Sean Noonan is a games designer at Ruffian Games. He has recently completed work on on Crackdown 2 for Microsoft Game Studios and is currently working on an unannounced project. Previously he worked at Midway Studios - Newcastle working on Wheelman and Necessary Force.

He started out contributing to mods for Duke Nukem 3D, Half-Life and Unreal Tournament whilst working professionally in the field of electronics. After leaving electronics and experiencing a brief stint in insurance he found his first professional position in the games industry with Midway as Mission Designer on Wheelman. He is never referred to by his first name. Ever.

His influences include Super Mario Bros. 3, Quake, Metal Gear Solid, Half-Life, Goldeneye 007, Silent Hill 2, Halo and the often overlooked Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. He is also rather fond of Splinter Cell Chaos Theory multiplayer.

He also refers to himself in third person.