Stan Patton

Stan Patton is an experienced game design professional with a robust career spanning over two decades. Currently serving as the Director of Design at Zynga since May 2012, Patton has led design efforts for notable mobile titles such as "Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells" and "City Life." Previous roles at Zynga include Distinguished Game Designer for "Wonka's World of Candy" and Principal Game Designer for various expansions of "FarmVille 2: Country Escape." Prior to Zynga, Patton worked as Studio Creative Lead at Buzz Monkey Software, contributing to multiple projects including "Rinth Island" and various "Pioneer Trail" expansions. Early in the career, Patton held positions in design and software engineering roles, including contributions to "Tomb Raider" titles and an internship at Adobe Systems. Patton earned a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering from Oregon Institute of Technology.