Education

2004-2008 - B.S. Real-Time Interactive Simulation (Computer Science) with mathematics minor
DigiPen Institute of Technology, Redmond, WA (Graduating April, 2008)

Skills

Languages: C/C++(4 years), C#(2 years), Assembly(1 year)
Techniques: Client/Server Architecture and TCP/IP programming, Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, path finding, data structures, ray tracing, object serialization, splines, quaternions
APIs Used: Winsock, STL, Direct3D, DirectInput, XNA, Win32 API, GDI+, Ageia PhysX
Development Tools: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Tortoise SVN, Microsoft Visual Studio 2003, Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, Doxygen, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
Misc: Leadership experience on 3 projects including leading a 26 person team, experience in sales, experience with agile development, experience working on concurrent game projects

Projects

Senior Game Project - "Feed the Beast" 3D adventure game
Producer/programmer on a team of 4
- Wrote client/server architecture and networking engine in C#
- Designed and implemented a gamestate manager
- Created a state machine class in C# complete with messaging between agents
- Designed and implemented own scripting language

Junior Game Project - "Aphelion" 3D arcade style space shooter
Programmer on a team of 4
- Designed and implemented client/server architecture and reliable UDP networking engine in C++
- Created AI enemies using a subsumption architecture
- Wrote own scripting language to easily create tutorials and extra mini-games
- Implemented input manager using DirectInput

Ray Tracer
Programmed in C++ for CS400 class
- Used TCP and UDP to add distributed processing to speed up rendering
- Intersection algorithms for rays with spheres, polygons, boxes, and ellipsoids
- Implemented and animated Quaternion Julia Fractals
- Extra features included soft shadows, phong shading, reflection, and transmission

Sophomore Game Project - "Construction Story" 2D side-scrolling action game Programmer/designer on a team of 4
- Created tile-based level editor using C#
- Designed and implemented enemies using state machines
- Programmed game logic, and created levels
- Wrote the game design document

Work Experience

Gamestop - 2002-2005 - Sales Associate
Gained experience in working with customers and meeting weekly sales goals. Worked on a team for 3 years, and went through multiple changes in management. Also gained front hand experience at how video games are sold, and which games sell well.