· University of California, Berkeley. BA Computer Science / Cognitive Science
Double Major. GPA 3.5
· Professional software developer with 12 years of programming
experience on diverse projects, including 7 years of video game experience
with numerous published console game titles.
· USA and EU work permissions.
· PlayStation 3, XBOX 360, DS, PC, PlayStation 2, XBOX, GameCube Development
· Artificial Intelligence: Individual/Team Behaviors, Decision Making, A* Path Finding, State Machines, Scripting, Animation Systems, Perception, Team Sports
· C, C++, Java, Python, Assembly, Lisp, Pascal, Basic, Prograph
· HTML, Django, JQuery, AJAX, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, LAMP, XML, ASP, VBScript
· MySQL, Microsoft Access, Oracle Server, Gupta SQLBase, Borland dBASE
· DirectX, OpenGL, MFC, OWL, Zapp, Crystal Reports, Borland ReportSmith
· Windows, Linux, Windows CE, OS/2, DOS
· Founder, SuperDonate, Inc., New York, NY
(Current, Since August 08)
- Managed successful development and release of professional quality application. Initial concept, design, prototype, evaluation, deployment. Business operations. Marketing. Press releases. Documentation.
- Wrote full-featured software application in Java. Distributed computing network with over 2 million computing minutes performed to date. Administrative tools and daily update utilities running on VPS. Automatic online update system. Extensible library. Installer. Windows, Linux, Mac builds.
- Developed the dynamic product website in Python using Django on Linux VPS. JQuery + JavaScript. User accounts and statistics on MySQL database. Integration with Google charts and Facebook web services.
· Lead Programmer, DiscoPixel, San Francisco, CA
(July 07 to August 08)
- Conceived original DS game concept and developed a playable prototype. Worked together with a small international team to manage concurrent development of two prototype games and the supporting library. Adapted commercially available level editor to work with the code base.
- Designed and implemented Nintendo DS game library from scratch. Created and improved modules to handle sprites, animation, memory management, input, infinite backgrounds, particles, audio, menus, fonts and special DS optimizations.
- Wrote supporting documents for the project: gameplay specs, storyline, art style guide, tech requirements and marketing sheets. Maintained the project schedule.
· AI Programmer, Activision / Treyarch, Santa Monica, CA
(April 05 to October 06)
- Developed intelligent character behaviors for Call of Duty 3. Improved upon the previous code base: Enemy and environment perception and analysis, goal planning, combat strategy, A* path finding improvements, animation selection / playback. Provided scripting support as needed by the level scripters.
- Designed and implemented enemy character AI systems for the final boss battles in Ultimate Spiderman. Developed modular AI system to quickly generate unique enemy AI characters with minimal repeated code. Improved on numerous AI systems including decision making, locomotion, path finding, state machines and scripting.
- Worked closely with animators and level designers in a rapid iterative process to develop unique, engaging and enjoyable battles. Maintained excellent communications with team members throughout development of the project. Stayed in control of all deadlines. Provided extensive documentation through source code comments and online Wiki page updates.
- Consoles: PlayStation 3, XBOX 360, PlayStation 2, XBOX, GameCube.
· Software Engineer, Visual Concepts, San Rafael, CA
(May 01 to October 04)
- Developed the following published "ESPN" and "Sega
Sports" console video games: ESPN NBA 2K5, ESPN NFL 2K5, ESPN NBA
Basketball 2K4, ESPN NFL Football 2K4, NBA 2K3, NFL 2K3, NBA 2K2, NFL 2K2.
- Led development of the innovative NBA "24/7" game play mode,
which has gotten consistently good reviews.
- Designed and implemented numerous new features and improvements throughout
the games, including: "Director" presentation management system
(overlays, commentary, synchronized replays, dynamic crowd audio, game
flow, music, SFX); AI (player/referee behaviors); full/partial game
simulation and statistic generation; player animations; multi-player
networking; debugging tools; ESPN presentation elements (in-game reports,
daily wrapups); art tweaks; GUI updates; new free throw and kick meters.
- Consoles: PlayStation 2, XBOX, GameCube. Wrote all game code in C
and Windows tools in C++/MFC. Provided ample documentation to aid
in future code maintenance.
· Web System Programmer/Administrator, Medical Staffing Services, Carlsbad, CA
(Summer 00 to Summer 01)
- Personally conceived and implemented an interactive web application
for a hospital staffing company to eliminate paperwork. Features include
dynamic, database-driven ASP code, session management, administrative
tools, and search/sort capabilities.
· Programmer/Analyst, WorldLink Media, San Francisco, CA
(Summer 99, Summer 00)
- Produced from scratch the travel information web site, "The Adventure
of Travel." Updated and fixed the "Expedition Internet"
website, which was used by AARP as an interactive internet tutorial.
- Provided bug fixes for the Windows version of "Interactive Earth"
using Prograph. Created Access reports to analyze website feedback responses.
Processed website and application image files using Photoshop.
· Research Intern, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
(September 99 to March 00)
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Helped develop a secure network bandwidth reservation system in C++ for
Solaris and Linux machines. Responsible for the "restriction point"
node classes.
· Programmer/Analyst, ARvee Systems, Bohemia, NY
(June 96 to August 97, Summer 98)
- Personally designed and implemented a client/server employee and project
tracking Windows application with MFC in Visual C++ 5.0, which was then
used by almost all employees to help the company accurately bill customers.
- Created the company web site, incorporating
Java applets and frames into the project. Converted an existing SQLBase
Windows application to dBASE. Developed a prototype Windows CE golf scorekeeper
application. Created integrated ReportSmith and Crystal reports for many
of the company's database applications. Prepared presentations for clients
interested in company applications. Made numerous improvements and bug-fixes
for many other applications.
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SocialScripter (2010)
Wrote and documented a proprietary scripting language to generate dynamic expressions. Deployed a public web application that allows storing, editing, running and debugging scripts. Twitter and Facebook API script integration included. Implemented in Python using Django on Linux VPS.
·
ThaiTour (2009)
B2B website that allows tour operators to efficiently exchange information with travel agents. Implemented in Python using Django. Set up and maintained LAMP VPS. Documentation. Presentations. Payment system integration.
·
Charitii.com (2008)
Online word game that donates money to charity for each correct answer. Written using PHP and MySQL. Used Photoshop and Illustrator to process art. Wrote C++ tool to preprocess data.
·
Crosschoice.com (2008)
Unique crossword puzzle game. Features special bonuses, safeties and a high score listing. Uses PHP and MySQL.
· CS 39D - Seminar in Computer Science
· CS 61A - The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
· CS 61C - Machine Structures
· CS 150 - Components and Design Techniques for Digital Systems
· CS 162 - Operating Systems and System Programming
· CS 164 - Programming Languages and Compilers
· CS 170 - Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems
· CS 182 - The Neural Basis of Thought and Language
· CS 184 - Foundations of Computer Graphics
· CS 188 - Artificial Intelligence
· (1998) UC Berkeley "Honors to Date"
· (1997) AP Scholar With Distinction Designation
· (1996) Outstanding Underclass Computer Scientist SWR Recognition Award.
· (1996) First place in the Suffolk BOCES Technology Share Fair.
· (1996) Second place in the Long Island Computer/Math Fair.
· (1996) Member of the National Honor Society.
· (1995) First place in the Suffolk BOCES Technology Share Fair.
Native: English, Danish
Beginner: Thai
