I am a veteran software architect and engineer who began his career in 1998 with a vast skillset of of technologies across the stack in the spaces of online multiplayer gaming, social networking, video streaming/sharing, peer-to-peer technologies, Developer SDKs, scientific research, artificial intelligence, data mining/analysis and virtual reality systems. Besides engineering, I have experience in project management, internet marketing , software/game design, UI/UX development and graphic design. My strengths include being a quick study, which has provided me a lot of broad knowledge of different technologies over the years, my creativity and passion for invention which has allowed me to find better solutions to given systems and pioneer new software solutions to increase functionality and profitability. I work best in startup environments allowing me to wear many hats and invest myself in the success of the business. I have a business mind and entrepreneurial passion, constantly developing business plans and prototyping new app inventions as well as reading up on new technologies to know as much as I can about my field.
Integral component in development of Full Tilt Poker Beta
Successfully managed development of a database used for a massive multiplayer online game
Performed extensive development and performance optimizations for aforementioned database in Microsoft SQL Server
Successfully developed an efficient updater tool for the game (C++)
Fully architected and developed core functionality of the game's financial transaction and banking system between user's money accounts and the company's bank in C++ * Developed necessary tools and low-level libraries to solve major problems
Renovated portions of the code-base (on both client and server) to optimize for speed of code execution and minimize bugs
Designed and developed a suite of test and reporting tools written in C# in order to keep track of database queries and other metrics
Aided in debugging and improving the network (client/server) code to improve performance
Chiefly re-implemented database stored procedures and record saving/retrieval pipeline to increase game server performance
