Summary
Chad Kilgore is a Senior Technical Designer with 10+ years building data-driven gameplay systems, automation tools, and immersive VR experiences across AAA and medical simulation projects. He excels at bridging design and engineering—streamlining pipelines in Unity to cut content setup from hours to minutes and enabling rapid cross-discipline iteration on narrative, VO, and cinematic workflows. His background in HCI and computer science informs a user-focused approach to UX and tooling, from visual scripting for non-programmers to predictive analytics for live-service features. Chad has led distributed teams and delivered FDA-grade surgical visualization tools, demonstrating an uncommon blend of production-scale engineering rigor and designer sensibility. Based in Saint Paul, he is known for turning complex design needs into reusable, performant systems that accelerate iteration and foster collaboration.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Human Computer Interactions, Master of Science - MS Human Computer Interactions at Iowa State University