Experience

Gala

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  My previous studio (Ember Entertainment) was fully absorbed into Gala. I have similar duties and still work with the same people. Just a different parent company. Although the game I have been working on is not a mobile game. I write code for video games! My previous studio (Ember Entertainment) was fully absorbed into Gala. I have similar duties and still work with the same people. Just a different parent company. Although the game I have been working on is not a mobile game. I write code for video games!



Ember Entertainment, Inc.

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mobile Game Programmer

  • May 2014 - Jan 2022

  Shipped eight free-to-play games on iOS and Android as primary programmer. Was responsible for new features and bug fixes before and after launch. Worked closely with designers and testers to implement new features. Learned Lua, JavaScript, Dart, C#, Python. Fixed engine bugs and added engine features. Used non-relational databases (RethinkDB, Redis). Shipped eight free-to-play games on iOS and Android as primary programmer. Was responsible for new features and bug fixes before and after launch. Worked closely with designers and testers to implement new features. Learned Lua, JavaScript, Dart, C#, Python. Fixed engine bugs and added engine features. Used non-relational databases (RethinkDB, Redis).



DigiPen Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Teacher's Assistant

  • Sep 2009 - Apr 2013

  Employed during the regular school year from September to May only. Rehired each year. Was a TA for introductory computer science classes CS120 and CS170 which focused on using C and C++.Worked with students to improve their programming skills. Focused on logic, if statements, loops, creating classes in c++ with equivalent features to std::list and std::vector, file reading and writing. Gained deep understanding of c and c++ because I experienced and resolved the programming problems of hundreds of students and answered questions about programming. Show less

• Project FUN Instructor

  • May 2009 - Aug 2012

  Worked 3 months each Summer every year and September to May 2010-2011. Was rehired multiple years. Promoted from teacher's assistant to teacher during first month of employment.Taught C++ programming using a program called Project FUN to middle school and high school students. Had classes with between 10 and 40 students. Taught the material approximately 14 times. Prepared lectures and course curriculum on subjects of if statements, Boolean logic, sprite based game design, basic physics, handling user input, and dynamic sprite creation. Gained strong command over basics of 2D game design by explaining it in many ways to many people.Managed disputes between students. Motivated students to excel when they felt overwhelmed. Traveled to other schools in western Washington to teach students there. Trained new employees to teach.. Trained adult instructors to teach the material at other schools. Show less



Fir Creek Day Camp

• Bellingham, WA

• Camp Counselor

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2008

  Worked for 3 months each Summer. Had a cabin of 5-12 boys between 1st and 6th grade for 8 hours every weekday. Created activities out of thin air, managed disputes, dictated tasks, cleaned bathrooms. Worked for 3 months each Summer. Had a cabin of 5-12 boys between 1st and 6th grade for 8 hours every weekday. Created activities out of thin air, managed disputes, dictated tasks, cleaned bathrooms.



Blockbuster

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service Representative

  • Jan 2007 - May 2008

  Ran a till, helped customers find things, cleaned the store, received incoming packages weekly, handled new stock. Ran a till, helped customers find things, cleaned the store, received incoming packages weekly, handled new stock.