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Resume
- Clients + Employers: Sylvan, Disney, PointAbout, Sony, Naughty Dog, iWin, Genuine Games
- Languages: Objective C, C++, C#, C, HTML, CSS, Javascript, SQL, XML, PHP
- APIs: UIKit, Core Graphics, Core Animation, Core Data, sqlite, MediaPlayer(iOS), OpenGL, OpenAL, .NET Framework, DirectX, SDL
- Software: XCode, Interface Builder, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Subversion, Visual Studio .NET
- Knowledge: game development, user interface design, graphics and animation, web 2.0 development, artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology
September 2010 - Present
Sylvan Learning
iPad Designer and Developer
SylvanSync (iPad)
- Designed, developed, and architected SylvanSync, an iPad app that replaces paper based student-teacher instruction with iPad-based instruction
- Proactively visited centers to interview center teachers and center administrators prior to development to thoroughly understand the environment for which the app should be designed
- Designed the layout, flow, and graphic style of each app module and produced a sizable portion of required graphic assets
- Designed, implemented, and documented a RESTful JSON based web service architecture for the iPad to exchange data with with .NET based center servers
- Created a simulated data server on the iPad to enable testing unusual cases as well as to minimize dependency on backend development progress
- Explored the depths of the Core Graphics framework by building handwriting functionality on top of web based lesson content
- Developed a complex curve fitting algorithm which creates smooth, natural looking handwriting by converting a large series of points into small series of Bezier curves
- Innovated a unique gesture based grading mechanism by which answers are embedded into lessons yet only teachers can access grading and answers
- Created and maintained an online project knowledge base while authoring 196 pages of technical documentation on key technical and design challenges and solutions
April 2010 - July 2010
PointAbout, Inc.
Mobile Software Engineer
Disney Kiosk (iPad)
- Created animations and application logic for an iPad kiosk app used in Disney stores
- Created a fast multithreaded algorithm to import and update over 500MB of product data from an XML data feed into a Core Data repository
- Used Core Graphics, Core Animation, and Cocos2d to create animated 3D user interfaces
- Designed and implemented an animation framework which allows developers to easily create features using UIKit as well as Cocos2d
- Built 25 custom user controls, transitions, special effects, animations, and animation curves
July 2009 - Present
iPhone Developer
ZipTunes (iPhone), Party Game Timer (iPhone)
- Designed, developed, and published ZipTunes, an alternative to the iPod mp3 player software
- Conducted extensive performance tests for optimizing sqlite data access and large table views
- Developed a library of reusable custom user interface controls and custom animations
June 2007 - September 2007
Sony Computer Entertainment
Gameplay Programmer
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
- Created cutting edge water splash effects based on the impact generated by individual body parts
- Programmed a complex collision detection routine for explosions to deal damage in a way that improves gameplay
- Gained understanding of PS3's unique cell processor architecture
November 2006 - April 2007
DAM Consultants
Game Developer
Battleship: Fleet Command (PC)
- Developed games for iWin, Inc., a leading casual game company
- Invented a custom algorithm that cuts images into realistic looking jigsaw puzzle pieces
- Programmed artificial intelligence for Battleship: Fleet Command, a tactical board game
- Created and used test beds to ensure focused and efficient engineering testing
- Implemented a centralized logging and error handling mechanism that facilitates tracking errors
- Fixed bugs and created new features for various parts of the in-house game engine
- Authored detailed technical design documents and user documentation
June 2005 - September 2006
MICROS Systems, Inc.
Software Engineer
- Implemented features for various enterprise applications in a large point of sale software suite
- Enhanced a credit card data encryption algorithm to satisfy the latest Verisign security standards
- Explored Visual Studio compiler internals in order to manage complex dependencies
- Programmed software to run an automated big systems test simulating thousands of workstations running various transactions in a real-world configuration
- Used, debugged, and implemented features for various ASP.Net web services
- Pioneered an error message database that allows users to look up solutions to common error messages
- Authored detailed technical design documents and user documentation
February 2005 - April 2005
Huntington Learning Center
Math Tutor
- Taught Algebra, Geometry, and Arithmetic to high school students in preparation for the SAT
September 2004 - December 2004
Genuine Games, Inc.
Scripter
50-Cent: Bulletproof (Xbox, PS2)
- Designed character behavior for various non playable characters
- Designed a fuzzy logic system used for making random decisions
- Created and tested prototype modules for precomputed A* pathfinding and general character behavior
June 2004
Full Sail Real World Education, Winter Park, FL
Associate of Science in
Game Design and Development
May 2003
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Science in
Discrete Math and Logic
Minor in
Computer Science
- Created an online shopping cart using ASP.Net
- Created www.ziptunesapp.com, www.wizewerdz.com and www.rolfhendriks.net
- Built a custom 3D game engine from scratch as part of a 3 person student project team
Zend Certified PHP 5 Engineer- Excellent public speaking skills
- Lifelong learner with interest in Technology, Business, Psychology, and Neuroscience
- Bilingual (English and German), intermediate French
- Willing to travel