Photos by Paul Weaver

Paul Weaver is Vice President of User Experience at Cerner Corporation, a supplier of health information technology (HIT) solutions and services, based in Kansas City. Prior to joining Cerner, Paul has enjoyed an extensive career of over twenty years in both design and project management, predominantly in the video game industry, but also in the fields of Education, Language Learning and Serious Games. Paul started his career at Rare / Nintendo in 1995, co-designing Donkey Kong Country 3 and from there he has worked at some of the world’s most prolific game studios, including Ion Storm, Visual Concepts and Junction Point, where he directed Disney’s acclaimed, best-selling single platform title, Disney Epic Mickey.

As well as his game industry successes, Paul has had notable accomplishments in more serious industries, including the creation of a line of children’s education apps, the redesign of Rosetta Stone’s flagship language learning app, a VR medical study related to pain management and the creation of a simulation for the US Navy to help train crewmen on the launch sequence of planes from an aircraft carrier. In his spare time, as well as enjoying spending time with his wife and two children, Paul is an avid amateur photographer and has used his pictures to help raise money to build a basketball court for a school in Rwanda.