ABOUT ME
I'm a software engineer, with a master's degree in computer science concentrating in computer graphics and a bachelor's degree in computer science and media arts from Northeastern University. Currently, I'm working as a software engineer at Electronic Theater Controls based in Madison, WI.
I've always enjoyed problem solving and looking at the world from a new perspective. My love for art has lead me to a career where I can combine my creativity with my enjoyment of math and science, and I've found my creative and determined mindset has helped me to thrive in the computer science industry. I'm always looking for new ways to learn and am excited for new opportunities.
My past professional experience include employment at Raven Software as a rendering engineer working on Call of Duty, on the Olympics Technology Group at Intel as a computer graphics engineer, and as a software engineering at PowerAdvocate and Poloniex. My main interests and skills are in computer graphics, rendering, and tools and technical art.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Raven Software
I worked as a rendering engineer, using in C++ and HLSL to develop new features in the graphics engine. I was able to also gain some experience in tools, as I worked to refactor and move a feature into the software our environment artists use to streamline the process of using it. I was the point of contact for the feature and provided support to artists as they started to use it.
I have credits on Modern Warfare II and III.
Intel - Olympics Technology Team
I contributed to the development of the broadcast and coaching products on the Olympics Technology Group. In my role, I gathered historical Olympics data and wrote scripts using Python, C++, and Unity to test graphics capability of data visualization application and the broadcast pipeline's data generation, and collaborated with my team on their improvements. I also implemented an algorithm for smoothing skeletal data gathered from motion capture to generate an accurate 3D model and animation.
PERSONAL PROJECTS
Interactive Bee Scene
An OpenGL C++ scene that displays several bees in a honeycomb scene. Implemented navigation and uses a frame buffer to alter the scene with by applying gray-scale, blur, sharpen, edge detection, or inversion. Also applies blending to the bees' wings for transparency. The textures of the bee and normal map of the wall are custom made. Video explanation.
VR Volt Hockey
A virtual reality training game for volt hockey - an adaptive sport similar to ice hockey, but played 3 on 3 in powered wheelchairs. This project was developed in a team using Unity and C# scripting. A literature review and survey was conducted to identify needs and wants. A pilot study and representative study was used to evaluate and improve the experience. The resulting application was a serious game that reviewed the rules of volt hockey and takes the player through three training stages - slap shot practice, a static obstacle course, and a dynamic obstacle course.
Maya Tools
Two tools developed for Maya. The concepts were pitched by artists in Northeastern's animation capstone course. The first tool allows users to create a curve, a plane, or a poly object based off of the position of a selected group of objects. The second allows the user to select objects and align them to the center of a selected plane See the code here and here.
Android Stopwatch and Timer
A timer app for Android, made up of one activity and three fragments. It implements a standard countdown, a pomodoro countdown, and a stopwatch functionality. See the code here.
