Experience

Underbite Games

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Game Software Developer

  • Jun 2021 - Oct 2023

  Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Working together in a small team, it was my job to translate design into actual 3D gameplay. I evaluated technical costs for our publisher milestones and owned core systems to our game Whisker Waters. I covered a wide variety of tasks from internal tools, optimization, fishing systems, and audio implementation to name a few.



EXIS LLC.

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Gameplay Programmer

  • May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Remote In this position I worked remotely with a small team to bring the game to life as I handled gameplay programming and focused on mobile optimization within Unity for the project.



University of Michigan College of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor Teaching Assistant (EECS 494 Game Developement)

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

  In this position I graded student games, testing thoroughly for bugs and spec requirements. Additionally I provided in depth feedback, drawing on my knowledge and previous experience from personal development and my time in the class to give them a clear trajectory for improvement.



Airkit.ai

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineering Intern

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  United States In my summer project I helped instrument the first version reporting product. My role focused on developing backend APIs to interface with internal systems and build the end to end data pipeline. I brought data from the front end client to our internal database, learning and developing in the full stack of the application. Where I saw opportunity I acted and, for example, implemented Single Sign On security (SSO) for logins which removed the need to buy other products to accomplish it.



University of Michigan College of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Camp Instructor (Game Development Section)

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2017

  Helping high school students develop games, I taught them the Construct 2 Engine by recording tutorials for future reference and facilitated game development exercises and activities. Additionally I continuously circled the room to help teach students good debugging practices and how to approach new topics. As an instructor I also ensured the safety of students during the camp and between group travel to and from campus locations.



University of Michigan - Research and Sponsored Projects

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher: Robotic Arm Object Recognition

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2017

  Working within the DROP Lab, I assembled and scripted the robotic arm's underwater camera. Using OpenCV I tested image training to detect the scoop handle and build a labelled data set of handle images in real time. This data set was to be later used in a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) to train more robust handle detection and manipulation by transforming the images to appear underwater.

• Researcher: Autonomous Vehicle Data Processing

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  In my summer research position I worked within the DROP Lab on an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV). My major contributions included synchronizing image capture for the stereo camera and matching them to GPS, depth, and related data from recorded log files. This matching of images and data allowed easier 3D map reconstruction in post processing. Additionally I worked on the ASV dashboard UI making improvements to alerts and catching edge cases.