Software Engineer C++

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C O N T A C T

S K I L L S

* ***** ** */*++, C#, and Visual Studio

* ***rs of Git and SVN

3 years of Unity and Unreal

1 year of HTML/CSS and Javascript

Agile workflow

Debugging and profiling

4 shipped game titles

E D U C A T I O N

BS in Computer Science and Game Design

DigiPen Institute of Technology

2019-2023

Associate's of Arts

Clark College

2017-2019

S E T H M E R R I L L

S O F T W A R E E N G I N E E R

Pipeline and Audio Lead

Team Night Watch

Created a pipeline for easy audio asset implementation through Wwise. Devised a rapid level iteration framework, saving a month of development time. Implemented a unique particle workflow, increasing user response by 25%. September 2021-April 2022

Lead Engine Programmer

Orion (Custom Engine)

Built complete custom external libraries for OpenGL rendering, memory management, and LUA script integration for a C++ engine. Memory manager was, on average, 30ms faster than built-in dynamic allocation. April 2021-September 2021

W O R K E X P E R I E N C E

General Maintenance Technician

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Increased daily store output 26% by devising more effective methodologies. Fully trained 3 new employees, halving time overhead. Two letters of recommendation from management available upon request. July 2023-May 2024

Teacher's Assistant

DigiPen Institute of Technology

Answer questions to improve students’ understanding of computer science. Work with students individually to clarify assignment instructions and fix bugs. Reduced administrative overhead 30% by grading papers and exams. September 2021-April 2023

Engineering Department Head

Independent Studio

Headed technical pre-production by iterating on product prototypes. Developed a new procedural generation technique for projects. Expedited team workflow via effective department coordination. June 2024-Present

Engine Programmer

Control Alt Kiwi

Created a complete engine with a team over the course of fifteen weeks. Wrote a clean interface and back-end for the engine’s input handling using SDL’s event system.

Increased code readability and reduced technical debt by organizing code layout and writing full documentation.

September 2020-April 2021

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