Profile
As a software engineer with a passion for game development, I have been making games on my own and in teams for over 6 years while I work collaboratively with technical and non-technical teams alike to achieve business goals through software development.
Experience
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Ascend Federal Credit Union | February 2021 – Present
- Builds and maintains services and applications in C# .NET
- Uses SQL to retrieve and use data in applications
- Works with business units to build line-of-business apps that suit their needs and improve workflows
- Uses Azure to run Function Apps, store data, and track logs and errors across services and applications
- Works alongside a team of programmers to overcome challenges
- Writes applications to automate processes in C#
- Generate customizable reports with SQL
- Creates tools and automations to be used by employees in core banking software coding in PowerOn
- Writes programs to dynamically fill out forms created with Adobe Acrobat using PowerOn and Javascript
- Debugs and troubleshoots business applications
- Communicates efficiently and effectively across all departments
SOFTWARE ENGINEER CONTRACTOR
TechnologyAdvice | November 2019 – May 2020
- Added features to new proprietary software in JavaScript
- Wrote Jest tests for JavaScript components
- Ran SQL Queries to update and maintain databases
- Fixed bugs in legacy code
- Communicated technical information to teammates with non-technical backgrounds
- Used Jira to keep track of goals for each sprint
GAME PROGRAMMING CONTRACTOR
Traega Entertainment | August 2018 – January 2019
- Used knowledge of software design principles to implement a gameplay tool for building splines in real-time using Unreal Engine 4’s Blueprints
- Participated in daily scrum meetings to discuss the current design of the game while receiving feedback
- Converted Blueprints to C++ in Unreal Engine 4
SHIFT LEADER
Fox’s Donut Den | September 2013 – August 2018
- Served customers well while maintaining a positive, upbeat atmosphere
- Acted as shift leader for the evenings
- Often ran the shop independently
Education
GAME DEVELOPMENT MAJOR, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Lipscomb University | Graduated: May 2019
GPA: 3.25
Experiential Learning Includes:
- Took instructor-led Azure Developer course
- Created several games, both in teams and solo
- Released two games on both IOS and Android
Skills
- C#
- C++
- SQL
- .NET
- XML
- Microsoft Azure
- Azure Application insights
- Unity Game Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- GameMaker Studio
- JavaScript
- HTML
- SCSS
- WPF
- Java
- Git
- Adobe Suite
- Ableton Live 10
- Jira