cv.md

## Experience

**NOTE:** Identifying information including employer names, contact information, etc. are redacted
for privacy reasons. Please contact me using one of my [public contact methods](/page/contact) if
you would like to discuss an opportunity and see my unredacted CV.

### Game Engine Programmer

_AAA Game Engine • C⁠+⁠+, C⁠#, Windows, Perforce • Salaried, Full-Time • October 2024-Present_

- Developed an automation system to enable a 10x increase in development speed of UI tests
- Researched Pixar's USD technology and implemented a demo integration of it in the engine
- Integrated a background profiler into the engine's editor to make reporting performance issues easier

### Game Programmer

_Unannounced Indie Game • Unreal Engine, C⁠+⁠+, Windows, Perforce • Contract, Part-Time • August 2023–August 2024_

- Implemented a core game mechanic in C⁠+⁠+ using the Unreal Engine API
- Developed levels and props using Unreal Engine's Blueprint scripting system
- Deployed and managed a Perforce server and Helix Swarm instance

### Senior Database Programmer

_MongoDB-Compatible Database Engine • C⁠+⁠+, CMake, Python, Linux, Git • Salaried, Full-Time • April 2021–August 2023_

- Optimized the bootup time of the database by 2-3x by reducing the amount of locks used
- Developed Python scripts to recover data damaged by power outages, hardware failure, or tampering
- Helped troubleshoot and fix issues on live customer environments with hundreds of users
- Improved memory safety throughout the codebase using modern C⁠+⁠+

### Database Programmer

_MongoDB-Compatible Database Engine • C⁠+⁠+, CMake, Python, Linux, Git • Salaried, Full-Time • October 2020–April 2021_

- Improved automated data recovery functionality, reducing the amount of data corruption tickets by 10%
- Improved security by tightening automated redaction mechanisms for sensitive data
- Re-wrote core BSON data handling routines in modern C++, improving memory safety

### Web Programmer

_ElasticSearch-Compatible Data Visualization Platform • TypeScript, React, Git • Salaried, Full-Time • October 2018–October 2020_

- Implemented various interactive visualizations as React components using the results of ElasticSearch queries
- Implemented progressive query loading for a few heavy visualizations, vastly improving their responsiveness
- Implemented migration scripts that were integrated into the product's installation script
- Helped re-write thousands of lines of AngularJS code as React components

### Web Programmer

_2D Game Engine & Scripting System • JavaScript, Python, WebGL, HTML, CSS • Contract, Full-Time • March 2016–June 2018_

- Implemented a kid-friendly 2D game engine that runs in a browser on low-grade hardware
- Implemented a Python-to-JavaScript compiler so that scripts could be written in Python
- Integrated the game engine and compiler with an existing Wordpress website

### Instructor

_After School Programming Classes • Unity, C#, Java • Contract, Part-Time • September 2015–February 2017_

- Taught game development with the Unity game engine to younger kids (ages 10-15)
- Taught AP computer science to older teenagers (ages 15-17)

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### Programming Languages

Rust, C&#8288;+&#8288;+, C, C&#8288;#, Python, Lua, JavaScript, TypeScript, Haskell

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### Build Tools

CMake, Make, Cargo, Cabal, NPM

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### Development Environments

[Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/), [JetBrains Rider](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/), [Neovim](https://neovim.io/)

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### Game Engines

[Unreal Engine](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US), [LÖVE](https://love2d.org/), [Godot](https://godotengine.org/)

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### Markup & Design Languages

HTML, CSS, Markdown, <span class="latex">L<span class="latex-a">A</span>T<span class="latex-e">E</span>X</span>, reStructured Text

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### Operating Systems

Linux, Windows, macOS

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### Revision Control

Git, Perforce

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### Database Engines

MongoDB, SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL

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### Cloud Services

DigitalOcean, Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure

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### SaaS Products

GitHub, GitLab, Jira

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### Soft Skills

Collaborative problem solving, teaching & mentoring, non-technical communication of technical
concepts, solution-oriented attitude, self-starting and self-motivating

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### Spoken Languages

English

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