Keenan Patterson Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

- Responsible for development of character animation authoring tools for NVIDIA Omniverse- Developed an animation graph user interface for creating complex character animation controlled with scripts- Designed and implemented a user interface for authoring animation retargeting for USD skeletons

San Francisco, Us

- Performed in-depth profiling and analysis of Unity customer projects across multiple platforms- Advised customers on Unity performance best practices and aided in resolving workflow issues- Developed gameplay systems, user interfaces and tools for a Unity game released for web and mobile platforms

Malibu & Corte Madera, Ca, Us

- Aided in the transition from Telltale’s internal engine to Unity- Developed C# Narrative Sequencing System for Unity based on the Telltale internal narrative tools- Contributed to initial technical design and implementation of Minecraft: Story Mode for Netflix Interactive- Helped establish a process for working with external cinematic artists in Vietnam- Led efforts to improve Lua code systems and allow gameplay R&D. Directed new core technologies into production- Provided documentation and training for the Gameplay Engineering and Design departments- Collaborated with the Production department to improve scheduling of Gameplay Engineers on projectsShipped Titles:The Walking Dead: The Final SeasonBatman: The Enemy WithinMinecraft: Story Mode Season 2Guardians of the GalaxyThe Walking Dead: A New FrontierBatman: The Telltale Series

Malibu & Corte Madera, Ca, Us

- Developed and improved upon gameplay systems written in Lua. Including systems for avatar control/animation, in-game user interface, camera management, interactive dialogue, and several others- Led an effort to evolve the internal Lua code base by integrating new core technology, refactoring to improve code architecture, and designing systems and automation scripts that enable rapid content creationShipped Titles:- Minecraft: Story Mode- Game Of Thrones- The Wolf Among Us

Malibu & Corte Madera, Ca, Us

- Responsible for game state management and implementation of player interactions for game scenes, working closely with Designers and Cinematic Artists to develop the player experienceShipped Titles:The Walking DeadLaw and Order: LegaciesJurassic ParkBack to the Future

Santa Clara, California, Us

- Developed circuit layout automation capabilities for Intel internal computer aided design tools- Responsibilities included implementing automation algorithms and developing user interfaces that enable correct and efficient use of automation features

Santa Clara, California, Us

- Rotation 3: SQE Tools EngineerWorked as a developer for Project Offset, a fantasy action game for Intel’s Larrabee platform.Primary responsibilities included developing unit tests for game engine components and debugging network synchronization of gameplay systems.- Rotation 2: Software EngineerDeveloped a proof of concept application for a user interface which utilizes 3D stereoscopic display technology, hand gesture recognition, and speech recognition- Rotation 1: Software EngineerDeveloped extensions to GPUBench a benchmarking tool which is now used to analyze performance of Intel Integrated Graphics chipsets.Implemented a face extrusion method for a technical demo which demonstrates an algorithm to dynamically fracture a 3D mesh in real time.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Designed and developed features for a hardware emulator used to test computer subsystems on an aircraft. Developed improvements to a custom script file editor used in support of aircraft simulation software.

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Developed and maintained unit tests for Operations Planning Software which is used to plan activities for the Mars Exploration Rovers

Santa Clara, California, Us

Designed and developed of features for Intel Software Network web applications. Oversaw implementation of new web reporting tool on several web applications, improving the ability to anticipate customer needs.