Résumé
Software Experience
Programming Experience
Professional WOrk
Owner, Design Lead
X Factor Consultants, Round Rock TX, Fall 2016 - Present
-Works closely with Commercial Insurance Agencies, Engineering Companies, Business Networking Groups, Video Game Developers, Religious Organizations, and many more to create unique designs for their websites and branding materials. Also continues to provide additional support and webmaster services after initial work is completed.
Curriculum Developer
Coding with Kids, Round Rock TX, Spring 2018 - Summer 2019
-Designed 30+ hours of course work for students K-8 to learn about 2D and 3D animation
-In the 2D animation course, students learn how to create and manipulate 2D vector images, animate them over time using keyframes, and create scenes and interactions between their own custom characters, all while implementing the 12 principles of animation
-In the 3D animation course, students learn how to create 3D meshes and modify their geometry, animate them over time using keyframes, stage scenes using lighting and cameras, apply materials to their meshes, and much more
Senior Programming Instructor
Coding with Kids, Round Rock TX, Fall 2017 - Fall 2019
-Teaches students grades 6-12 about programming using Python
-Students learn to make games and other kinds of programs while learning to apply concepts like conditionals, coordinates, operations, functions, lists and data structures, memory management, recursion, and much more
Game Programmer
Invisible Collective, Austin TX, Winter 2016 - Spring 2017
-Programmed weapon functionality, audio implementation, etc. for PAX South 2017 release of fast paced arena shooter "Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars" published by Rooster Teeth Games
Austin Game Conference 2016
Megaworld Studios, Austin TX, Fall 2016 - Winter 2016
-Designed and fabricated Megaworld Studios' 2016 Austin Game Conference booth, conducted video interviews and represented the company
UI Artist
Megaworld Studios, Austin TX, Fall 2016 - Winter 2016
-Created UI elements and In-App purchase menus for IOS Virtual Reality mech fighting game "Omegatech"
-Conducted usability sessions with players and implemented design changes based on feedback
-Created promotional and marketing materials and wrote game character bios
Interactive Exhibit Designer
Connecticut Science Center, Hartford CT, Fall 2015 - Summer 2016
-Created exhibit mockups, concept art, UI wireframes, digital graphics, etc, for use in science center exhibits
Computer Game Design Instructor
Excursions in Learning Youth Programs, Manchester CT, Fall 2015
-Taught middle school students the fundamentals of game design
Graphic Designer & Consultant
Freelance, Fall 2011 - Fall 2015
-Created high quality digital and print adverts, character designs, concept art, logos, promotional materials, and much more for a wide variety of clients in numerous technical industries
Game Development
Negative World - Unity 5 - 2018
-Negative World is a side-view puzzle platformer where players must complete levels with an understanding of mathematical operations and a limited number of jumps. Find out more about the game by visiting the official Negative World Steam page!
-Tested gameplay and mechanics, provided feedback to improve it, and debugged code.
-Designed a rating system to measure two factors of each level: Mechanical Difficulty (how hard it is for players to navigate the level physically), and Conceptual Difficulty (how complex the puzzles of the level are to comprehend). Using this rating system, the levels were re-ordered to ensure the smoothest difficulty curve possible over the course of the game.
Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars - Unity 5 - 2017
-Battlesloths is a lightning-fast competitive local multiplayer shooter that supports up to 4 human or AI players. Battlesloths is loads of fun and is perfect for busting out at pizza parties! Find out more about the game by visiting the official Battlesloths Steam page!
-Responsible for programming weapon functionality, implementing audio and animations, etc for PAX South 2017 Alpha release.
Space Race- Starside Engine v 1.0 - 2015-2017
-Space Race is an arena multiplayer FPS developed in my proprietary Starside Engine v 1.0. Space Race features local split screen and online TCP/IP multiplayer, multiple maps and weapons, etc. Find out more about the game by visiting the official Space Race game page!
-Responsible for all game programming (player and game systems, physics, network code, etc), designed all art assets (maps, meshes, textures, etc), recorded and mixed all game audio (including recording gun tapes at a firing range), created all UI systems and elements, etc.
Starside Engine v 1.0 (SSE) - Game Maker: Studio - 2014-2015
-Developed in Game Maker: Studio, the Starside Engine (SSE) is a custom built 3D engine created to unlock the hidden potential of 3D development in Game Maker
-Responsible for programming of all engine systems including: custom 3D animation, bone, and rigging system, dynamic particle engine, 3D AI and pathfinding, 3D physics and collision detection, dynamic GUI system with multiple layers and hierarchies, variable engine and physics simulation speed, TCP/IP multiplayer functionality, game state saving/loading and file handling, and much more.
Fallen Grid - Game Maker: Studio - 2015
-Fallen Grid is a retro style space shoot 'em up that blends the visual style and the difficulty of classic arcade games with modern design concepts and mechanics, resulting in a smooth and challenging bullet hell shooter experience. Find out more about the game by visiting the official Fallen Grid Steam Greenlight page!
-Responsible for creation of many 2D graphics and assets, miscellaneous programming work, usability and mechanics testing, etc.
Hunted- Game Maker 8.1 - 2011
-Hunted is a wave-based FPS developed in Game Maker 8.1. Players are tasked to survive waves of increasingly deadly dinosaurs and are awarded resupply air drops after each wave is cleared. All maps present different terrain and natural hazards, from murky swamps to erupting volcanoes that decimate everything in their path, regardless of species.
VOLT- Game Maker 8.1 - 2010
-VOLT is an arena shooter developed in Game Maker 8.1. All game play mechanics and objectives revolve around the consumption and application of electricity. Players may choose from 4 different robot classes, each with their own weapons and abilities, and fight enemy bots across 5 unique maps in a variety of game modes in a never ending quest for power.
Education
A.S. Computer Game Design- Manchester Community College - 2015
-Graduated 2015 Magna Cum Laude and Honors student
-Dean's List and President's List student
-Phi Theta Kappa Honor's Society member
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