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Austin, Texas, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Full stack web developer for social services search engine hosted on Google App Engine. I’veworked on various teams and have experience pairing and mobbing for projects.Frontend:● Codes in JQuery and React across various parts of a large website.● Wrote React components to be reusable between new and legacy html pages● Worked closely with designers and product managers to create and maintain interfacesfor both public website and internal tools.● Created unit tests for React componentsBackend:● Coded in Python 2.7 when writing for legacy site code and Python 3 when writing fornew microservices● Used SQL Alchemy ORM for data access.● Optimized and debugged large, legacy queries written in SQL Alchemy● Wrote scripts for data migrations in response to bad data incidents● Created unit tests for service functions using mocking to account for data dependenciesData● Data interfaced between MySQL and Google’s NoSQL datastore● Architected database table schemas for new features and tools● Maintained ElasticSearch inde

Austin, Texas, Us

- Maintains sonarDesign's engine code base fixing bugs and polishing UI elements.- Writes code for a high performance browser environment.- Creates apps using the sonarDesign engine for clients.

Atomic Fusion and three unnanounced mobile games- Assisted programmers in finding sources of low frame-rates.- Found potential sources of memory leaks.- Implemented IAP and Achievement plugins and code common to all games.Army Academy – 2.5D mobile platforming game in Unity 3D- Joined in middle of project. Planned programming tasks for remaining months of schedule.- Created cross platform IAP and Achievement code.- Wrote classes while considering re-usability in other games created in the company.- Created game HUD and menus using NGUI library.- Launched game across iOS, Play Store, Kindle, and Nook. Attempted to format project to build across platforms with as little repository branching as possible.

Austin, Texas, Us

Ultimate RPG- Began creating interactive object framework within Unity's serialization system.Port Casino Poker – 2D poker game in Unity 3D for Facebook, iOS, and Android. - Unity 3D client UI programming for web and mobile versions of the game.- Created UI Theme system to deal with diverse mobile screen sizes in a single Unity project.- Implemented plugins for Apple In-App-Purchases and Google In-App-Billing.

Austin, Tx, Us

Unannounced Unity 3D mobile-correspondence-game- Programming and design team lead.- Architected server-client data transmission using PHP and Unity’s C#.- Architected MySQL database for data driven multiplayer game.- Ran Scrum variant to manage small team of programmers.- Architected C# client front end emphasizing player usability and ease of development.- Designed monetization system using multiple in game currencies and buyable equipment.Teddy Tumble for iOS, Android- Worked with team to create this 2D physics-puzzle-platformer in the Unity 3D engine.- Wrangled complex physics to develop initial prototype of spinning mechanic.- Implemented 3rd party tools and plugins to extend Unity 3D’s functionality.- Implemented UI in game and in menus.- Observed testers for feedback about game mechanics, UI, and polish.- Designed levels to teach game mechanics and maintain a good difficulty pacing.- Brainstormed interesting obstacles that complemented the core mechanics.- Conducted multiple user testing and iteration sessions to refine difficulty and mechanics.Unannounced Unity 3D adventure-game for iOS- Communicated requirements to outsourcing company to get character animations.- Designed levels on paper and implemented designs in Unity editor.- Scripted system of triggers and events to allow player to interact with moving platforms, doors, buttons, and enemies.- Created game design plan detailing the main character’s power progression and story.Stan Lee’s The Traveler in Split Second Mayhem for the iPhone- Created game in tight three month schedule to make the release of the corresponding comic.- Worked with testers in QA sessions to refine game and level design.Forest Friends in Operation Cake Drop for the iPad- Lead game designer and developer.

Rapidly prototyped games for beta testing and proof of concept for the GameSalad engine.Johnny Constellation for the iPad- Designed levels and visually-scripted game.

Us

PHP, CSS, Javascript, MySQL blog developed within the Wordpress CMS. - Managed workflow and communication between developers and graphic designer.- Developed look and feel of site and implementation through CSS with graphic designer.- Used object oriented principles to delegate work that we work on asynchronously and integrate in a seamless manner.- Implemented the blog's Wiki. Writes documentation to inform new developers and writers of standard practices and technologies used by the team.- Collaborated with blog editorial staff to determine development requirements for site features, such as site navigation and sidebar widgets.- Researched and implemented WordpressMU to consolidate admin backends for this and a sister site, ComicsPlusBlog.- Implements and modifies open source Wordpress plugins to meet the needs of our staff.- Created Twitter API widget for sidebar.

Consulting for National Oilwell Varco- Modified branch of ASP.NET web app used for data entry. Implemented features and applied language translations for the French branch of the company.- Enhanced interface with a versatile custom user control to be applied in various parts of app including GridViews. It provided an interface for French users to submit translations to data.- Created new admin interface for approving data translation submitted through the site.- Communicated with a database architect to implement features while he migrated data.- Debugged LinqDataSource implementation in code written by previous developer.Consulting for Sava Senior Care- Enhanced internal web application and public website to implement html announcement uploading feature.- Created Excel spreadsheet parsing app using Excel Interop COM to batch parse data from complex Excel spreadsheets and load it into a SQL database.Consulting for Loomis, armored money transport.- Integrated standalone ASP.NET web application into existing website taking care to conform to coding standards set by Loomis employees.- Learned NHibernate to extend the object data model in the website. Designed two web interfaces according to requirements of users: one for Loomis' clients and one for Loomis IT support staff.- Adopted maintenance of previous consultant's data parsing applications. Deciphered code with insufficient documentation.- Met regularly with Loomis staff to outline requirements and communicate progress.- Wrote documentation detailing functionality, instructions, bugs, and design decisions.

Houston, Texas, Us

- Extended proprietary MapBasic code to meet changing requirements of a newly installed power line fault location system.- Observed testing of proprietary software during a hurricane emergency drill.- Observed the corporate environment and power transmission infrastructure.