Game Developer

Noteworthy UO Developers

• "Lord British" Richard Garriott - Creator

People some consider to be Ultima Online Legends:

• Jason "Stormwind" Spangler - 1996 - 2011 (except for 1998 - 2000)
• J.P. "TheGrimmOmen" Harrod - Lead CG Supervisor (2001 - 2012)
• Anne "Silvani" Pitkin - UO: Third Dawn to Kingdom Reborn
• Marco "Spada" Sederquist - UO: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge to Kingdom Reborn
• Tim "Draconi" Cotten - Lead Designer UO: Stygian Abyss
• John "Wilki" Wilkinson - Designer (2004 - 2010)

Current UO Developers

Producer

• Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong - Producer

Designers

• Mike "Phoenix" Moore - Designer
• Greg "Kyronix" Havlusch - Designer

Engineers

• Stephen "Bleak" Brown - Engineer
• Yvette "MrsTroublemaker" Aarons - Engineer

Artists

• Jim "Onifrk" Crawley - Art Lead

Testers

• Michael "Misk" Armstrong - Test Lead

Game Masters

• Acheren
• Balendros
• Borson
• Brutrin
• Inarea
• Iriso
• Khizer
• Labuc
• Lydhek
• Quona
• Soulrais
• Stethun
• Thowe
• Truji

Japanese Version

• Daisuke "Wasia" Maruyama - Japan Lead
• Shinji "Yossie" Yoshikawa - Online Operation Manager
• Satoshi "Celtious" Uryu - Community Manager
• GM Rend - Community Manager
• GM Snark - Lead Game Master
• GM Zoer - Interest Game Master
• GM Jawbra - Interest Game Master

Producers

Note that the list below doesn't include every development team member, even on their own category (eg. there might be more engineers who worked on a specific expansion, but only some of them are listed).

Ultima Online (1997)

Richard "Lord British" Garriott - Producer

• Associate Producer: Joye McBurnett
• Lead Designer: Raph "Designer Dragon" Koster

Ultima Online: The Second Age (1998)

Richard "Dupre" Vogel - Producer

• Associate Producer: Joye McBurnett
• Lead Designers: Raph "Designer Dragon" Koster
• Executive Designer: Richard "Lord British" Garriott
• Lead Programmer: Jason "Stormwind" Spangler

Ultima Online: Renaissance (2000)

Rick "Stellerex" Hall - Producer

• Lead Designer: Todd "tOAD" Bailey
• Lead Programmer: Kirk "Runesabre" Black

Ultima Online: Third Dawn (2001)

Rick "Stellerex" Hall & Bryan "Tajima" Walker - Producers

• Lead Designer: Paul "Sage" Sage
• Lead Programmer: Kirk "Runesabre" Black
• Art Lead: Scott "Nimrond" Jones
• External Lead Tester: Bonnie "Mesanna" Davis

Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge (2002)

Rick "Stellerex" Hall & Bryan "Tajima" Walker - Producers

• Technical Director: Jason "Stormwind" Spangler
• Lead Designer: Tom "Evocare" Chilton
• Lead Content Designer: Jonathan "Calandryll" Hanna
• Lead Client Programmer: Tim "Alai" Schubert
• Lead Programmer: Christian "Prophet" Lassonde

Ultima Online: The Age of Shadows (2003)

Anthony "SunSword" Castoro & Bryan "Tajima" Walker - Producers

• Technical Director: Jason "Stormwind" Spangler
• Lead Designer: Tom "Evocare" Chilton
• Lead Artist: Chris Yesh
• Lead Programmer: Tim "MrTact" Keating

Ultima Online: Samurai Empire (2004)

Anthony "SunSword" Castoro - Producer

• Project Lead: Jessica "LadyLu" Lewis
• Lead Engineer: Tim "MrTact" Keating
• Lead Designer: Jonathan "Oaks" LeCraft
• Lead Artist: Ken Raschko
• Lead Programmer: Tim "MrTact" Keating
• Live Designer: Patrick "Leurocian" Malott, Michael "Vex(Phoenix)" Moore, Thomas "Hanse" Eidson
• Live Engineers: Jason "Stormwind" Spangler, Yvette "MrsTroublemaker" Aarons
• Online Community Representative: Chris "Binky" Launius

Ultima Online: Mondain's Legacy (2005)

Jessica "LadyLu" Lewis - Producer

• Associate Producer: Kia "Eva" Huntzinger
• Lead Engineer: Rob "Shepherd" Knopf
• Lead Designer: Maria "Cerdith" Hamilton
• Lead Artist: J.P. "TheGrimmOmen" Harrod
• Designers: Jonathan "Oaks" LeCraft, Patrick "Leurocian" Malott
• Live Designer: Tim "MrTact" Keating
• Live Engineers: Tim "MrTact" Keating, Yvette "MrsTroublemaker" Aarons
• Online Community Representative: Chris "Binky" Launius
• Online Community Coordinator: John "Wilki" Wilkinson
• Senior Product Manager: Aaron "Darkscribe" Cohen

