Software Engineer at Microsoft

Software Engineer at Microsoft Corporation

Remote software engineering role for Xbox Studios Quality R&D. Lead efforts to design and implement a UE5 plugin leveraging multiple AI endpoints to generate image-to-image outputs and convert those images into usable 3D assets inside the game world. Built an editor plugin using C++ and Slate UI, researched open-source AI solutions for asset generation, and refactored UE5 UI/HUD to align with standard Blueprint practices. Migrated deep Unreal Engine C++ code into a focused research plugin, evaluated behavior across UE5 versions, and integrated ONYX AI model deployment tooling (C# and XML) for runtime deployment. Developed a trajectory AI inspection tool for external teams to monitor AI model trajectories and collected profiling data for model evaluation. Enhanced post-processing imaging pipelines and optimized segmentation performance from 1.5 minutes per image to 10 images per second.

Founder & CEO at Yooper Game Studios LLC

Developed and published Steam PC titles: Super Battle Polycars, Lamentations, Exodus of Descent. Led a small team to full game development, including gameplay systems, UI, and online multiplayer. Coordinated localization, QA, and marketing; negotiated distribution and publisher partnerships and served as PlayStation Studio partner to port games to PS5.

Software Engineer at Microsoft Corporation

Engineering role in Xbox Studios Quality R&D. Continued work on UE5 tooling and AI integration, extending plugin functionality, performance tuning, and cross-version compatibility for internal toolchains and gameplay pipelines.

Research Engineer at Keweenaw Research Center

Designed and developed a real-time GPS simulation program in UE4, including modular LiDAR plug-in and a custom 3D mesh editor. Implemented a web-based app for full-time employees to check out part numbers, migrated legacy tools, and contributed to multidisciplinary teams addressing large-scale research projects.