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Professional Experience

Unity Game Developer

Dream Foundry Games
July 2020 - Present

Designed and implemented features on several different projects including tabletop RPG software, 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up, an educational game about water conservation, and an FPS tactical shooter MOBA. https://www.dreamfoundrygames.com/

Graduate Assistant, Institute for IDEAS

American University  

January 2022 - May 2022

Worked on Interdisciplinary research team to developed augmented reality software using Unity3D to assist with remote physicians guide surgical processes. https://instituteforideas.com/

Freelance Unity Developer

Upwork
June 2019 -
October 2019

Developed or implemented isolated game components such as loading
menus, combat systems, inventory systems, and other UI elements for
multiple projects.

Research Assistant

Earlham College 
May 2017 -July 2018

Earlham College's Icelandic Field Studies was is multidisciplinary student-faculty research trip that has been running in various forms since 2015. Personally, I worked on multiple sub-projects including creating drone attachments
for glacial and archeological surveying as well as software for the data
analysis pipeline. Designed and developed both hardware and software
components.

Teaching Assistant

Earlham College
August 2016 - December 2019

Earlham College's computer science teaching assistants were responsible for hosting lab sessions and assisting professors in class with teaching material. As well as one on one tutorial of students.

Climbing Instructor

Earlham College
January 2016 - December 2018

Climbing instructors at Earlham College were responsible for teaching basic climbing skills to students, lesson planning, hosting open climbing sessions, and overall safety while the climbing wall was open.

Admissions Host

Earlham College

 January 2016 - December 2018

Admissions hosts were tasked with showing the student perspective of Earlham College. Perspective students would spend the night on campus, it was our duty to talk about all aspects of the college from academics to social life and the opportunities offered.

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