My name is Dillon, and I have a educator and game developer who has over 9 years of teaching experience, a shipped Steam game with UE5, and a published beginner 3D Modeling Blender course. My goal is to inspire and entertain the next generation!

Dillon Mohammed

My name is Dillon, and I have a educator and game developer who has over 9 years of teaching experience, a shipped Steam game with UE5, and a published beginner 3D Modeling Blender course. My goal is to inspire and entertain the next generation!

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My name is Dillon, and I have a educator and game developer who has over 9 years of teaching experience, a shipped Steam game with UE5, and a published beginner 3D Modeling Blender course.

My goal is to inspire and entertain the next generation!

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Owner and Instructor at Poly 2Play
September 1, 2025 - Present
Created, recorded, and published a 3D Modeling Blender course designed to kick start beginner and enthusiastic learners on their pathway to low-poly, optimized asset creations.
Freelance 3D Generalist, Technical Artist, & UI/UX Artist at JimDublace Studios
December 1, 2024 - Present
Created props, VFX, UI/UX, and Blueprint logic in the top charting community Steam game: Run, Veggies! Contributed to post-launch assets, including controller support and UI/UX upgrades.
Solo Indie Game Developer at Lost in Lykan
September 1, 2024 - Present
Individually creating a puzzle/action Steam Game using UE5 Blueprints (programming, level design, sound, and narration) and Blender (sculpting, texturing, rigging, and animation).
Pixel Artist at MMO Game Pixel Artist
January 1, 2025 - Present
Custom character skin artist for a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game.
Data Scientist / Data Science and Optimization at Public Services and Procurement Canada / Digital Services Branch
April 1, 2022 - September 21, 2025
Used R to build Shiny applications, create statistical plots, and manipulate aesthetics in data visualizations. Organized data from Excel to R data frames and tibbles, aggregated data and developed code for plots using ggplot/Plotly, built applications using Shiny and Shiny Dashboard, compiled packages using Roxygen, and stored them into Gitlab.
CS135 Instructional Support Assistant (ISA) at University of Waterloo
December 1, 2022 - September 21, 2025
Mentored university students for course-related material in Racket through personal in-person consulting hours, review sessions, tutorials, lectures, MS Teams, an online Q&A forum (Piazza), course emails, and proctored examinations. Led a team of several new-coming ISAs alongside course personnel in creating assignments, tutorial material, marking schemes, grading, and feedback. Gained teaching, communication, and leadership experience, resulting in multiple Outstanding ratings.
CS135 Instructional Support Assistant (ISA) at University of Waterloo
April 1, 2024 - September 21, 2025
Mentored university students for course-related material in Racket through personal in-person consulting hours, review sessions, tutorials, lectures, MS Teams, an online Q&A forum (Piazza), course emails, and proctored examinations. Led a team of several new-coming ISAs alongside course personnel in creating assignments, tutorial material, marking schemes, grading, and feedback. Gained teaching, communication, and leadership experience, resulting in multiple Outstanding ratings.
WE Accelerate at Waterloo Experience (WE) Accelerate
August 1, 2021 - September 21, 2025
Gained experience working with Brightspace alongside a Desire 2 Learn (D2L) mentor to provide a platform to teach and grade learners. Developed course material, assessments, and promoted communication, engagement, and gamification for online classrooms.
Instructor for Music (Guitar & Piano), Sports, Preschool and Volunteer for Sports and Child / Youth at Chris Gibson Recreation Centre and Cassie Campbell Community Centre
September 1, 2019 - September 21, 2025
Collaborated alongside colleagues to teach elementary students the fundamentals of music theory (i.e., developing essential skills of guitar and piano playing, reading music, and learning songs and compositions) as well as basic fitness, skills, and drills in several sports. Aided staff members in neighborhood camp, providing activities for preschool and elementary school children, including special-need children.

Education

Bachelor of Applied Mathematics & Computing, Minor at University of Waterloo
September 1, 2019 - June 1, 2024
Harold M. Brathwaite IB Diploma at Harold M. Brathwaite
September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2019

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Industry Experience

Education, Gaming, Software & Internet, Government, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services

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