When Andy was a kid, he said he was going to make a living playing games. Fam laughed at him and it got him so mad that he decided to spite everyone by dedicating his life to working on games.

Lauren was everyone's favorite type of technical whiz kid: the one who takes electronics apart, lays out the pieces, then gets bored and plays video games while you swear under your breath and try to rebuild your VCR. After graduating from UPenn with a Master's in Computer Science she worked for companies like Google and Unity before deciding to make the leap into game development full time. She enjoys solving hard engineering problems in gaming, but if games don't work out she's also a Shakespearean actor and light opera singer, so at least there's a fallback career option.

Raised on a steady diet of 90’s RPG’s, anime, and progressive rock epics, Jordan has always been fascinated with storytelling. A native of San Jose, CA, he’s devoted himself to telling stories with music and sound. As a longtime gamer and musician, creating game audio helps to feed two of his major passions in life. All of this started back when, for a school project, he made a game about fighting a dragon that had interrupted math class. Now that’s just a regular weekday. When he’s not composing or writing raps, he enjoys painting Warhammer miniatures, scoping out new places to eat, and playing with his dog.

From growing up playing the Atari 2600 to exploring current-gen consoles, PC, and VR/MR, Stephen’s lifelong passion for gaming and technology has fueled a nearly two-decade career in game design, with roles at Konami, Rebellion, Ubisoft, and now Ramen VR. With broad experience across platforms and genres, Stephen embraces new challenges in the dynamic world of interactive media. Outside of work, he enjoys board gaming, building LEGO creations, and crafting his own game projects.

An experienced artist and indie developer, Todd has been making games for the last 20 years, working within independent teams and startups to ship many different titles. He cut his teeth working on the Wii, animating on a range of titles. From sentient mushrooms to Sith lords, celebrity chefs to thunder gods, after working on console games for over a decade Todd dove into the world of VR development, working on games about haunted hospitals and rage-filled streets. Eventually, he made his way to Ramen VR with the intent of working on an MMORPG. The rest is history.

Kristani spent her formative years rerolling Animal Crossing characters, playing MMOs, and befriending neighborhood cats. She went on to build programs and partnerships at Girls Make Games, produce indie games and co-found a nonprofit in New York. In 2017 she found herself in the Oculus Launch Pad program, starry-eyed about the future of VR -- coincidentally alongside Andy and Lauren. Now Kristani is proudly pouring her passion into building Ramen VR alongside them and its many talented folks.

George is a recent graduate, and a new game designer at Ramen VR. In his free time, George can be found running epic Dungeons and Dragons campaigns for his friends, working on personal game projects, and playing trading card games. With a passion for all things gaming, George is always looking for new and creative ways to engage with his favorite hobby, and as a VR game designer, George is excited to bring his love of gaming to the next level and help shape the future of virtual reality. At Ramen VR he can be found working on economy, balance, and a few upcoming features.

Despite being over 6 feet tall and a native Canadian, WinterZ traded in his hockey skates for a game controller at a young age. After Best Buy failed to deliver his piano, he bought his first VR headset instead. This brought about the great shift, where WinterZ evolved from a regular video game nerd to who he is today. As he delved into VRChat, he found his passion in 3D modeling, building worlds and avatars for VRChat and Synth Riders. After several years moderating the Zenith Discord and combining nearly two decades of support experience, WinterZ joined the Ramen team. His roles include Support, QA/Testing, Gamemaster, and the voice of Marcus.

Raymond Graham was most recently Director of Platform Graphics at Unity Technologies. He is also a board member and mentor at Gameheads Oakland. Ray has over 26 years experience developing 3D interactive entertainment products for various platforms. Ray has worked in technical management, leadership and individual contributor graphics and engine programming positions at several leading Gaming and Entertainment companies, with titles like NBA Street, NBA 2K, Bioshock 2 and Splinter Cell: Blacklist under his belt.