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Winter Park, Fl, Us

Helping to establish best practices, as well as provide and maintain internal & external training opportunities regarding topics such as pedagogy and education technology for university faculty.

Independent video game development studio. My work includes game design, level design, gameplay programming, writing, music, sound effects, 2D & 3D art, UX/UI, and more.Currently on hiatus for rebranding.

Orlando, Florida Area

UX developer on DAVD HUD project and CMS training simulator.Designed and developed UI and workflow for both products, as well as creating training plans/materials and internal/support documentation.Key technologies: C#, WPF, MVVM, Visual Studio, Git/TFS, SQLite, ReactiveUI, Material Design

Winter Park, Fl

Full Sail Labs teaches children from ages 7 to 17 a number of technology-focused skills either after school or during summer. I have helped develop the Game Design and Development curriculum for almost all on-campus programs involving software development. I also train facilitators in game development processes and software, as well as lead (and assist in leading) multiple camps for kids teaching numerous subjects, and was closely involved with the interview and hiring process for all new educational staff.Camp topics include: Video Game Design/Development, Filmmaking, Music Video Creation, Robotics, Raspberry PI, Minecraft, and Music CreationSoftware/Game Development projects included: 2D Platformer Engine, 2D Tower Defense Engine, 2D SHMUP Engine, JumpMaker, Pac Attac, BOLF, SuperPONG, BreakOut Extreme Edition, Bullseye (iOS), Dice Roller (iOS), Riddle Me This (Swift Console)

Winter Park, Fl

I worked in the classes Technology in the Entertainment and Media Industries (TEM or ODT), Public Speaking for Gamers (PSG), Game Design Fundamentals (DSF).In TEM, we helped students get a grasp on the potential their industries provide post-graduation.In PSG, we taught students to be comfortable speaking in front of crowds, with a specific focus on effective communication of game ideas.In DSF, we taught the fundamentals of well-rounded game design using a month-long, team-based design document project.

Full-time staff writer and content producer for Game Almighty.Content:Published hundreds of written articles including game reviews, interviews, previews, editorials and news, and frequently edited articles written by the rest of the staff. All review scores were aggregated in to the cumulative average on both GameRankings and MetaCritic. Additionally, I wrote, directed and starred in numerous video segments, as well as two recurring features - "Week In Review" and "Playing On Company Time."Management:I had teams of up to five reporting to me with various tasks. I worked very closely with our motion-graphics team and played a key role in the creation and implementation of our 2D and 3D asset pipeline for video publication.

Photoshop specialist at high-scale wedding photography and portrait studio in Laguna Beach, CA. Primary workflow: Selection/removal of "blinks and blurs," color correction on all retained images, retouching work ranging from simple touch-ups to removing over 80 people from the background of a single image (per client request). Images that I worked on were printed in numerous magazines and even featured on a panel discussion titled "Film vs. Digital Retouching."

1-hour photo lab and retail store with specialty services including large-format digital printing and custom retouching.Duties: Customer service, image processing and printing, retouching, equipment maintenance.

Wholesale photo lab, overnight processing for a large number of camera stores in the California area.Processed film in all sizes from Minox to 8"x10" using C-41, E-6 and traditional B/W processing. Officially certified by Noritsu of America Corp. to operate and maintain QSS-3101 digital laser photo printer. Monitored and maintained chemistry for all film processors on site. Printed images on high-volume laser machines and in traditional darkroom.