Sophia MacDonnell
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John Veneron
I worked directly with Sophia as a senior producer at Runic Games for a period of about six months. As a new producer jumping into the middle of a chaotic project, Sophia welcomed my perspective and expertise, and went out of her way to make me feel supported both as a colleague and as a Seattle transplant. This is a theme for Sophia, as she consistently went out of her way to make sure that other members of the team - from level designers and artists, to QA and sound design - were properly supported. Sophia thrived as the party's "healer" and took the less glamorous tasks in the name of being a good team mate. Sophia cares that tools are well maintained, that colleagues are heard, and that bugs are fixed. She is thoughtful in the resolution of conflict, and is otherwise easy to work with. I wish I had an opportunity to work with her longer, and would welcome any future opportunities to work with her again!
Kochun Hu
Sophia is a smart, dedicated game developer who cares deeply about the quality of her work. She collaborates freely and effectively with great results, and is a pleasure to work with. When Sophia integrated audio middleware into our codebase, her focus and drive in setting high standards for stability and efficiency in her code was impressive; it empowered me and our colleagues and directly resulted in a better game. I strongly recommend her and hope I will be able to work with her again in the future.
John Veneron
I worked directly with Sophia as a senior producer at Runic Games for a period of about six months. As a new producer jumping into the middle of a chaotic project, Sophia welcomed my perspective and expertise, and went out of her way to make me feel supported both as a colleague and as a Seattle transplant. This is a theme for Sophia, as she consistently went out of her way to make sure that other members of the team - from level designers and artists, to QA and sound design - were properly supported. Sophia thrived as the party's "healer" and took the less glamorous tasks in the name of being a good team mate. Sophia cares that tools are well maintained, that colleagues are heard, and that bugs are fixed. She is thoughtful in the resolution of conflict, and is otherwise easy to work with. I wish I had an opportunity to work with her longer, and would welcome any future opportunities to work with her again!
Kochun Hu
Sophia is a smart, dedicated game developer who cares deeply about the quality of her work. She collaborates freely and effectively with great results, and is a pleasure to work with. When Sophia integrated audio middleware into our codebase, her focus and drive in setting high standards for stability and efficiency in her code was impressive; it empowered me and our colleagues and directly resulted in a better game. I strongly recommend her and hope I will be able to work with her again in the future.
John Veneron
I worked directly with Sophia as a senior producer at Runic Games for a period of about six months. As a new producer jumping into the middle of a chaotic project, Sophia welcomed my perspective and expertise, and went out of her way to make me feel supported both as a colleague and as a Seattle transplant. This is a theme for Sophia, as she consistently went out of her way to make sure that other members of the team - from level designers and artists, to QA and sound design - were properly supported. Sophia thrived as the party's "healer" and took the less glamorous tasks in the name of being a good team mate. Sophia cares that tools are well maintained, that colleagues are heard, and that bugs are fixed. She is thoughtful in the resolution of conflict, and is otherwise easy to work with. I wish I had an opportunity to work with her longer, and would welcome any future opportunities to work with her again!
Kochun Hu
Sophia is a smart, dedicated game developer who cares deeply about the quality of her work. She collaborates freely and effectively with great results, and is a pleasure to work with. When Sophia integrated audio middleware into our codebase, her focus and drive in setting high standards for stability and efficiency in her code was impressive; it empowered me and our colleagues and directly resulted in a better game. I strongly recommend her and hope I will be able to work with her again in the future.
John Veneron
I worked directly with Sophia as a senior producer at Runic Games for a period of about six months. As a new producer jumping into the middle of a chaotic project, Sophia welcomed my perspective and expertise, and went out of her way to make me feel supported both as a colleague and as a Seattle transplant. This is a theme for Sophia, as she consistently went out of her way to make sure that other members of the team - from level designers and artists, to QA and sound design - were properly supported. Sophia thrived as the party's "healer" and took the less glamorous tasks in the name of being a good team mate. Sophia cares that tools are well maintained, that colleagues are heard, and that bugs are fixed. She is thoughtful in the resolution of conflict, and is otherwise easy to work with. I wish I had an opportunity to work with her longer, and would welcome any future opportunities to work with her again!
Kochun Hu
Sophia is a smart, dedicated game developer who cares deeply about the quality of her work. She collaborates freely and effectively with great results, and is a pleasure to work with. When Sophia integrated audio middleware into our codebase, her focus and drive in setting high standards for stability and efficiency in her code was impressive; it empowered me and our colleagues and directly resulted in a better game. I strongly recommend her and hope I will be able to work with her again in the future.
Experience
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343 Industries
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United States
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Computer Games
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200 - 300 Employee
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Software Engineer
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Apr 2017 - Present
Project: Halo Infinite, Still in development. - Contracted from April 2017, transitioned to full time in November 2017. - Worked on game editor tools for the proprietary Slipspace Engine. -- Responsible for consulting with content creators to implement editor improvements that empower their productivity. -- Key member of a team tasked to architect a visual scripting system for studio-wide use across multiple disciplines, including animation, environment art, rendering and more. - Currently working on Forge, the community level editor for Halo Infinite. -- Implementing features to expand the toolset and capabilities of Forge to feed the creativity of fan-based content creators. -- Working with internal content creators to tailor game content for manipulation in Forge. -- Approaching solutions with network efficiency and client-server parity in mind, necessary for an online customer-facing level editor. Show less
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Runic Games, Inc.
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Gameplay Programmer
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Oct 2014 - Oct 2016
Project: Hob, September 2017 - Implemented various gameplay mechanics. - Maintained and expanded the proprietary content editor. - Integrated FMOD Studio. - Developed in C++ and C# for PC and PS4. Project: Hob, September 2017 - Implemented various gameplay mechanics. - Maintained and expanded the proprietary content editor. - Integrated FMOD Studio. - Developed in C++ and C# for PC and PS4.
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PopCap Games
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United States
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Game Developer
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Mar 2011 - Aug 2014
Projects:Solitaire Blitz: Lost Treasures iOS, February 2014, live serviceSolitaire Blitz iOS, March 2013, live serviceZuma’s Revenge Xbox 360, June 2012Zuma’s Revenge iOS, March 2012Bejeweled 3 Update for Steam, November 2011OS X Launch Support for Flagship Titles, App Store and Steam, July 2011Candy Train iOS, May 2011- All titles developed primarily in C++ using a proprietary cross-platform framework. - Did ongoing development on live service titles post-release, implementing support for content updates. Show less
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Software Engineer
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Aug 2006 - Mar 2011
- Developed build automation tools for distributing releases to third parties on multiple platforms (PC, Web and OSX).- Assisted with writing QA automation to vet these builds.- Worked on a proprietary DRM to promotes games and deliver patches.
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Microsoft
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Contract Software Engineer
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Aug 2005 - Aug 2006
Maintained an online library application utilized by QA to check out applications for test. ASP.Net, C# and SQL used. Maintained an online library application utilized by QA to check out applications for test. ASP.Net, C# and SQL used.
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Education
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2001 - 2005
Seattle University
BS, Computer Science
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