Gameplay Programmer at Insomniac Games

- Created the behavior and mechanics for several bosses as well as all the required player-side mechanics for each fight while leaving them broadly useful for normal combat. Maintained communication about each feature’s intent and usage with the player team. - Added new features to an internal enemy AI system to allow users to have more versatility with existing actions, use new actions, reduce possible user error, and alert users when user error occurs. - Collaborated heavily with design to create the Symbiote faction of enemies within Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Iterated quickly to propose and create mechanics to provide a cohesive identity for the faction. - Researched and upgraded the engine’s AI path finding against dynamic obstacle algorithm ORCA. - Collaborated with the team to implement and support multiple weapons and player mechanics. - Created and owned two 3D diegetic UI menus for use in a VR game. - Implemented Oculus API calls to facilitate a friend’s information and invites for the multiplayer menu.

Associate Software Engineer at Vicarious Visions

- Improved and maintained the tools used to make Destiny 2, mainly those interfacing with Perforce. - Unblocked other developers by diagnosing their issues and guiding them to understand what each issue was and how they could resolve it independently in the future.