Experience

University of Utah John and Marcia Price College of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Graduate Research Assistant under Dr. Rogelio Cardona-Rivera in:- Artificial Intelligence,- Goal Reasoning,- Planning,- Narrative Generation,- Long term Goal Autonomy,- Procedural Content for Computer Games.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Graduate Teaching Assistant working full time for Dr. Ladislav Kavan for the CS 4600 class, Intro to Computer Graphics for the Fall 2020 semester.* Basics of 2D/3D graphics programming, animation, and ray tracing using OpenGL 1* Running and holding lab hours for students to come in for questions* Grading assignments and reviewing/giving feedback on code.



Big Boot Stoodts, LLC

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Engineer

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

  Lead engineer for the debut game Ballad of the Masked Bandits created and published by Big Boot Stoodts, LLC. * Lead a team of three engineers in implementing mechanics in the game. * Communicated to other teams and producer expectations, requests, and ideas. * Managed version control systems (Git and SVN). * Assisted with public relations. * Managed release candidates. * Tools and game play programming in Unity using C#. * Graphics programming in Unity's shader system using HLSL/CG. Show less



University of Utah John and Marcia Price College of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Taught CS 1410-30/40 Object Oriented Programming for Computer Engineers for the Fall 2019 Semester. * Programming principles (classes, arrays, variables, pointers, etc.) * Introduction to electrical engineering with Arduino * Taught C++ and Java programming skills * Ran labs for teaching Arduino and applying C++ and Java programming skills * Held office hours for helping students with their assignments and reviews for midterm and final exams Taught CS 1410-30/40 Object Oriented Programming for Computer Engineers for the Fall 2019 Semester. * Programming principles (classes, arrays, variables, pointers, etc.) * Introduction to electrical engineering with Arduino * Taught C++ and Java programming skills * Ran labs for teaching Arduino and applying C++ and Java programming skills * Held office hours for helping students with their assignments and reviews for midterm and final exams



iD Tech Camps

• United States
• Education Management
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Instructor

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Taught multiple courses within iD Tech Camps including: * Game design and development in Unreal * Virtual reality with the Oculus Go and Unity * Building Pi-Top Laptops * Streaming using Streamlabs OBS and Unreal Level Design Responsibilities outside of classes included: * Planning events and course load for the week * Teaching a wide range of technical skill levels * Helping parents with the next steps for their children's education Taught multiple courses within iD Tech Camps including: * Game design and development in Unreal * Virtual reality with the Oculus Go and Unity * Building Pi-Top Laptops * Streaming using Streamlabs OBS and Unreal Level Design Responsibilities outside of classes included: * Planning events and course load for the week * Teaching a wide range of technical skill levels * Helping parents with the next steps for their children's education



YouROK

• Remote

• Intern - Game Programming

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Began the internship working on documentation and quality assurance. Added responsibilities of: • Development of 2.01 hotfix • Website improvements • Lead programmer of the frontend for AI component • Worked on various bug fixes for version 2.1 Began the internship working on documentation and quality assurance. Added responsibilities of: • Development of 2.01 hotfix • Website improvements • Lead programmer of the frontend for AI component • Worked on various bug fixes for version 2.1



Evolve IP

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern - Software Development Team

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  I worked on two projects that pertained to one of the newest database architectures and the leading issue, bug, and feature tracking software. • Responsible for the planning of JIRA2Presentation • Responsible for the implementation of JIRA2Presentation • Responsible for configuring three Linux CentOS servers with MariaDB • Responsible for lead testing against future project applications Accomplishments Include: • JIRA2Presentation is now used throughout the organization to quickly generate Sprint reports. • MariaDB now setup for future IT Capex programs. Show less



Perfect Memory USB, LLC (Private Equity-sold January 2015)

• Pottstown, PA

• Customer Relations Lead Associate

  • Apr 2013 - Jan 2015

  Report to COO, I had responsibility for the successful implementation of the customer service strategy and direction. • Responsible for all inbound calls from consumers and customers in the USA and Canada. • Responsible for input of all purchase orders from predetermined set of customers (Sears, Target, Wal-Mart) using Quick Books and EDI. • Responsible for same purchase order tracking throughout Perfect Memory supply chain to customers. Accomplishments Include: • 100% customer follow up satisfaction record. • 100% consumer satisfaction survey report. • Q42013 Employee of the quarter Show less



Perfect Memory USB, LLC

• Web Designer

  • Oct 2012 - Apr 2013

  Led the internal and consultant team on web redesign strategy based on COO / CEO input.• Responsible for executing strategic vision of branding platform.• Responsible for SEO web site intergration.Accomplishments Include:• Redesign and launch of new web site under budget and within established time frame.• 100% bug free launch of new shopping cart feature for consumers.

• Supply Chain Specialist

  • Feb 2012 - Oct 2012

  Reported to the Vice President, Supply Chain. • Responsible for fulfillment of purchase orders through stock keeping software.• Responsible for record keeping of current on hand inventoryAccomplishments Include:• Successfully led Supply Chain Specialist team with top score on correct fulfillment process. • Successfully decreased pick times by 7% over previous goals.