As Bryan Blackford Software Service, I provide software solutions to individuals and small businesses. In 2016, I developed Ticket Printer software in C# for a communications and event planning company, saving hours of writing time each week and cutting paper use by 50%. I observed the workflow of employees and developed a Windows application to automate parts of the process, reducing mistakes and improving productivity, while providing creative options like font selection to make the software fun to use. Training, updates, and a user manual were provided as well.

In 2016, I launched DropCube on Google Play. DropCube is a free game about stacking blocks. It features Google Play services (achievements, leaderboards, analytics). It is a first-person puzzle game developed in Unreal Engine 4.10.I started programming and developing games in a 5th grade Logo class, leading to reading books on game development, writing code and playing with Apple][e, C64, IBM PC's, and any other computer I could get my hands on. In high school I took every programming course I could find and excelled as I expressed my passion for computers. While employed as a programmer in 2005, I discovered the Ludum Dare 48 hour internet game jam. After a few failed attempts, I published my first game in 2007 at LD48 #10. In the following years I published more than 20 games at 48 hour game jams and school projects.

Developed VR experience for HTC Vive using Unity3D. 3 room-scale areas with photo-realistic visuals and 60fps performance on mid-range hardware. Used controllers for movement and object interactions. Features smooth, high-resolution video and realistic, spatialized audio in-scene.I was responsible for programming (interactivity), optimization, and version control.

Hold discussion sections, grade and crit work, assist in class and logistics, conflict resolution.Classes: CMPS 146 - Game AI, CMPS 170, 172 - Senior game design studio, CMPS 20 - Intro game development.

Developed research projects on Procedural Game Generation (www.game-o-matic.com) and interactive natural speech storytelling. Advised by Michael Mateas and Noah Wardrip-Fruin.

Assistant organizer UCSC GGJ site 2012. (helped things run smoothly)Lead organizer UCSC GGJ site 2013. (fundraising, emcee, logistics, team building)Regional organizer for US Pacific 2014. (approve and assist site organizers)

Worked on novel gameplay technology using Unreal Engine 4 C++ and Blueprints for AAA video game title for Xbox One at Black Tusk Studios (now called The Coalition).

Developed software for visualization and analysis of analog data from an ion detector in a gas discharge apparatus. Integration and regression allows for determination of specific ionization of metals and identification of alpha and beta particles. Continued development of the web catalog of physics demonstrations at http://sirius.ucsc.edu/demoweb/ . This entailed html and php coding, image manipulation using Photoshop CS5, and editing of technical documents. Helped set up physics demonstrations for classrooms.

Tested MLB: The Show 2008 for the Playstation 2 until it shipped.

Anzus was acquired by Rockwell Collins in September 2006.

Began employment at Anzus, an 8 employee company which grew to over 50 employees. Anzus was purchased by Rockwell Collins in September 2006. I left voluntarily to focus on my education.The main product of Anzus was a collection of tools that perform high-speed processing, translation and communication of real-time data, including sensors, navigation and data links. During my tenure there I worked primarily on the core database system, the moving map application, the map conversion application, and the mission planner application.Reference: http://www.rockwellcollins.com/products/gov/surface/cross-platform/software-apps/rosetta/index.html

Purchased parts, assembled, and setup SCO UNIX servers.Fixed Y2k bugs in ledger software using Basic.Maintained inventory of computer parts.