Micah Williams

Freelance Game Programmer at Freelancer

Develop and implement gameplay features using Unity and Unreal Engine. Write clean, optimized, and well-documented code. Integrate third-party APIs, SDKs, and plugins. Implement AI behavior, pathfinding, and NPC logic. Build and maintain UI/UX systems and menus.

VR Quality Assurance Technician at Testronic

Playtested VR and Mobile builds to identify bugs, performance issues, and gameplay inconsistencies. Documented and reported issues using detailed repro steps and screenshots/video captures. Verified bug fixes and performed regression testing on new builds.

Game Programmer at Universal Phoenix Group LLC

Integrated scent-based technology into a VR game to allow players to smell while playing. Implemented core systems such as inventory, player interactions, enemy AI, and general gameplay flow. Optimized game performance with occlusion culling, lighting setting refinements, and modular, clean coding standards.

Assistant Game Development Instructor at Black Rocket Productions

Used Roblox Studio, Lua, and Scratch to teach basic game development and programming principles to children.

VR Programmer at Virginia Serious Game Institute

Implemented mechanics and features for a kinesthetic-psychology-based research project to aid physical trauma rehabilitation. Implemented a space setter so participants could maintain a specific speed throughout the trial.

Freelance Game Developer at Independent Contract

Implemented multiplayer replication and gameplay systems in Unreal Engine; integrated third-party APIs, SDKs, and plugins to extend engine functionality for target platforms; developed AI behavior, pathfinding, NPC logic using behavior trees and state machines; built and maintained UI/UX systems including HUDs, menus, and in-game interfaces using engine-native and custom frameworks.