Star Citizen

Graphics Programmer (Oct 2013 - Present) - Cloud Imperium Games

A space combat and trading simulator with ship combat and first person shooter elements.

Major work items:

• Added shaders and features to CryEngine’s renderer to support a diegetic user interface with both 2D and 3D holographic elements
• Improvements to various parts of the renderer (lens flares, particle lighting, material blend layers) to facilitate artist workflow

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A Realistic Camera Model for Real-time Rendering

Master's Project (Dec 2012 - Apr 2013)

A realistic camera model for realtime renderers that was written from scratch using C++, DirectX 11, and HLSL.

Major contributions:

• A parameter-based model for describing and reproducing third order lens aberrations
• A condensed set of optics equations that are directly applicable to virtual camera models
• A flexible long-exposure model that allows the exposure to be started and stopped arbitrarily while allowing for easy control over the final exposure

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Project Spark

Software Development Engineer Intern (May – Nov 2011) - Microsoft Studios

Major work items:

• Implemented the ability to upload, download, rate, and moderate user generated content (UGC), from both the main menu and during actual gameplay
• Added functionality that allows players to link UGC levels together, with the possibility for linking to different locations in multiple levels to support player creation of branching storylines
• Integrated UI middleware solutions into the game engine to compare their performance, and the corresponding workflow for UI artists

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Official page

Gnomads

Software Development Engineer/Game Design Intern (Jun – Aug 2010) - Microsoft Studios

A side-scrolling action RPG supporting four player co-op. Worked with nine other interns to develop a vertical slice of the final product within a period of 8 weeks.

Major work items:

• Implemented the enemy wave and spawning system
• Implemented gameplay events and the event trigger system
• Implemented a GUI for the event system to assist designers with level design

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