Ultima Online: 9th Anniversary (2006)

Aaron "Darkscribe" Cohen - Producer

• Assistant Producer: Anne "Silvani" Pitkin, Andrew "Ando" Woodruff
• Lead Designer: Nick "DragonHead" Corea
• Senior Designer: Tim "MrTact" Keating
• Lead Artist: J.P. "TheGrimmOmen" Harrod, Ken Raschko
• Designers: Tim "Draconi" Cotton, Patrick "Leurocian" Malott
• Engineers: Jason "Stormwind" Spangler, Derek "Supreem" Brinkmann, Yvette "MrsTroublemaker" Aarons
• Online Community Coordinator: John "Wilki" Wilkinson

Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn (2007)

Aaron "Darkscribe" Cohen - Producer

• Assistant Producer: Anne "Silvani" Pitkin, Andrew "Ando" Woodruff
• Lead Designer: Nick "DragonHead" Corea
• UI layout: Keith Bullen
• Lead Artist: J.P. "TheGrimmOmen" Harrod, Ken Raschko
• Designers: Tim "Draconi" Cotton, Patrick "Leurocian" Malott, John "Wilki" Wilkinson
• Engineers: Jason "Stormwind" Spangler, Derek "Supreem" Brinkmann, Yvette "MrsTroublemaker" Aarons
• Online Community Coordinator: E. Jeremy Dalberg

Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss (2009)

Calvin "Uriah" Crowner - Producer

• Assistant Producer: Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong
• Lead Engineer: Derek "Supreem" Brinkmann
• Lead Designer: Tim "Draconi" Cotton
• Lead System Designer: Patrick "Leurocian" Malott
• Artists: J.P. "TheGrimmOmen" Harrod, Ruben Garza, Mike Crossmire, Susan Townsend
• Designers: John "Wilki" Wilkinson, Mark "Shade" Steelman, Regine "Sakkarah" Abel, Bruce "Logrus" Bonnick
• Engineers: Billy "Axel" Teng, Yvette "MrsTroublemaker" Aarons, Brian "Argyle" Sobodacha, Stephen "Bleak" Brown
• Online Community Coordinator: Chrissay "Adida" Zeeman

Ultima Online: High Seas (2010)

Calvin "Uriah" Crowner - Producer

• Assistant Producer: Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong
• Lead Engineer: Derek "Supreem" Brinkmann
• Associate CG Supervisor: J.P. "TheGrimmOmen" Harrod
• World Builder: Heather "Drummergirl" Cerlan
• Designers: Mark "Shade" Steelman, Mike "Phoenix" Moore, Bruce "Logrus" Bonnick
• Engineers: Billy "Axel" Teng, Stephen "Bleak" Brown, Brian "Argyle" Sobodacha, Yvette "MrsTroublemaker" Aarons

September 1, 2011 - June 13, 2012

Jeff "Gryphon" Skalski - Producer

• Assistant Producer: Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong
• Associate CG Supervisor: J.P. "TheGrimmOmen" Harrod
• Designers: Mike "Phoenix" Moore
• Engineers: Stephen "Bleak" Brown

June 13, 2012 - Present

Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong - Producer

• Associate CG Supervisor: Jim "Onifrk" Crawley
• Designers: Mike "Phoenix" Moore, Greg "Kyronix" Havlusch
• Engineers: Stephen "Bleak" Brown
• Test Lead: Michael "Misk" Armstrong

