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I am a passionate gamer who specializes in gameplay programming and game testing. I have hands-on experience as a lead programmer for an indie project and have worked on PC and console platforms. I thrive on learning new tools and techniques to push game quality and performance. I am a quick learner, hardworking, detail-oriented, and adaptable. I communicate clearly, solve problems efficiently, collaborate well with teams, and can also work independently to deliver on time.…I am a passionate gamer who specializes in gameplay programming and game testing. I have hands-on experience as a lead programmer for an indie project and have worked on PC and console platforms. I thrive on learning new tools and techniques to push game quality and performance. I am a quick learner, hardworking, detail-oriented, and adaptable. I communicate clearly, solve problems efficiently, collaborate well with teams, and can also work independently to deliver on time.

Ryan Wright

Game Developer, Programmer, QA Engineer, +4

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I am a passionate gamer who specializes in gameplay programming and game testing. I have hands-on experience as a lead programmer for an indie project and have worked on PC and console platforms. I thrive on learning new tools and techniques to push game quality and performance. I am a quick learner, hardworking, detail-oriented, and adaptable. I communicate clearly, solve problems efficiently, collaborate well with teams, and can also work independently to deliver on time.…I am a passionate gamer who specializes in gameplay programming and game testing. I have hands-on experience as a lead programmer for an indie project and have worked on PC and console platforms. I thrive on learning new tools and techniques to push game quality and performance. I am a quick learner, hardworking, detail-oriented, and adaptable. I communicate clearly, solve problems efficiently, collaborate well with teams, and can also work independently to deliver on time.

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I am a passionate gamer who specializes in gameplay programming and game testing. I have hands-on experience as a lead programmer for an indie project and have worked on PC and console platforms. I thrive on learning new tools and techniques to push game quality and performance.

I am a quick learner, hardworking, detail-oriented, and adaptable. I communicate clearly, solve problems efficiently, collaborate well with teams, and can also work independently to deliver on time.

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Language

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Work Experience

Lead Programmer (Freelance) at Indie Games Startup

March 1, 2025 - Present

Provided feedback to help develop the core concept of a game during early development stages. Programmed in Unity 6, coordinated with the Technical Director to divide tasks, assisted programming team members with Unity and other implementations, and made commits to GitHub.

Gamer (Contract) at Highbrow Technology Inc

March 1, 2025 - Present

Completed contract work involving gameplay on virtual machines using Moonlight and recording gameplay with OBS Studio. Uploaded expert gameplay videos and keystroke data to Trace, regularly meeting or exceeding the daily quota of gameplay videos.

Quality Engineer at Qualcomm (Contract) at Enterprise Solutions Inc.

June 30, 2024 - July 23, 2025

Assisted in launching Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform and Snapdragon X Elite. Playtested games to test device quality, used various tools (CapFrameX, DebugView, WinDbg, GFXReconstruct, UIforETW) to capture performance data, crashes, and graphics corruption. Recorded data in Excel and provided feedback on bugs and crashes. Managed tasks using Jira.

Video Game Developer (Internship) at MoonRift Entertainment LLC

May 31, 2022 - July 23, 2025

Developed player movement controls using Visual Studio, set up 2D camera with the Cinemachine package, created a dynamic health bar, and used Collaborate and Plastic SCM in Unity for version control.

Game Programmer (Internship) at UCSD PoNG Center

August 31, 2021 - July 23, 2025

Developed AI with NavMesh in Unity, created a virtual world using the Google Maps API in Unity, presented the project to clients, and managed tasks with Jira.

Junior Dev Administrator (Freelance) at Develop IT Wright, LLC

August 31, 2019 - July 23, 2025

Utilized VMWare for virtual machine creation and collaborated on SQL Server database development, including constructing table schemas and stored procedures.

Lead Programmer (Freelance) at Indie Games Startup

March 1, 2025 - Present

Gave feedback to help develop core concept of the game in early development stages. Programmed in Unity 6. Coordinated with the Technical Director and divided tasks. Assisted programmer team members with Unity and other implementations. Managed code commits via GitHub.

Gamer (Contract) at Highbrow Technology Inc

March 1, 2025 - Present

Completed a contract using Moonlight to play games on a virtual machine. Used OBS Studio to record gameplay sessions, uploading expert gameplay videos and keystrokes to Trace. Consistently met or exceeded daily video quotas.

Quality Engineer at Qualcomm (Contract) at Enterprise Solutions Inc

June 30, 2024 - July 23, 2025

Contributed to the launch of Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform and Snapdragon X Elite. Playtested games for device quality, capturing frame rates with CapFrameX. Used DebugView and WinDbg for crash data, GFXReconstruct for graphics corruption capturing, and UIforETW for ETW trace capturing. Recorded game performance data in Excel and managed tasks in Jira while providing detailed feedback on bugs and issues.

Video Game Developer (Internship) at MoonRift Entertainment LLC

May 31, 2022 - July 23, 2025

Programmed player movement controls with Visual Studio. Set up 2D camera using Cinemachine package. Created a Health Bar responding to player damage. Utilized Collaborate and Plastic SCM for version control within Unity.

Game Programmer (Internship) at UCSD PoNG Center

August 31, 2021 - July 23, 2025

Developed AI using NavMesh in Unity. Created virtual world environments with Google Maps API. Presented project to clients and managed tasks using Jira.

