Experience
Software Engineer @ Expedia
Jan. 2015 - Aug. 2017
- Developed full-stack features for multi-platform, multi-user apps in Ember and AngularJS
- Lead a 2-month embedded apprenticeship coding project working with a pair of college freshmen to add new photo upload and management functionality to an existing Ember-based app
- Supported and added features to web app built in AngularJS, JavaScript, and Scala
- Debugged, improved, and added to the project's automated tests (Karma, Ruby/Cucumber)
- Wrote MySQL stored procedures
- Regular contributor to project-specific and onboarding documentation
Independent Web Developer
2013 - Current
- Designed and built original "link checker" web app using React, socket.io, node.js and the Amazon Product Advertising API Amazin' Affiliate Link Checker (GitHub)
- Designed and built original "course reviews" web app in Angular and node.js that scrapes data from a Google spreadsheet and displays it in a user-friendly responsive design website OSU CS Course Explorer (GitHub)
- Developed and maintained personal Wordpress sites, including TowerSecrets.com (GitHub) and DIYCraftPhotography.com
- Customized Genesis child theme and Wordpress loop to meet the needs of several different websites
Game Designer @ Disney Social
February 2013 - April 2014
- Collaborated with client and server engineers to develop asynchronous multiplayer features to create a consistent experience for players
- Assisted in design of studio-wide data management tool
- Lead UX team on improvements that significantly improved product's performance in UX tests
- Designed new user onboarding experience for Facebook game
Lead Designer @ Glu Mobile
December 2008 - November 2012
(formerly Griptonite Games, acquired 2011)
- Built Flash prototype game to help secure project greenlight
- Authored Java-based string processing and table data tool
- Oversaw combat balancing, level design, and overall game scoping
Lead Artist/Designer @ Webfoot Technologies, Inc.
April 2006 - December 2008
- Designed and implemented Flash-based game menus
- Collaborated with programming team to develop features and tool support
Education
Oregon State University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (expected 2020)
Code Fellows
Certificate, Full Stack JavaScript (2014)
The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Game Art and Design (2006)