Past UO Developers

Developers under Aliases/Handles

• "Akemai" Dan Bussanich - In-Game Support
• "Ando" Andrew Woodruff - Assistant Producer
• "Alai" Tim Schubert - T2A, UO:R, TD, LBR, AOS - Programmer, Lead Client Programmer, Designer, World Builder
• "Argyle" Brian Sobodacha - Engineer
• "Axel" Billy Teng - Engineer
• "Binky" Chris Launius - Ultimx IX, TD, LBR, AOS, SE, ML - Online Community Rep, Documentation, Operations
• "BugKiller" Ragnar Scheuermann - UO, T2A - Programmer, Add’l Design
• "Calandryll" Jonathan Hanna - UO:R, TD, LBR, UO2, UX:O, Numerous positions
• "CatHat" Dave Brown - Character and Environments Artist
• "Cerdith" Maria Hamilton - UO:ML - Lead Designer,
• "Czarzane" Mike Flinchum - Designer
• "Designer Dragon" Raph Koster - UO, T2A - Lead Designer, Art, Programming
• "Draconi" Tim Cotten - Lead Designer
• "DragonHead" Nick Corea - Lead Designer
• "Drummergirl" Heather Cerlan - Lead World Builder
• "Dupre" Richard Vogel - UO - Producer/Director
• "Eva" Kia Huntzinger - Associate Producer
• "EvilJohn" E.J. Moreland - UO, T2A, Assistant Project Leader, Designer
• "EvilMantis" Erik Juhl - Engineer
• "Faceless" Chris Mayer - T2A, Lead Programmer
• "Fertbert" Peter Phillips - AOS, SE, ML - Server Programmer, Live Lead
• "Fighto" Evan Brandt - UO, Quality Assurance Supervisor
• "Fyshstk" Jason Bragg - LBR, Programmer
• "Greyburn" Ed Groover - TD, LBR, AOS - Programmer/Client Programmer
• "Gryphon" Jeff Skalski - Producer
• "Grimli" Scott Phillips - UO, T2A, Lead Programmer, Add’l Design, Programmer
• "Jeremy" E. Dalberg - Community Coordinator
• "Jooky" Jeff Posey - UO, Programmer, Add’l Design
• "Kaige" Kristen Koster - UO - Designer, Add’l Programmer
• "Kerlean" John Thornhill - Quality Assurance Tester
• "Knight" Jeffrey Anderson - Ultima IX, UO, UO2 - Executive Producer
• "LadyLu" Jessica Lewis - SE, ML - Team Lead, Producer
• "LadyMOI" Carly Staehlin - Ultima IX, UO:R, TD, Community Relations, Live Team Producer
• "Leurocian" Patrick Malott - Designer
• "Logrus" Bruce Bonnick - Designer
• "Lord Blackthorn" (Starr Long - Ultima IX, UO, UO2
• "Lord British" Richard Garriott - Creator
• "LordPall" Dan Rubenfield - UO, UO:R, Designer, Add’l Programmer
• "Marsh" Marshall Andrews - Designer: UO
• "MrTact" Tim Keating - UO: Renaissance to UO: Kingdom Reborn
• "Niobe" Jennifer Lane - Designer
• "Oaks" Jonathan LeCraft - Designer
• "Prophet" Christian Lassonde - TD, LBR, AOS - Live Lead Programmer, Programmer
• "Sakkarah" Regine Abel - Designer
• "Shade" Mark Steelman - Designer
• "Shepherd" Rob Knopf - Engineer
• "Silvani" Anne Pitkin - Assistant Producer
• "Sparkle" Chelsea Robinson - SE, ML - Game Master (GM)
• "Speedman" Joshua Kriegshauser - SE, ML, Server Programmer
• "Stellerex" Rick Hall - UO:R, TD, LBR, UX:O - Producer, Co-Producer, Senior Producer
• "SunSword" Anthony Castoro - T2A, UO:R, AOS, SE - Lead Designer, Producer
• "Supreem" Derek Brinkmann - Lead Engineer
• "Tajima" Bryan Walker - TD, LBR, AOS - Producer, Co-Producer, Senior Producer
• "Tyrant" Gordon Walton - T2A, UO:R, TD - V.P. of Online Operations
• "Uriah" Calvin Crowner - SA, HS - Producer
• "Usul" Craig McDonald - UO:R, TD, LBR, AOS, UO2, Numerous positions
• "Wilki" John Wilkinson - Designer
• "Wyrd" Rick Delashmit - UO, T2A, Lead Programmer, Programmer, Add’l Design

Developers under their real names:

• Andy Belford - Community Coordinator
• Andy Newell - Sound/Music
• Chris Rabideau - Producer
• CJ Grebb - Sr. Graphic Designer
• David Swofford - Product Manager, Director of Communications, Media Relations: Ultima IX, UO, TD
• Denis Loubet - Creature Concepts: Ultima IX, TD, LBR
• James Riddick - Quality Assurance Tester
• James Nichols - Community Coordinator
• John Matzen - Lead Programmer, Programmer, Q&A Software Engineer: UO:R, TD, LBR, AOS
• Matt Fleming - Designer: SA
• Matt Sheffield - Artist: UO
• Richard Colvin - Designer
• Rowland Cox - Community Lead
• Sanya Thomas - Former Community Director
• Sarah Levantine - Engineer
• Sean Dugan - Designer
• Todd McFarlane - Artist/Designer: UO2, LBR
• Todd McKimmey - Designer: UO

Ultima Online 2/Ultima Worlds Online: Origin - Only Developers (Non-UO)

• "Windfeather" Derek Sanderson - Designer

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