Worked on Arctic Echoes, an interactive Arctic environment built in Unreal Engine 5.
Key Responsibilities:
- Built the systems for exploring the Arctic environment and interacting with what players find there
- Worked with artists to turn loose descriptions into documented, functional systems
- Reverse engineered an undocumented Blueprint codebase, fixing tight coupling, hardcoded thresholds, and dead logic
- Diagnosed a packaged-build-only hang as a race condition in Epic's PCG plugin, and shipped a workaround the client's team could run without a custom build
- Implemented world partitioning, growing the playable map from 1 km to 10 km with near identical memory use
Worked as a camp leader to teach youth about engineering and programming
Key Responsibilities:
- Teaching campers about Engineering & Programming
- Getting campers excited about learning
- Creating a supportive environment where it's ok to make mistakes
- Handling conflict
- Breaking down complex concepts so that young children can understand
- Keeping parents engaged and up to date with their child's learning
Worked as a retail associate in a high-traffic liquor store, providing customer service and handling store operations
Key Responsibilities:
- Customer Service
- Stocking
- Inventory Management
During my time working at Mecha Weka I had lots of great practical experience, and extensive experience working in a collaborative Environment with other developers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Building and deploying games through steamworks & google play console
- Community management & engagement, player feedback surveys and analytics
- Extensive work on bug fixing from player feedback
- Some localization work via Unity
- Leadership, I had the chance to lead the team through a sprint and I learned so much!
Taught cycling skills to children of varying ages and abilities in a fun, supportive camp environment
Key Responsibilities:
- Instructed groups of 4-12 children aged 3-12 in bicycle safety and riding techniques
- Adapted teaching methods to accommodate different skill levels
- Maintained a safe learning environment while keeping activities engaging
- Collaborated with fellow instructors to plan daily activities and manage camp logistics
- Communicated with parents about their child's progress