Junior Dev Administrator (Freelance) at Develop IT Wright, LLC

August 31, 2019 - July 23, 2025

Utilized VMWare to create virtual machines. Collaborated on SQL Server database development including constructing table schemas and stored procedures.

Lead Programmer (Freelance) at Indie Games Startup

March 1, 2025 - Present

Gave feedback to help develop core concept of game in early stage of development. Programmed in Unity. Coordinated with the Technical Director and divided up tasks. Helped programmer team members on how to use Unity and with other implementations. Made commits to GitHub.

Gamer (Contract) at Highbrow Technology Inc

July 1, 2025 - October 24, 2025

Completed two short-term contracts. Used Moonlight to play games on a virtual machine. Used OBS Studio to record gameplay. Uploaded expert gameplay videos and keystrokes to Trace. Met or exceeded daily quota of gameplay videos.

Quality Engineer (Contract) at Enterprise Solutions Inc

June 1, 2024 - October 24, 2025

Helped launch Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform and Snapdragon X Elite. Play tested games to assess device quality. Used CapFrameX to capture average frame rates. Used DebugView and WinDbg to gather data when games crash. Used GFXReconstruct to capture graphics corruption during gameplay or benchmarking. Used UIforETW to capture ETW traces while playtesting games. Recorded fps and crashes in Excel and provided feedback on bugs, crashes, and graphics issues. Managed tasks in Jira.

Video Game Developer (Internship) at MoonRift Entertainment LLC

May 1, 2022 - October 24, 2025

Programmed player movement controls with Visual Studio. Set up 2D camera to follow player using Cinemachine. Created a Health Bar that changes based on player damage. Used Collaborate and Plastic SCM in Unity for version control.

Game Programmer (Internship) at UCSD PoNG Center

August 1, 2021 - October 24, 2025

Created AI using NavMesh in Unity. Crafted virtual world with Google Maps API in Unity. Presented project to clients. Managed tasks using Jira.

Junior Dev Administrator (Freelance) at Develop IT Wright, LLC

August 1, 2019 - October 24, 2025

Utilized VMWare to create virtual machines. Collaborated on SQL Server database development. Constructed table schemas and stored procedures in SQL Server.

Lead Programmer (Freelance) at Indie Games Startup

March 1, 2025 - Present

Gave feedback to help develop the core concept of the game in early development. Programmed in Unity. Coordinated with the Technical Director to divide tasks. Mentored programmer teammates on Unity usage and other implementations. Committed changes to GitHub.

Gamer (Contract) at Highbrow Technology Inc

July 1, 2025 - October 24, 2025

Completed two short-term contracts. Used Moonlight to play games on a virtual machine and OBS Studio to record gameplay. Uploaded expert gameplay videos and keystrokes to Trace. Met or exceeded daily quota of gameplay videos.

Quality Engineer (Contract) at Enterprise Solutions Inc.

June 1, 2024 - October 24, 2025

Helped launch Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform and Snapdragon X Elite. Play-tested games to assess device quality. Used CapFrameX to capture average frame rate; DebugView and WinDbg to gather crash data; GFXReconstruct to capture graphics corruption; UIforETW to capture ETW traces. Recorded data in Excel and provided bug feedback; managed tasks in Jira.

Video Game Developer (Internship) at MoonRift Entertainment LLC

May 1, 2022 - October 24, 2025

Programmed player movement controls in Visual Studio. Set up a 2D camera to follow the player using Cinemachine. Created Health Bar that changes with damage. Used Collaborate and Plastic SCM in Unity for version control.

Game Programmer (Internship) at UCSD PoNG Center

August 1, 2021 - October 24, 2025

Created AI using NavMesh in Unity. Crafted virtual world with Google Maps API in Unity. Presented project to clients. Managed tasks using Jira.

Junior Dev Administrator (Freelance) at Develop IT Wright, LLC

August 1, 2019 - October 24, 2025

Utilized VMware to create virtual machines. Collaborated on SQL Server database development. Constructed table schemas and stored procedures in SQL Server.

Game Test Analyst at Sony Interactive Entertainment (Contract) (On-Site) at Yoh, A Day & Zimmerman Company

December 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026

Wrote bug and crash reports to JIRA. Completed test cases on TestRail. Used Target Manager for PS5 to connect, manage, and debug testkit and devkit consoles. Used Xbox Manager GDK to manage Xbox consoles from PC. Tested quality and functionality of pre-release builds of Helldivers 2 from Dec. 8, 2025 – Apr. 3, 2026 on different platforms. Performed performance tests on Helldivers 2. Did automation testing with Internal Software Tool. Gathered game data with Internal Software Tool.

Quality Engineer (Contract) at Qualcomm at Enterprise Solutions Inc.

July 1, 2022 - June 1, 2024

Helped launch Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform and Snapdragon X Elite. Play test games to test quality of device. Utilized CapFrameX to capture average frame rate of games. Used DebugView and WinDbg to gather data when games crash. Used GFXReconstruct to capture graphics corruption during gameplay or benchmark. Used UIforETW to capture ETW traces while playtesting games. Used Excel sheets to record average fps of games and any crashes or graphics corruption that occurred. Gave feedback on the results of my tests including any bugs, crashes, and graphics corruption that occurred. Managed tasks in Jira.