Don Bui Email & Phone Number

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes- Client Lead and manager for the client feature engineering team- Collaborated with partners across the organization to help Galaxy of Heroes to become the most stable mobile game in EA Mobile's portfolio- Collaborated with production partners to refine preproduction processes to reduce found work and eliminate development cycle dependency blockers- Implemented many features alongside my staff

Glendale, California, Us

Star Wars: Commander- Technical Lead, responsible for the technical roadmap, defining engineering team processes, sharing technologies and learnings across the greater Disney organization, and handling live operations- Planned and scheduled the tech roadmap for 2018 resulting in almost zero overtime- Guided the engineering team to improve quality and reduce guest support tickets by 75%- Directly managed and mentored 3 engineers while leading an engineering team of 10- Had the honor of mentoring two engineers toward promotions- Engineering Mentor and hiring manager for the Disney Summer Internship Program 2015 and 2016 with 3 interns landing at AAA studios after the internship- Piloted initiative to empower the QA Department to take ownership of segments of the data integration tests which lead to a significant reduction in QA testing times- Primary point of contact for live operations for internal teams across Disney as well as external service providers- Collaborated with multiple disciplines and teams to schedule, architect, and execute features- Primary architect and roadmap planner for the Amazon port of Star Wars: Commander- Owner of 3rd party libraries and plugin implementations- Architected the core BI and Analytics systems for Star Wars:Commander- Implemented the crash reporting system used on multiple Disney titles- Architect of the in app purchase system later used in multiple titles across Disney- Worked with Apple to make Star Wars: Commander one of the first 5 games in the app store to support their promotion code API prior to it going public- Helped Google Play team debug an issue in their new promotion system API in time for the Force Awakens movie release marketing window- Lead the initiative to standardize in app purchase fraud analysis to ensure BI and final revenue data discrepancy was down below 2%

Kitchen Scramble- Client Lead on the mobile port- Managed two engineers- Architect of the multi platform build system. (Facebook, iOS, and Android)- Implemented a multi-resolution UI scaling system to support varying devices- Integrated ad networks and first party libraries- Implemented in app purchasesAlice In Wonderland: A New Champion- Client Lead on the project- Architected the first multi-platform release code base for the studio- Architected the tile map system, baked lighting system, and character outfitting system- Integrated ad networks and 3rd party libraries- Set the implementation standard for in app purchases that Disney still uses todayBotkin’s Hidden Cove- Architected and implemented the questing system and inventory system- Implemented social rewarding features- Worked alongside product and analytics teams to Implement BI analytics logging

Gnometown- Re-architected the map system to allow for larger maps as the game matured- Implemented the hidden object mini game- Implemented new social features and ad based rewards- Tooling support for art and design teams- Supported live operationsTiki Resort- Implemented night and cycles into the game- Worked on a new island expansion- Bug fixes and supporting live operations- Supported the porting of the game to Facebook, Orkut, and MySpace- Supported sunsetting of the title

Treetopia- Implemented UI features for the game- Collaborated with the art team to solidify an efficient art and UI pipeline for a steady release cadence- Shipped the game in 24 working days

Developed physical and cognitive rehabilitation software using Flash, ActionScript, XML and the Nintendo Wii remote. Software is currently undergoing clinical trials with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) running on the Nintendo Wiii and on a Desktop PC.Modeling, texturing, and animating 3d models for virtual environments using 3D Studio Max. Models were placed into environments using the Quest 3D engine. These virtual environment were used to treat and diagnose Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in military forces around the world. The PTSD treatment software is currently being used at 24 different military sites around the world.Shipped three titles and developing one title currently in beta.Designed conference covers for NATO's Wounds of War Conference as well as the Army Research Office: 2009 Beyond Brain Machine Interface Symposium.In charge of all DVD, brochure, as well as booklet designs and printing.

Prepared artwork for web-based educational software and materials.Used ActionScript to create, scientifically accurate wave motion diagrams used at Harvard, MIT and University of Michigan and Stanford.http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/waves/swf/wave_wind.htmlWorked on educational suite to teach children about nature using Flash and other web-based mediums. Currently being used at the San Diego Unified School DistrictDiagrams and visualizations used on KQED’s Quest television special on charting the ocean floor.http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/595Developed the backbone architecture and beta front end to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography's Fish Library Browser. It is the first software in the world to allow scientists and researchers to compare phylogenetic relations between two fish species at the same time, in real-time, using a point-and-click user interface. All data was imported from SIO's MySQL database and imported with PHP into Flash for visualization.

Developed the backbone architecture and beta front end to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography's Fish Library Browser. It is the first software in the world to allow scientists and researchers to compare phylogenetic relations between two fish species at the same time, in real-time, using a point-and-click user interface. All data was imported from SIO's MySQL database and imported with PHP into Flash for visualization.; -Prepared food for customers-Ensured dining hall was kept sanitary