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I’m Zach Petty, I make games and push teams to cross the finish line. Skilled at bringing people together and handling production for remote teams. I have experience working in professional game studio environments. I consider myself a technical designer or generalist as I can also contribute heavily to programming teams writing custom physics code and game ai/behaviors.…

Zachary Petty

Game Designer, Game Developer, Assistant Producer, +6

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I’m Zach Petty, I make games and push teams to cross the finish line. Skilled at bringing people together and handling production for remote teams. I have experience working in professional game studio environments. I consider myself a technical designer or generalist as I can also contribute heavily to programming teams writing custom physics code and game ai/behaviors.…

Available to hire

I’m Zach Petty, I make games and push teams to cross the finish line. Skilled at bringing people together and handling production for remote teams.

I have experience working in professional game studio environments.

I consider myself a technical designer or generalist as I can also contribute heavily to programming teams writing custom physics code and game ai/behaviors.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Gameplay Prototyping Intern (Producer & Gameplay Developer) at Serenity Forge / RealXP Lab

August 1, 2025 - September 8, 2025

Led coordination of a 10-member programming team to deliver 5 playable builds of a Unity horror mountain biking prototype. Refactored and implemented modular bike controller architecture, reducing merge conflicts and enabling faster feature integration. Organized weekly integration meetings, resolved merge conflicts in real time, and delivered polished builds for studio review. Contributed to gameplay systems, camera logic, environmental effects, and UI controller support. Participated in 4+ code reviews and weekly playtests, iterating on feedback to improve engagement and polish.

InfoSec Support Specialist II at Healogics

January 1, 2021 - Present

Resolve complex software, hardware, and network issues for 200+ corporate and field users. Led company-wide migration to Windows 11, coordinating scheduling and deployment across multiple locations. Designed phishing simulation campaigns in KnowBe4, applying web development skills to improve security training engagement.

Producer & Gameplay Developer at Serenity Forge / RealXP Lab

August 1, 2025 - September 8, 2025

Coordinated production of a Unity horror biking prototype; led a 10-member programming team to deliver 5 playable builds; refactored modular bike controller architecture, reducing merge conflicts and enabling faster feature integration. Organized weekly integration meetings, resolved merge conflicts in real time, and delivered polished builds for studio review. Contributed to gameplay systems, camera logic, environmental effects, and UI controller support. Participated in 4+ code review cycles and weekly play tests, iterating on feedback to improve engagement and polish.

Info Sec Support Specialist II at Healogics

January 1, 2021 - Present

Solo Developer at Goblins Are Real (Game Jam)

January 1, 2025 - Present

Designed and developed a horror wave-survival prototype in Unreal Engine 5 during a game jam; focused on atmosphere, visuals, and player experience.

Gameplay Programmer & Level Designer at Brackey's Game Jam 2025.1

January 1, 2025 - Present

Developed a physics-based tornado game in Unreal Engine 5 over one week; implemented movement, boost mechanics, and a scoring system; completed core loop under time constraints.