Richard Rowan
Professor at DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolRichard Rowan is a seasoned game design educator and industry veteran with over 25 years of experience spanning production, studio leadership, entrepreneurship, and academic curriculum design. Currently a Professor at DigiPen in Redmond, he has guided thousands of students through game and UX design, led a design department, and advised master’s projects while maintaining active consulting ties to the games and experiential industries. Previously he founded and ran studios, served as executive producer at major publishers where he shipped successful MMOs and high-profile titles, and built core live-ops, monetization, and testing infrastructures that scaled teams and products. Known for blending practical studio execution with rigorous design theory, he routinely translates commercial success into classroom-ready curriculum and research. An unexpected through-line in his career is repeatedly turning small, bootstrapped teams into high-performing organizations that deliver on tight schedules without sacrificing quality or team culture.
6 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Gaming Systems & Applications (also studied Computer Science, Business, Psychology), Bachelor of Arts, Gaming Systems & Applications (also studied Computer Science, Business, Psychology) at Western Washington University(1 year), Management Information Science, Theater, (1 year), Management Information Science, Theater at University of Missouri-Rolla
Github Skills (126)
json-parser10
uiimageview10
objective-c-library10
json-data10
sentry10
realtime10
python10
swift-nio10
http10
vapor10
render10
mpandroidchart10
storekit10
ios-library10
reactivecocoa10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ramramd/MyPortfolio
Jun 2023 - Jun 2023
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
Naveen-C-Ramachandrappa/PageObjectModelDemo
Aug 2024 - Aug 2024
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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