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As a contractor for Speed of Dark Studios, I served as an engineer of a very small team to build an audio game in Unity designed to be playable by visually impaired persons.My responsibilities and contributions include:- Maintaining an open collaborative dialogue with the product owner and creator- Programming the entirety of the game's first and second prototypes in Unity, as well as the majority of the final product- Integration of FMOD into Unity- Conducting research and providing consultation for UX and system design in a game with no visuals- Developing the initial Steam deployment pipeline for the game's demo release- Conducting code reviews and providing mentorship for other technical contractors

United States

As a full-time employee at Tandemi, I worked with a small team to develop the groundwork for the networked multiplayer features of "Begone Beast" as well as additional system design and polish.My responsibilities and contributions include:- Architecting and building the game's networked combat system- including data-driven tooling, client-server prediction, and low-level bandwidth optimization- Leading regularly scheduled tech meetings, emphasizing knowledge sharing- Regular peer mentorship on topics of: client-server architecture, software design patterns, collaborative game design processes, code style and quality best practices, and memory optimization in .NET- Developing a collaborative design culture and structured iterative game design process- Designing and constructing the game's procedural generation systems- Enforcing the team's code styling and best practices through pair programming and code reviews- Assisting the team in hosting and running external observational playtests- Profiling and optimizing many of the project's features

United States

Tools development, game system architecture and content design for Begone Beast, a multiplayer co-op hack-n-slash dungeon crawler game.

Part-time quality assurance for an unannounced project.

Providing consultation for programmers and designers developing games in Unity.

North Carolina, United States

While serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, I was attached to the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing Band. My primary responsibilities included playing the flute and piccolo and upholding professional military standards. I developed leadership skills within the band while performing the duties of a team leader, section leader, administration chief, barracks manager, and assistant drum major. After 4 years, I was honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant.