I write software, and help other people write software.

Making wizards.The Applied Computing Foundation is a nonprofit educational outreach organization. We teach students how to master tech. while working on projects, and through that process, become masters of themselves.I teach my expertise, multiplying skills through others. I'm also a part of the brain-trust at the top, constantly reevaluating the organization, looking through a well-worn technical-teaching perspective, and orienting the company toward future initiatives.If you have a desire to teach technology, we should talk!

Working on extended reality projects for a client corporation, via Crystal Equation. Writing code that helps others write more code. Participating in a community of professional programmers. Guiding development of cutting-edge libraries. Teaching where I can. Writing tools that improve others' productivity. Being a Wizard.

Lead developer (and often project manager) on pretty cool projects. I'm building things with small devices and XR that would help set the stage in a sci-fi movie, or that you might read about in a tech-news article. In addition to building the tech, I'm designing it with clients usually by way of rapid prototyping. I'm also assigning and managing tasks for a team, running meetings, assisting with hiring decisions, and managing others as little as needed.

Leading technical decision making, organizing high-level product development, game design, writing technical prototypes, technical management and general planning at Lightside Games.

Leading weekly volunteer workshops that teach Virtual Reality and game development using Unity3D. Responsible for the Santa Clara Central Park Library location in Santa Clara, CA. Teaching programming, game design, software development, 3D math, 3D modelling, digital art, and other technology, in the context of improvisational tutorials, for ages 7+.

I teach computer science to the next generation, preparing young minds to master the terrifying wonders that computers are bringing to mankind, at an ever accelerating rate.Courses Taught:• "Exploring Computer Science" Custom course introducing computers & technology. Practical exercises with presentations. Core concepts: Computer Graphics, Web Development, Cyber Security, 3D modeling, Programming (Python), technology trends. Ask me about social hacking!• "Programming" Lab-based early Computer Science course in Python• "Building Virtual Worlds" Project-Based-Learning course, students use Unity 3D (C#) and Oculus Rift to create & present Virtual Reality experiences• "Creative Inquiry" student-directed independent study, guided and graded by facultySoftware Tools Created:• Voice Alarm - reads the complex rotating schedule used by the school, and prompts people, using voice, to prepare for a change in the class. Web accessible at http://web.shschools.org/kmo/alarm.html• Student Tools - a variety of tools written for students to aid in their independent projects, including: a C++ memory reader, a python drawing program, an image editor that integrates with a student's Artificial Neural Network project, dozens of Unity3D game examples.

I feel like this is the job I was made for. Like I was put on the Earth to do exactly what I do at theCoderSchool...This job fulfills my passions for game development, teaching, writing good software, making cool toys, encouraging others, educating young people, developing skills, ... this job celebrates my passion for changing lives.I truly hope that you, dear reader, find such a practical and fulfilling outlet for yourself. Please do that for me. And more importantly, please do that for Humanity.

I started working here as a part-time adjunct, and I loved it. My students really liked me, and DeVry ended up hiring me full time as a professor of Games and Simulation Programming.I really love teaching. It keeps me learning, gives me plenty of chances to continue writing high-quality software (mostly as examples for students), and gives me a connection to lots of students, who are actively involved in becoming better people through development of knowledge and skills.I'm making a real and positive difference in the lives of many students who are passionate about learning software development. I love showing students how to write interesting and complex software by example, in real time.Transitioned to a very part-time "Visiting Professor" October 2013 (after about 8 years).

I loved working at LimeLife. My co-workers were geniuses. We built effective technology that solved interesting problems (notably, writing tools to automatically translate J2ME games into BREW, to solve cross-platform programming). We had strong business practices and processes. It's really a shame that it was so hard to actually make money doing mobile application development before the iPhone took the market...Everyone at LimeLife was pleasant, professional, and fun to hang around. I still keep in touch with people I worked with there, and hope to work with them again in the future. At times, it really felt like a family.While I was there, I grew a lot as an engineer, and a team member. The engineering group built a lot of impressive tools and frameworks to make mobile game development not only bearable, but actually kinda fun, and even approaching easy.I love solving those kinds of problems, and working with intelligent, creative, responsible, forward-thinking people.

This was my first real job as a full-time game programmer. I did a lot of mobile-games-porting, and framework development for legacy and new products. Two products I developed there really stand out to me as being exceptional: a Vitrual Machine & Networking API for Hotties, which was a J2ME and BREW application; and a client/server content distribution system for Survivor, another J2ME game.I made a lot of great friends and contacts there, and grew a lot as a responsible and effective software engineer.

This was my first job in the games industry. I was a poorly paid programming intern ;).My big job was porting legacy titles, which I did a LOT of. Probably more in those first few months than I did in the rest of my mobile software work experience combined... Something like 5 titles to something like 40 handsets. I learned BREW, fast.As soon as Atlas Mobile was acquired by Infospace Mobile, I was hired full-time.

I tutored Algebra and Computer Science, and a bit of English, History, Economics, Marketing, Psychology, and other topics as well.