Experience

Ballast Technologies

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Content Officer, Co-Founder

  • Oct 2020 - Present

• Technical Director, Co-Founder

  • Sep 2017 - Oct 2020

  Creating amazing new virtual reality experiences in aquatic environments. Check out the videos for an early glimpse... more incredible things are on the way!



Virtual Reality

• Head of Development

  • Jan 2017 - Aug 2017

  Lead on a variety of projects: • Created VR interaction framework using Unity for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Supports transformation, cloning, multi-selection, snapping, and undo/redo using context sensitive controls in VR. • Created VR game using Unity for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Guide spaceships to the right docking stations by painting paths through 3D space. Space ships will explode if they collide with each other or with obstacles. • Created 360 video VR viewer for mobile. Switch… Show more Lead on a variety of projects: • Created VR interaction framework using Unity for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Supports transformation, cloning, multi-selection, snapping, and undo/redo using context sensitive controls in VR. • Created VR game using Unity for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Guide spaceships to the right docking stations by painting paths through 3D space. Space ships will explode if they collide with each other or with obstacles. • Created 360 video VR viewer for mobile. Switch between head-mounted and handheld modes. • Worked on project allowing consumers to download content (books, movies, music), organize them, and consume them in VR. • Developed voice-based games using Node.js backend with serverless architecture. Created backend micro-service for performing text-to-speech in varying genders and accents. Technologies used: • Unity, C# • Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Google Cardboard • Maya, Photoshop • Voice SDKs on AWS backend • Node.js, JavaScript Show less



Fourleaf Networks Inc

• Technology, Information and Internet

• Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2016

  Mountain View Architected and implemented backend and client-facing API for social network using Node.js. Provisioned and maintained backend infrastructure using Amazon Web Services (AWS). Technologies used: • Node.js, JavaScript • MongoDB • Amazon Web Services



Nibble Games

• Chief Technology Officer, Founder

  • Sep 2011 - Aug 2012

  Developed mobile side-scrolling action game. Developed tools to allow level designer to create levels simply by placing walls and floors—tools use procedural generation to automatically connect walls, round corners, put grass and flowers on top of walls, and put vines or roots below walls. Technologies used: • Unity, C# • Cinema 4D, Photoshop



Spiral Graphics Inc.

• Canada
• Software Development

• Chief Executive Officer, Founder

  • Mar 2003 - Aug 2012

  Developed a variety of tools for 3D artist, film makers, and game designers, including procedural generation of seamless textures, HDR lighting environments, and geometry-based effects such as ambient occlusion. Began project as sole developer and ended project leading team of 8 software engineers. Technologies used: • C#/.NET, • OpenGL



Consulting Resources Corporation

• Canada
• Food and Beverage Services

• Model Developer

  • Mar 2001 - Mar 2003

  Developed arithmetic models predicting regional energy prices based on hundreds of inputs. Worked with high profile clients in the energy, biotech, and chemical sectors.