback.
Concord | Firewalk Studios
• Owned the end-to-end locomotion foley system, from editing raw sessions to designing, building, and optimizing the core Wwise architecture for 12 characters across 20+ surfaces. Optimized system behavior using WAQL.
Unreleased AA Title | Square Enix
• Designed and implemented SFX and Foley; owned the entire dialogue and VO pipeline, including localized versions in 5 languages.
Linear Media & Cinematics
• Performed dialogue editing and re-recording mixing on 40+ films, including festival-recognized features such as The Great Controversy, Collective, and Toto and His Sisters.
• Mixed 100+ episodes of dubbed TV series for HBO and Disney+.
• Delivered 400+ hours of broadcast for TV and digital platforms.
Technical Expertise
• Engines & Middleware: Unreal Engine (Blueprints), Wwise.
• Production & Version Control: Jira, Confluence, ShotGrid, Perforce (Helix Core/P4V; CI/CD-integrated; server setup; branching & stream creation).
• Systems & Tech: Scripting (Python, Lua); profiling & optimization; live ops.
• DAWs & Tools: Reaper, Pro Tools, Nuendo, iZotope RX, Waves, Soundminer.
• Mixing & Delivery: Surround and Dolby Atmos (7.1.4) for games/cinematics; custom-built studio.
Collaboration & Leadership
• Partnered with animation, design, and engineering teams to align audio with narrative and gameplay.
• Collaborated with multi-timezone audio teams across EU, US, and Japan, facilitating asset and feedback exchange.
• Participated in full-cycle hiring loops (Audio Producer, Senior Sound Designer): developed a technical test in Unreal Engine, reviewed submissions, and onboarded new teammates.
• Mentored junior team members.
• Proficient in agile workflows and remote reviews (Evercast, Source-Connect).
Awards, Publications & Teaching
• Award of Excellence for Sound Editing / Sound Mixing (Accolade Competition 2021 – The Great Controversy Between Good and Evil.
• Best Sound Nominee (Gopo Awards & Romanian Union of Filmmakers) – Quod Erat Demonstrandum, Chasing Rainbows.
• Authored The Bible of Getting a Job in Game Audio, a comprehensive guide for aspiring sound designers.
• Educated and mentored the next generation of audio professionals as Associate Lecturer in Sound Design at my Alma Mater University.
I am passionate about audio as a primary storytelling force, bridging cinema’s immersion with the visceral emotion of games. My goal is to create experiences that players feel deeply and remember long after.
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