Danny Diaz Email & Phone Number

Los Gatos, CA, US

Frisco, Texas, US

• Shaped strategic decisions, facilitated consensus, contributed to the growth of the Principal Engineering community, aligned technical strategies across the organization, and supported career development for senior.
• Upheld high standards throughout the engineering lifecycle, led design reviews, and fostered positive, enduring changes in the organization's architecture and technical abstractions
• Was a go-to expert resource for supporting architecture, framework, and gameplay systems.
• Created a data driven gameplay framework using C++, Lua, and XML to facilitate fast gameplay development which seamlessly integrated and complimented UE4/UE5
• Maintained excellent leadership skills, including mentoring, planning, technical roadmaps, tasking, TDD, hiring, and technical reviews.
• Designed, implemented, and presented innovative concepts relating to fast game development techniques

• Designed and Developed One Land, One King; a true high production 4X MMORG using Unreal Engine. (Demo – www.olokentertainment.com) (PC, Mac, IOS, Android)
• Created a medieval strategy game for Facebook using Adobe Air, Java, Tomcat server, Blaze DS, MySQL, Photoshop.
• Developed a cloud based A.I. system using MCTS that is fully customizable by players and hobbyists
• Created full featured UI and game logic systems in C++ based on a component model similar to HTML/JavaScript or Flex/ActionScript
• Created a streamable designer-oriented script using Hierarchical LUA
• Developed a full featured poker simulator and analyzer for use offline and online with many poker sites using C++, MySQL, Apache server, and Direct3D.

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

• Developed the core architecture of game play systems including state and event management, AI, UI, game logic, animation, camera, locomotion, social systems, statistics, achievements/ranks, and tools.
• Architected Carnage Racing game using Unity3d, Apache Tomcat, MySQL, and AWS.
• Involved in the development of business areas such as interviewing, hiring, team management, product vision, scheduling, production, and strategy.
• Enhanced team production through leadership roles by providing inspiration, motivation, and positivity as well as clear and cutting-edge insight into technical development and processes.

New York, New York, US

• Involved in the development of the user interface, gameplay, networking, engine, optimization, and other areas of Red Dead Redemption and Midnight Club games
• Led user interface team including design, programming, management, scheduling, and production.
• Provided excellent vision and passionate creativity in order to achieve the highest quality gameplay experiences.
• Involved in all areas of the project lifecycle including, design, programming, management, and QA
• Liaison between engineers, artists, management, and execs from New York, UK, and San Diego.
• Included in the design and development of the Social Club experience for Red Dead Redemption.

Agoura Hills, CA, US

• Integral part of the design and development team for MX vs ATV Unleashed and WWE SmackDown vs Raw
• UI and Gameplay designer/programmer
• Responsible for ensuring a TRC/TCR compliant product
• Involved in online, network, and multiplayer development
• Responsible for UI design and development including, UI engine, IO, network, data, animation, and all components.
• Platform experience included PC, XBOX, PS2, and Xenon