About Me

Kevin Burns has been in the Escape room industry for seven years. He has competed in Hackathons, Global game jams and was on the Robotics team in high school. He then returned to mentor the robotics team for five years and won a Mentorship award. He started playing escape rooms in 2016 and realized this was a passion of his that he wanted to explore further and began working in the escape room industry. He has since then been working on various projects for escape room companies like Kings Eye, Wild Goose, Deceptive Games, and Escape My Room. Currently, he is working on an escape room for a cruise ship!

Work experience

Escape My Room - Electronic Puzzle Contractor
September 2022 - Currently

Wild Goose Escape Rooms - Electronic Puzzle Contractor and Repair Technician
August 2021 - Currently

Deceptive Games - Electronic Puzzle Contractor and Puzzle Designer
January 2021 - Currently

Kings Eye Escape Rooms- Escape Room Designer and Game Master
April 2020 - December 2021

Hidden Donkey Escape Rooms- Game Master
October 2019 - August 2020

Unlocked Escape Rooms- Electronic Puzzle Contractor
June 2019 - August 2020

Square Room Escape - Game Master and Tech Contractor
July 2017 - June 2020


Achievements

  • Associate of Science in Computer Science

  • Certificate of Proficiency in Immersive Design - Game Design

  • First Tech Challenge Interleague Compass Mentorship Award

  • First Tech Challenge Regional Control Award

  • UC San Diego Hackathon Winner