David Merald Wessman

Owner - Studio Director at Politically Incorrect Games, LLC

Phoenix, Arizona

Computer Games

Politically Incorrect Games, LLC since Aug 2003
Owner - Studio Director
University of Advancing Technology - Tempe, AZ May 2008 - May 2013
Professor
Jilin Animation Institute - Changchun, Jilin, China Sep 2012 - Sep 2012
Guest Professor
Primeval Games May 2009 - Dec 2010
Creative Director
Destineer Studios Jan 2007 - Feb 2008
Senior Game Designer

Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Analysis
Research
Teaching
Mentoring
Instructional Design
Classroom Instruction
Public Speaking
Creative Direction
Team Management
Team Leadership
Production
Product Development
Fun
Agile
Project Planning
Project Execution
Product Marketing
Public Relations
Game Design
Gameplay
Level Design
System Design
Game Development
Content Development
Content Creation
Game Mechanics
User Interface Design
Scripting
Technical Writing
Storytelling
Writing
Information Design
HUD
Graphic Design
Conflict Simulation
Audio Design
Audio Editing
Video Games
Serious Games
Casual Games
Social Games
Voice Acting
Space Planning
Microsoft Office
Military History
Science Fiction
Troubleshooting
Agile Methodologies

Games, gaming, game design, game studies and game theory. Science, science fiction, technology, history, current affairs, satire, film, music, fine dining and travel.

Honored Developer at GDC, Computer Gaming World's Computer Game Hall of Fame Inductee, PC Gamer's Greatest Computer Game of All Time Award in 1999, and still on many top games of all time lists: all of these and many others in recognition of Star Wars: TIE Fighter: Space Combat Simulator. Almost every game I've worked on has either won or been nominated for various "best of" awards. A winner of the March 2009 "Imagine the Games of 2020" contest. Tellus: Save the Earth won the UAT 2011 Student Innovation Award as well as the IEEE Committee on Earth Observation sponsored SaveEarthGame competition.

56 First Parish Rd, Scituate, MA 02066

Government Administration

Center for Health Information and Analysis - 2 Boylston Street, Boston, MA since Nov 2012
Chief Technology Officer All Payer Claims Database
Health Care Finance and Policy Mar 2011 - Jun 2012
Assistant Commissioner Health Data Group
Division of Health Care Finance and Policy May 1998 - Mar 2010
CIO
HCF - Information Technology Group May 1998 - Mar 2010
CIO / Director
American Express TRS 1991 - 1996
Director

Harvard Business School 2000
Brandeis University 1998
Control Data Institute 1977

Healthcare Information Technology
Policy
Hipaa
Strategic Planning
Healthcare
Business Analysis
It Strategy
Process Improvement
Business Intelligence
It Management
Health Information Exchange
Research
System Administration
Access
Government
Analysis
Software Development
Insurance
Team Leadership
Public Health
Health Policy
Data Analysis
Healthcare Management
Program Management
Leadership
Policy Analysis
Integration
Ehr
Quality Assurance
Hospitals
Sdlc
Vendor Management
Sql
Managed Care
Microsoft Sql Server
Business Process Improvement
Change Management
Database Design
Informatics
Databases
Data Warehousing
Project Management
Requirements Analysis

Motorcycling
Cooking
Exercise
Collecting Antiques
Electronics
Sewing
Home Improvement
Reading
Crafts
Music
Sports
Automobiles
The Arts
Travel
Movies
Collecting
Home Decoration

English