Benjamin Jordan Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

We make web games. :)

Software development studio, specializing in Web3 tech.

Saint Louis, Mo, Us

Sometimes I teach CS classes for the SLU masters program:- Computer Graphics- Principles of Software Development

San Francisco, Ca, Us

I ran engineering for three game teams, a central platform for 1st and 3rd party games, IT, and QA at N3twork. Coaching folk, helping level up the org, and slinging code where I could be helpful.

Oakland, Ca, Us

Built a team, shipped 6 games, and created a realtime multiplayer platform with Unity, Go, Nodejs, and Akka.NET. Lead development of fluid, iterative web tools with React + Nodejs. Worked on cutting edge crypto with EVM-compatible tech. Bleeding edge AI with OpenAI, AWS, and on-prem ML tech.

Alameda, Ca, Us

This was a hands-on technical co-founder role. I built the tech and team, while working the biz-dev and lecture circuits. I also worked in partnership with our CEO to successfully raise two rounds of funding.- Designed and built Enkluplayer, our content runtime for HoloLens 1, HoloLens 2, iOS, Android, WebGL, Magic Leap, and Windows.- We were selected as a Microsoft Mixed Reality Partner. "Wow" - Alex Kipman, MS Technical Fellow and director of the HoloLens, upon a demo of our platform on the HL2 prerelease.- Authored synchronous, real-time content authoring stack, as well as stateless services for auth and user data.- Designed and built scalable multiplayer server on top of DotNetty and Akka.NET.- Author of synchronous multi-user react/redux/websocket based WebGL editor for the web.- Built 3D space scanning technology for creating models of physical spaces into web and device editors in realtime.- Implemented asset processing server: 3D assets were uploaded through a web tool, decimated and compressed for separate target platform architectures, then served from the cloud.- Wrote cross-platform JS live coding environment for AR.- Invented and implemented markup language (VineML) for live coding user interfaces in AR.- Coded world's first 100 HoloLens immersive multiplayer experience at E3.- Created a resilient backend stack that could be run on multiple cloud providers, or onsite.- Developed native iOS and HoloLens plugins for image processing.- Prototyped and productized multiple multiplayer connected IoT controllers for Arduino, DSLRs, and Kinect.- Invited by MS to multiple public speaking engagements at MS Reactor and community AR events.- Built tech, team, and business in parallel.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

I ran engineering for two game teams, a core tech group, and a tools engineering team.Leadership:* First engineering hire, built teams from nothing.* Led engineer hiring audit. Rewrote all JDs, tests, interview schedules, and process. Worked to ensure gender inclusive language and onsites.* Leading architecture of microservice solutions across all studio projects.* Heading up architecture for realtime socket-based multiplayer servers.* Very hands on-- wrote majority of client and server stack myself (see Lead Engineer role below).

Bellevue, Wa, Us

* Lead of client, server, and shared engineering for AAA mobile games.* First engineering hire, built teams from nothing. Helped establish hiring process, interview structure, potential hire evaluations, etc.* Primary client and server architect for all studio games going forward.* Wrote scripting system + node based editor in Unity. Javascript files are hotloaded at runtime, parsed, and interpreted even on iOS. Runs on both client and servers.* Made a dynamic shadow approximation at a fraction of the price of real dynamic shadows.* Implemented comprehensive, server-authoritative game data system.* Wrote studio wide tools framework.* Author and primary driver of studio server load testing infrastructure.* Designed and authored completely server authoritative actor and abilities systems that controls character animations, fx, damage, and attachments.* Author of a majority of NCSoft's shared C# libraries including: data structures, AI, socket communication, session management, logging, UI management, VFX, animation systems, and more.* Wrote studio wide asset archiving, streaming, caching, and versioning solution.

Victoria, British Columbia, Ca

* Key point of contact for team's graphics, architecture, and language needs.* Invented, designed, and implemented mobile megatexturing solution (streaming 32k x 32k pixel textures) that exceeded visual and performance goals across all iOS devices.* Wrote high performance post processing system for mobile.* Implemented 3D animation baking system for exceptionally fast rendering of skinned crowds on mobile.* Researched, developed, and delivered computational fluid dynamics solver for pathfinding and fluid effects.* Developed and helped enforce coding standards, best practices, and performance knowledge base.* Part of mentorship program to help train more junior engineers.

Wilson, Nc, Us

* Built gameplay, networking, rendering, and build systems from the ground up for a variety of realtime virtual worlds in AS3, JS, Obj-C, and Java.* Designed and delivered isometric engine, level editor, and asset streaming solution for mobile games.* Led architecture and implementation of cross platform Android, iOS, and web MMO using Adobe AIR.* Pioneered development of the company's social networking libraries.

Kirksville, Mo, Us

* Developed C and Perl-based open-source print management system for the entire campus.* Designed and implemented network monitoring services for continuous, realtime updates on system health.* Researched and prototyped VoIP systems to replace campus telephones.* Wrote tools for capturing and analysing WiFi signal data for campus wireless survey.* Linux/Unix/Windows systems administration and shell scripting.

* Worked with a range of clients to design and deliver products for their core brands.* Architected client and server stacks, with heavy code contributions.* Created and maintained build systems as well as performing deploys.

* Came into this job by licensing a physics engine to this company that I wrote my senior year of high school.* Designed and built physics, math, audio, and AI systems in Flash.* Developed several mathematical models for audio filters.