Christopher Main Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Cary, Nc, Us

Created four courses with Christen Main for the Epic Games Game Design Professional Certificate on Coursera. This was a large scale education project for Unreal Engine and game development where we created all aspects of educational materials for the courses below. This includes the syllabus, script, in-engine content, video editing, grading criteria, questions, game design, student projects and more.- Visual Development and Audio Design- User Interface Design- User Experience Design- Game Development and PrototypingCourse Statistics:- 26+ Hours of Educational Video Content - 12,000+ Lines of Script- 52+ Hours of Learner Content (Assignments, Discussion, Tutorials, Projects)- Final Project includes prototyping six different game modes: Stealth Survival, Platformer, Action Combat, Capture the Flag, Crafting and Story.Official Epic Developer Community (EDC) Author - UEFN Boba Shop!GDC 2024 Speaker (Educator's Summit) - Game Connectivity: Polishing Your Bells and Whistles

Irvine, Ca, Us

I am a two-time Epic MegaGrant Recipient for my work on Vertical Third.As the CTO I have created the following using Unreal Engine:- Company launcher and patcher- In-game store w/ Paypal checkout (Battle Pass)- Lobby Server & Game Server in a cloud-hosted, instance-based environment (Playfab)- Cloud-based Account Inventory / Statistics- In-house Tool Development- Combat, AI and User Interface Programming (Multiplayer)- Quest, Interact and Crafting Systems (Multiplayer)- Leaderboards / Scoreboards- Cinematics / Game TrailersStark Gaming Inc. was founded to innovate new games that make an impact on the world beyond just entertainment. As a driven co-founder I continue to learn everything I can on the topics below. - Entrepreneurship- Game Technology: Engine, Live Ops, Plugins, Tools, Source Code Management, Optimization- Game Business: Culture, Business Models, Leadership, Budgets, Indie Development, Marketing- Investor Relations: Pitch Decks/Pitching, Business Plans, Grants, Technical Writing- Game Design: Game History, Esport/Competitive Design, Genre Design, Level Design, Gameplay Design (+More)- Game Programming: Programming Concepts, Unreal Engine 4, Playfab, Technical Artist (Lighting/Materials)- Game Production: Game Development SCRUM, Team Management, Pipeline/Work Flow- Business Intelligence: R&D, Game Analysis, Genre Analysis, Player Behavior- Marketing: Web Development (HTML/CSS/JS), Video Editing, Graphic Artist, Social Media, Articles, Blogging

Washington, Dc, Us

• After less than four months as a contractor, I was hired as a full-time employee and transferred from their D.C. Headquarters to be the primary, and only, support resource for their remote office location in Irvine, CA. • In a jack-of-all trades role I support top tier related issues ranging from Hardware, Software, Smartphone, Printers, Network, Remote Access, Security, Intranet Web Administrator, Training, Ticket Management, Documentation, Technical Writing and System Administration fields.• Managed and updated ticketing Knowledge Base and Support Structure (IQTrack).• IT Trainer (Created How-To Documentation, Trained New Employees)• IT Coordinator for the local office move to a new location o Provided in-depth detailed weekly updates on the office build out.• Created detailed documentation for Server Rooms and How-To documents for Users and IT Technicians.• Optimization, Performance and QA tested several applications and systems for a Windows XP to Windows 7 upgrade project.• Remotely assisted users in Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, New York, Connecticut and Washington D.C. using Team View, LogMeInRescue and NetOp Guest/Host.• Executed monthly routine QA and Network Maintenance on our desktop applications and environment.• Setup, configured and problem solved Video Conferences (VTC) across nationwide offices and international based clients. Accustomed to bridging companies for use with ISDN and IP connections.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Originally brought on as a contract Blackberry Migration Specialist, assisted the IT department migrate approximately 240 devices from Blackberry Enterprise Server v4 to Blackberry Enterprise Server v5. Once the project ended, my contract was extended as a full time Tier 2/3 IT Support Specialist.• Provide Tier 2 & 3 support for Desktop Hardware/Software, Printers, Smartphone (iPhone, Blackberry, Android).• Provided hardware, software and synchronization support for Blackberry migration from BES v4 to BES v5.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

• Technical support representative responsible for service on any Cell Phone, Blackberry and Broadband Aircard plan changes with AT&T, Verizon and Sprint• Provided administration support for new Cell Phones, Broadband Aircards and Blackberries• Technical support for software, hardware and synchronization related Blackberry issues• Developed company specific Blackberry customizations (logos and company specific settings)• Managed and maintained the Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES)• Managed Customer Service tickets with Manage Now Ticketing• Communicated in-department with Sametime and Lotus Notes• Supported thousands of users including Senior Executives

• As part of a Hewlett-Packard Corp. project team, provided both onsite and remote PC Migration and Technical support on a large international manufacturing migration project. Sites were located in both the USA and Canada.• Provide technical migration support for migration of Windows XP based PC desktops and blackberry PDA’s from one company to another.• Provided pre and post migration technical and end user support for Blackberry PDA’s • Developed project Blackberry migration and troubleshooting “cookbook” document• Managed Customer Service tickets with Remedy Ticketing

• Maintain a common desktop operating environment using desktop re-imaging technologies such as Norton Ghost and Acronis True Image.• Manage local area network (LAN) performance and maintain LAN security; install network software and patches• Customer Support – Interacting with end users to troubleshoot Windows desktop resource problems, drivers, hardware and network issues.• Inventory company computers and other hardware.• Taught courses on computer components, HTML programming and web design.• Graphic design using Adobe Photoshop, Maya and various scanning and drawing technologies.

By Marie Mejerwall

A+, Computer/Network Support

Network+, Computer Networking