Jan 2022 – Present
Adjunct Instructor
Academy of Art University
- Teaching core design tools, principles and skills to the next generation of game developers
- Classes taught: Game Engines 107, Level Design For Games 170, Level Design For Games II 270
June 2025 – June 2026
Level Designer II (Senior Level Designer)
Pipeworks Studios
- Designed and implemented level layouts, combat encounters, and puzzle mechanics
- Owned and shipped 1+ hour of side content, contributing meaningfully to the overall player experience
- Collaborated cross-discipline to ensure content met gameplay, narrative, and quality benchmarks
Mar 2024 – June 2025
Design Director
Engaged Media Studios, Inc
Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
Senior Level Designer
Lost Boys Interactive
Oct 2021 – Apr 2023
Lead Level Designer
Deck Nine Games
Mar 2020 – Oct 2021
Senior Designer / Level Design Lead
Imangi Studios
July 2019 – Oct 2019
Level Designer
High Voltage Software
Jan 2018 – June 2019
Senior Game Designer
BitLoft
July 2017 – Dec 2017
Technical Level Designer (Contract)
Method Studios
Jan 2017 – June 2017
Game Designer (Contract)
Tilt Five
Feb 2016 – Jan 2017
Level Designer
Pixowl
Dec 2013 – May 2014
Level Designer
BebopBee, Inc.
// DESIGN EXPERTISE
Level Design
World Building
Content Design
Game Design
Product Management
Design Direction
Cinematic Storytelling
User Experience Design
Prototyping
VR/AR/MR
Puzzle Design
Pacing
Scripting
Cinematography
Storyboarding
// ENGINES & PLATFORMS
Unreal Engine 5
Unreal Engine 4
Unity
UDK
Cry Engine
// TOOLS & SOFTWARE
Maya
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Effects
Google Sketchup
// CODE & SCRIPTING
Blueprint
C#
JavaScript
Kismet
// PIPELINE & PRODUCTION
Perforce
GitHub
JIRA
Trello
Asana
// MOD TOOLS
Halo 5 Forge Editor
DOOM Snapmap
Age of Empires II Editor
Bethesda Creation Kit
// TESTIMONIALS
LinkedIn Recommendations
Endorsements from colleagues and collaborators across shipped projects.
"Baqir was the lead on my project when I was working at Lost Boys Interactive. We were set on, possibly, the most stressful level out of the available levels on the project. Our level had been brought back from the dead multiple times and so we were forced to work at an accelerate..."
Jin Hun Kim
January 23, 2024
Senior Technical Mission Designer
Lost Boys Interactive · Reported to Baqir directly
"I have had the great pleasure of working with Baqir professionally at Lost Boys Interactive he was an excellent example of a Senior Designer and has long been a great reference point of what an excellent designer can be, all while being happy to share his wealth of knowledge. The..."
Corey Hill
January 14, 2024
Senior World Artist (Contract), Toys For Bob
Lost Boys Interactive · Worked with Baqir on the same team
"In my time at Deck Nine, I was always able to rely on Baqir - his friendly, knowledgeable, helpful attitude helped pave the way for me to learn about the project, the process, and the toolset. He was generous with his time, not merely for his fellow designers, but for anyone who ..."
Brendan McLeod
March 15, 2023
Game Designer for Video Games & Tabletop RPGs
Deck Nine Games · Worked with Baqir on the same team
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