Jacob Ugalde Email & Phone Number

Burbank, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Individual programmer for an interactive exhibit at the WNBA Phoenix conference, generating nearly 2000 interactions over 2 days by developing and integrating Python and TouchDesigner code with custom-fabricated.
• Expedited development process in just under 2 weeks by delineating requirements ASAP, communicating regularly with art, fabrication, and management teams, creating and sticking to a set schedule, and rapidly picking up.

• Iterated and improved upon current page designs for a prototype mobile app, utilizing Figma and Adobe Suite to create and communicate designs and ultimately create a more simplified home page
• Redesigned and programmed primary interaction points for adding new elements to the user's library, connecting with the existing backend via Android Studio, Java, and XML, and integrating third-party features to fill.
• Provided regular updates bi-weekly, uploading code via Bitbucket

Burbank, California, United States

• Developed audiovisual content and pipelines for the Las Vegas Sphere venue that premiered with its debut in the Summer of 2023, with daily impressions reaching an estimated 300,00 in-person and 4 million via social.
• Curated toolkits and visual libraries of customizable production-ready content, integrating Unreal Engine, Resolume, and TouchDesigner, allowing for 100s of hours of content to be ready to go by the time it debuted
• Actualized Figma designs into working features built with Unreal Engine, utilizing Python, C++, nDisplay, Switchboard, and Unreal Blueprints to hook up user inputs to custom-made node clusters representing scale models.
• Spearheaded initiatives for QA testing and API documentation to ensure consistency and accuracy of our products
• Identified gaps in software-to-product pipelines by personally communicating with product, art, and design teams, outlining roadmaps and opportunities for collaboration, improving the company’s revenue to upwards of.
• Operated within a fast-paced environment to deliver projects and renders with variable turnaround times for high-profile Sphere clients

• Wrote music and film reviews for online Asian media publication and zine
• Managed Twitter account; interacted with public and published announcements online
• Conferred with band publicists to produce exclusive press reviews alongside newreleases

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• One of 2 programmers developing the sole website for a large-scale internet radio station with thousands of unique monthly visitors. Led development on a complete overhaul of the site’s design, implementing new.
• Recreated auxiliary WordPress plugins from scratch via JavaScript, HTML, PHP, and React, saving on long-term costs and maintenance. Features included but are not limited to: AJAX loading, live news and "now playing".
• Drove development on new custom radio players built into the website’s header, allowing listeners to not only browse while listening, but also providing more opportunities for auditory ad space
• Implemented website cookies, allowing for further monetization and analytics based on customer data
• Constructed new assets and animations via Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Built and designed websites for clients based in Squarespace and WordPress
• Independently managed business; coded additional styles and features from scratch
• Maintained regular client communication to ensure accuracy and timely satisfaction

Greater San Diego Area

• Led full-stack development efforts on B2B embedded software for company databases, data visualization, and early AI prototypes.
• Pioneered initiatives to design and display live databases via pre-rendered graphs on internal websites, allowing research and engineering teams to easily access, query, and visualize data from anywhere, greatly.
• Designed applications comparing our AI error prediction models to human prediction, showcasing a 40% reduction in fatal errors and saving thousands annually in repair costs
• Upheld professional standards by representing General Atomics at remote meetings and presentations with management and stakeholders, showcasing our product’s quality and helping garner multiple contracts
• Thoroughly verified documentation on project design, requirements, and user manuals to be distributed amongst numerous employees; proofread and consolidated contents and forms for more concise and clear communication
• Conferred and corresponded with managers on a daily basis following Agile-based development