Joseph Staten

Joseph Staten, also known as Joe Staten, was the lead writer and cinematic director at Bungie Studios. He worked at Bungie since 1998 and left on September 24th, 2013. He is now working in Microsoft Studios.

Background
At Bungie, Staten served as the cinematic director and writer for the Halo titles under Bungie's development, developing the missions and cinematics scripts. He authored the fifth Halo novel, Halo: Contact Harvest. Following Bungie's departure from the Halo franchise in 2010, Staten continued working with Bungie as the writer and design for Destiny. He left Bungie on September 24th, 2013, "to tackle new creative challenge". In January 9, 2014, it was announced Staten will return to Microsoft.

Trivia
Staten is one of the voice actors for the Grunts in Halo trilogy. He also voiced the Superintendent in Halo 3: ODST.