Work Experience

• Microsoft - Software Development Engineer

  2015+

  Turn 10 Studios - Tools and Automation - Forza Motorsport 6/Forza Motorsport 6: Apex

  • Designed and implemented numerous systems to facilitate the studio’s first ever multiplatform release.
  • Provided rapid support and resolution to issues that arose from unexpected interactions between infrastructure systems.
  • Functioned as technological liaison between multiple teams to enable in-house users to better utilize the technologies provided to them by our Tools, Automation, and Pipeline teams.

• Deloitte - Software Engineer

  2013-2015

  Department of State - .NET Web Programmer - American Citizen Services & Non-Citizen Services

  • Completely rebuilt and modernized an application using Javascript, ASP.NET, and C# which substantially improved performance and allowed users to handle more cases per hour and ultimately saving lives.
  • Performed the function of Lead Developer for the entire duration of a modernization effort.
  • Was a key contributor to design and functionality decisions with shared authority over implementation on a public website with millions of users.
  • Performed a complete refactoring of an existing application with millions of users which substantially improved performance and reduced overhead for future development efforts.

  Department of State - Team Foundation Server Admin - American Citizen Services & Non-Citizen Services

  • Designed and proposed new methodologies and standards for an account-wide implementation of TFS 2013 which involved transitioning and upgrading multiple teams from earlier versions or other services entirely.
  • Created a custom Agile process template for the new Team Foundation Server implementation and held information sessions to instruct users on the functionality.
  • Administered nearly a dozen Projects within three Collections in addition to their repositories and automating their builds.

• Booz Allen Hamilton - Software Engineer

  2011-2013

  Department of Veterans Affairs - .NET Web Programmer

  • Inspired and developed a new .NET module (the first in the ColdFusion application) using C# and OpenXML to handle robust automated document generation, greatly increasing client productivity.
  • Implemented UI tests for all modules of the application using ColdFusion, CFSelenium, and MXUnit.

  Internal - Flex Mobile Programmer

  • Developed a new module for a cross-platform mobile application that allowed users to create and save text annotations to a map at specific coordinates.

  Transportation Security Administration - Flex Web Programmer

  • Followed client guidelines to create multiple interactive visualizations using the Flare library for Flex.

Personal Projects

• Worm Audiobook Project

  2014-2016
  • Gathered other like-minded fans of the original work to reproduce it as an audiobook in podcast form after confirming with the original author that he had no intention of making one.
  • Organized production schedule and contributor allocation to maintain a three episode per week release schedule for the lifetime of the project without missing a single deadline.
  • Designed and administered website to allow for easy content creation, instruction, organization, and automated posting to facilitate a consistent thrice-weekly release schedule.
  • Recruited and vetted new contributors and coordinated chapter narration assignments across the team.

• Lakewood Plaza Turbo: Battle Ball

  Cartoon Network 2016
  • Successfully formed team from among other registered participants prior to the event.
  • Lead and managed team of two programmers, two artists, and one audio engineer for the full event.
  • Set milestones and managed tasking priorities, successfully meeting them on time, in addition to creating, updating, and maintaining the Asset Plan and Asset List.

• Habitual Sacrifices

  Global Game Jam 2016
  • Formed and managed a large team of five artists and four programmers to successfully create a minigame-based game within the time limit.
  • Managed tasking for the team as well as performing frequent adjustments to prioritization to most effectively utilize the bandwidth of every member.
  • Personally mixed various audio sources to create constantly shifting BGM system.
  • Recorded myself making demon sounds in a public elevator :P

• (Don't) Crash & Burn

  Global Game Jam 2015
  • Lead and managed team of three programmers, two 3D artists, and two 2D artists for the full event.
  • Set milestones and managed tasking priorities, successfully meeting them on time, in addition to creating, updating, and maintaining the Asset Plan and Asset List.
  • Personally developed all multiplayer functionality using Photon for Unity.
  • Acquired and edited audio assets for background music and sound effects, then implemented them in-game.

• Bad Heart

  Global Game Jam 2013
  • Functioned as project lead by leading feature and implementation discussions, managing task and requirements lists, and delegating responsibilities throughout the team of five (two programmers, two artists, and one audio).
  • Personally developed all code (excluding the QWOP-like mechanic) using the Unity engine and C#.

• Star Sharks

  IGDA DC Summer Game Jam 2012
  • Functioned as project lead by leading feature and implementation discussions; managing the prioritized task, asset, and feature lists; manually merging all code; and delegating tasks throughout the team of seven.
  • Developed all collision detection and physics interaction using the Unity engine and C#.

• NightRoad

  Global Game Jam 2012
  • Managed the team’s task-tracking and asset lists, in addition to ranking and updating their priorities.
  • Developed all aspects of creation and destruction of interactive objects using the Unity engine and C#.

Education

• University of Rochester

  2006-2010

  Bachelors of Arts in Economics

  Bachelors of Science in Computer Science

• Temple University Japan Campus

  2010

  Studied International Business at Temple University Japan in Tokyo