Will Lacey

Lead Unity Developer at Synergy Interactive

Led technical discussions and designed core algorithmic and data-driven systems. Set up a multi-layer Mirror GL game environment with reverse proxy encryption and Amazon EC2 instances. Procedurally generated visuals using Voronoi and gradient shading; developed multi-camera UI with animations and post-processing.

Machine Learning & AI Intelligence Intern at Northrop Grumman

Summer internship working on machine learning and AI intelligence initiatives; contributed to software tools and analysis in a defense context.

Indie Game Developer at Self-Employed

Produced a multi-player minimalist tabletop strategy game with a competitive focus. Engineered a Greedy/Minimax algorithm to develop the best possible moves for AI units. Integrated Steamworks multiplayer API for online gameplay.

Indie Game Developer at Kokowolo

Prototype a 2.5D puzzle platformer with focus on fluid movement and a modular ability system. Built a deterministic 2D physics engine using AABB collisions and NVIDIA PhysX. Designed a dynamic mesh triangulation package for custom 3D tile map meshes. Prototype a hex-based roguelike strategy game based on X-COM's cover system. Implemented 3D A* pathfinding on a multi-floor hexagonal grid to navigate AI units to objectives. Crafted a combat event scheduler for synchronous and asynchronous tasks.

Software Engineer & Unity Developer at Sono Sim

Worked as software engineer and Unity developer; contributed to ultrasound simulation tooling and game-like interfaces.

Software Engineer & Unity Developer at Sono Sim

Remote role focusing on ultrasound simulation tooling and user interfaces; continued development and iteration.

Lead Unity Developer at Synergy Interactive / Rudder Finn / FlexJet

Led technical discussions and designed core algorithmic and data-driven systems; Set up a multi-layer WebGL game using reverse proxy encryption and an Amazon EC2 instance; Implemented procedural cloud generation via Voronoi and gradient ramp shading; Developed multi-camera UI systems with animations and post-processing.

Indie Game Developer at Self-Employed (Indie Game Developer)

Produced a multiplayer minimalist tabletop strategy game; Engineered a greedy minimax algorithm to determine optimal AI moves; Integrated Steamworks multi-layer API for online gameplay.