OBJECTIVE
I am currently employed as a programming intern at Epic Games.
EDUCATION
North Carolina State University RALEIGH, NC
Bachelor of Computer Science, June 2006
Overall GPA 3.4, Major GPA 3.7
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Virtual Environments Ltd. RALEIGH, NC

Technical Lead, May 2005 – present

• Developed Virtual Eyes technical demo, a virtual reality real-estate marketing tool using DirectX 9.
• Implemented all aspects of engine including a scene graph using a BSP tree, mesh LOD and QuadTree terrain features, flexible shader system, efficient resource manager, DirectSound system, camera controls, particle engine, skeletal animations and collision.
• Researched and implemented popular effects such as reflective bump mapping, lightmapping, bloom and environment mapping.
• Authored specialized post processing and mesh effects to contribute to the reality of the scene.
• Worked closely with artist to produce an efficient art pipeline.

Cisco Systems RTP, NC

Technical Support Co-op, August 2004 – December 2005

• Worked as part of an integral team to complete work requests and meet deadlines.
• Set up hundreds of physical networks using protocols such as Ethernet, POS and ATM.
• Earned CCNA certification (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
• Promoted to Queue Monitor, a leadership position that involved conflict resolution as well as policy enforcement.
PROJECTS
aQuaterra Tech Demo

aQuaterra is a demonstration of my skills writing shaders and managing scenes. Major features include:

•Normal mapped water that blends reflection and refraction together through a fresnel term. The water also has blended shorelines, specular highlights, underwater scattering and caustics.
•Fish that follow a schooling behavior while avoiding collision with the environment.
•Grass system that allows extremely dense grass with minimal performance loss.
•Vegetation scheme that combines smooth LOD transitions with subtle animation for a realistic effect.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Languages: C/C++, Java, UnrealScript, x86 Assembly, Nvidia Cg, Microsoft HLSL
API's: DirectX 9.0c, OpenGL, Win32
Applications: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 & 2005, Perforce
REFERENCES
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