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• Re-designed, architected, and implemented the core NPC framework based on an evolution of behaviour trees and what we implemented in our previous engine, now better integrated with ECS concepts and designed to be fully data-driven, extensible, and configurable by designers without engineering knowledge.• Designed, architected, and implemented an NPC decision-making framework involving deep integration of Utility AI and ECS for highly performant and complex condition evaluation.• Mentored engineers on a variety of topics including game AI concepts, general gameplay programming, system architecture, ECS, and software testing.• Part of the core architecture and standards group within the engineering discipline.• Wrote technical design and usage documentation for a wide range of features.• Worked together with other gameplay and engine teams to ensure that new features implemented (e.g. movement and combat) could be seamlessly utilised by NPCs without the need for a large amount of bespoke NPC code to integrate them.• Worked closely with designers to help them realise their vision, acting as a liaison between engineering and design.• Worked closely with production to define the roadmap for NPC and AI features needed for Hytale.• Acted as scrum master for a team over the course of milestones and worked to try and improve transparency of communication with and across teams in a remote environment.• Acted as an interviewer for various roles across Engineering and QA, providing detailed feedback on candidates.• Wrote tutorials and guides for how to get started in working with NPCs and AI.• Reviewed C++ code across all areas of the engine.

• Worked as a programmer on the game since before the announcement and trailer which surpassed 60 million views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o77MzDQT1cg• Refactored and extended the NPC behaviour frameworks, working deep within the server side of the engine.• Implemented robust validation frameworks for data-driven NPC configurations, allowing extensive customisation by designers and tech designers.• Designed, architected, and implemented a form of Utility AI in the engine for controlling NPC combat behaviour, attack, and target selection. This feature (the Combat Action Evaluator) is detailed further in this blog post: https://www.hytale.com/news/2021/7/summer-2021-development-update• Was part of the initial narrative team and helped shape the major story beats and lore that continue to define Hytale's narrative to this day.• Worked with refactoring large portions of the legacy engine codebase into ECS patterns, using a custom Java ECS implementation.• Was part of the team that evaluated options for Hytale's rebooted engine.

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• Assisting students with game development, Unity, software testing, systems archtecture, logic, and algorithms.• Design and examination of bachelor level final projects.

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