Resume

• Created a gameplay prototype where the player can freely resize the world around him, that was then purchased by Disney Mobile.
• Implemented physical properties of the player as they smoothly go between sizes.
• Authored the technical documentation to be used in the development of the title.

AppMates: Cars 2

• Sandbox game exclusive to iPad which uses a physical toy that can be recognized by the app.
• Implemented voice over management system that enabled the dynamic use of over 3000 lines without any memory or performance concerns. The system was supported by a compressed format of a parsed Excel sheet.
• Worked as the only programmer on 4 mini-games that are accessible from within the game and utilize the toy technology, where each game is complete enough to stand on its own.
• Implemented interactable AI for world ambient NPCs.

Dinger

• Puzzle/Action title for the iPhone and iPad
• Used Unity3D C# API to build all of the game elements, from player controls, to attacks, behaviors, as well as optimization tools within the engine
• Worked as the only programmer on the project for the majority of the time, along with 3 artists, an animator and a designer
• Used additional plugins to Unity: iTween, Sprite Manager 2, EZGui and Vectrosity, some of which required modifications

Man Vs Wild: The Game

• Upcoming title for Wii, PS3 and XBox 360, based on the popular show on the Discovery Channel, built using Vicious Engine 2.6
• Implemented many navigational elements like general movement, climbing on/over practically any obstacle, wall climbing, balance cross, etc.
• Implemented most of the game's special effects through shaders, as well as optimized other shaders, while also extending the functionality of the built-in shader editor
• Some of these effects include:
• Bloom and Masked Blurs
• Gradual wetness of characters
• Rim lighting
• Manage many aspects of script implementation procedures in terms of streamlining things before they're given to designers

Singularity Engine

• DirectX based engine, developed by 4 programmers
• Used in 4 games developed in parallel by separate teams, each of which had a programmer on the engine team
• Includes a complete tech document
• Responsibilities: Input, timing, 3D picking systems and QA.

Tribes of the Eternal Moon (TotEM)

• Role in development: Technology lead
• Fully featured 3D RTS, developed by 4 programmers and 1 artist
• Includes full design and tech documentation
• Main responsibilities:
• Engine integration – the above mentioned Singularity Engine
• Navigation mesh as precompiled path planning system
• Scene and Navigation mesh exporter plugin for Maya 2009 using the Maya API
• Terrain picking and following – using BVH
• Camera system – through view and projection matrix manipulations
• Shaders – both render time and post effects in HLSL

Bloom

• Role in development: Technology lead
• First fully fledged game project, developed by a team of 4 programmers
• Includes full design and tech documentation
• Firsthand experience with FMod
• Extended use of advanced design patterns – Singletons, FSM, etc.
• Main Responsibilities:
• Rendering – using Direct3D sprites in 2D.
• Collision – through simple vector math.
• Dynamic tile engine – the players could create their own levels in game

Vector Wars

• Solo project
• First attempt at making a full game
• Geometry wars used as inspiration
• All of the graphics, such as text, enemies, the player and special effects, were created entirely and exclusively out of line segments
• Used as introduction to the DirectX API

APIs

Unity3D C# and JS, OpenGL, Direct3D, DirectSound, DirectInput, Maya, Windows, FMod, WinSock

Math

Trigonometry, Linear Algebra (Vector/Matrix math), Physics

AI & Data Structures

STL, Navigation Mesh, Pathfinding (A*, Uniform Cost, etc.), Finite State Machine, Genetic Algorithms, Bounding Volume Heirarchy (BVH)

Misc.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/2008, Alienbrain, SVN, XML