Overview

• 6 years of professional development experience

• AAA Titles

• 4+ Million units shipped

• Gameplay and Tools programming

• 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2

Employment

• High Impact Games: September 2005 - Present

  • Gameplay Programmer September 2005 – March 2007

  • Senior Gameplay Programmer March 2007 – August 2008

  • Lead Gameplay Programmer August 2008 – November 2009

  • Tools Programmer November 2009 – Present

Titles

• Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters:

  • Platform: PSP

  • Features:

    • Implemented all enemies, level events, and particle effects for roughly 10 out of the 20 'segments' in the game

• Secret Agent Clank:

  • Platform: PSP

  • Features:

    • Implemented all enemies, level events, and particle effects for roughly 10 out of the 30 'segments' in the game

• Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier:

  • Platform: PSP, PS2

  • Features:

    • Oversaw team of eight Gameplay Programmers

    • Implemented Jak Player code, including 6 weapon-like 'powers'.

    • Implemented arcade-style airplane mechanics featuring five different planes with different flight characteristics, customizable weapons and customizable handling

    • Implemented eight plane-based weapons

• Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Wii):

  • Platform: Wii

  • Features:

    • Chosen to sub-contract with Activision on-site at Treyarch studio

    • Debugged and fixed existing gameplay scripts to work with art/code changes made for the Wii version

    • Rapidly became proficient with new development process, tools, and proprietary scripting language

• Unannounced Prototype:

  • Platform: XBox360

  • Features:

    • Converted manual build system to dependency-based build system with automated build server

    • Expanded Game Objects system to allow for more complex and developer friendly game objects.

Skills

• Primary Development Languages: C/C++

• Familiar with Maya application as well as MEL scripting and the Maya C++ API

• Familiar with various console-specific IDE's/debuggers: Visual Studio, CodeWarrior debugger for Wii, SN Systems ProDG debugger for PS3/PSP/PS2

Passions

• Creating interactive code that is primarily fun, and also clean and efficient

• Analyzing and optimizing development pipelines via applications or processes

• Working with a tightly-knit and highly collaborative team to draw upon diverse experiences and opinions

Education

• Full Sail University: Bachelor of Science of Game Design and Development