11/2023 to present
Senior engineering role working under the CTO. Worked on wide-ranging tasks including database integration, voice- and video- integration, UI, gameplay implementation, and tools-building within Unity. Unplay is a VC-funded start-up building an immersive, real-time storytelling platform for social roleplaying.
2/2022 to 11/2022
Expansion of previous engineering role, adding responsibilities to serve as lead programmer on the live game "RPG Dice: Heroes of Whitestone". Generally responsible for Tech direction and day-to-day management of four programmers, while serving as the Tech point person for the Live Ops group, which involved coordinating responses to emergent bugs, issuing patches and new release builds.
2/2013 to 2/2022
Generalist programmer using C# with Unity. Worked closely with other departments (Game Design, Art, Core Tech) on a daily basis to rapidly iterate on ideas and execute several mobile game projects, including the globally released title "RPG Dice: Heroes of Whitestone". Specialized in UI and Gameplay programming, and responsible for producing polished and efficient Unity components, prefabs, custom tools, implementing gameplay mechanics and service code, all while responding to bug fixes and playtesting feedback throughout several entire game cycles from prototype to live release.
2/2010 to 2/2013
Sole programmer on a twelve-person museum exhibit design-and-build team. Provided technical perspective for all proposed designs and programmed all software needs for the exhibits, which were primarily implemented as XML-driven AIR/ActionScript 3 0 applications. Projects completed include the Gem & Mineral Hall and the Energy Hall in the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, TX, the updated Visitor & Nature Center in the Garden Of The Gods Park in Colorado Springs, CO, and several bespoke applications for individual clients
RPG Dice: Heroes of Whitestone combines strategy board games and epic battle RPG story adventures to create a compelling free-to-play experience. Summon and level up a guild of heroes, collect gear, and roll the dice against PvE and PvP elements and build up your team and become the Heroes of Whitestone.
Responsibilities: Primary UI programmer, implementation and iteration on complex turn-based status-heavy JRPG style 5v5 combat, and general gameplay and system programming such as: Collecting & Leveling Up Heroes, Guild Features (invitation, management, guild events, participation rewards, etc), Achievements, Analtyics, Rotating and Seasonal Events, PvP Arena Championship and Leaderboards
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