Our Team
David Diaz
David is the Founder of Mesa Game Lab, and a Board Game Designer. Before making Mesa Game Lab a full time gig, he worked in the film and television industry since 2004 on both cartoon and live action visual effects. Recent projects include Halo, Resident Evil, Wandavision, Watchmen, and What We Do In the Shadows.
David’s choice of career stems from his love for media and entertainment of all forms: film, television, video games, books, comics, music, and of course, board games. He has been an avid hobby tabletop gamer since 2012 and in 2017 began dipping his toes into board game design. In 2019, his first signed title Fossilis successfully funded on Kickstarter with just over $230,000 CAD and was published by Kids Table Board Gaming in 2020. He is currently working on 3 other game prototypes; Primal Ordnance, Piñata Dice, and The Super.
David lives in Oakville, Ontario with his wife and two sons.
Noah Conti
Noah is an Animation Director, Motion Graphic Artist, and Designer with 15 years experience in the entertainment and advertising industries. After a career working in studios of various sizes he is now a full time Freelance Digital Artist that resides in his little corner of the internet - pixelepic.com
A huge video game geek who has owned almost every home console since the Atari 2600, Noah's always loved the space where Art, Technology, and Entertainment meet. His passion for Film and Games of all kinds has been a constant throughout his life and continues to be a source of inspiration in all of his personal and professional pursuits. He states for a fact that Terminator 2 is the greatest movie ever made and will have words with anyone who says otherwise.
Noah lives in Toronto with his wife and two crazy daughters.
Marcus Kirk
Marcus is an experienced 3D Modeller and Texture Artist. He has been working in the film and television industry since 2014 and has worked on such projects as The Expanse, Stranger Things, Umbrella Academy, Heroes Reborn, Star Trek Discovery and many more.
A pop culture enthusiast since birth, Marcus has a large repertoire of references to pull from for any projects he works on. He can often be found gaming, both online and on the tabletop with his wife. A few of his games of choice include: Monster Hunter World, Dark Souls, Magic the Gathering and Exploding Kittens.
Marcus is originally from Ireland and has lived in Toronto, Ontario since beginning to work in the film industry. He currently resides in Etobicoke with his wife and pet corgi.