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About me

I am currently working at Gearbox Software as a Coder on Borderlands and recently shipped Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway. Previously, I worked at the now-defunct Ritual Entertainment in QA where I helped ship SiN Episodes: Emergence (+ Sin 1 on Steam and its Multiplayer component).

My experience includes a thorough knowledge of C#/Java, C/C++, and knowledge of other languages such as Ruby, LUA, TCL, HTML, PHP, SQL, and some other (mostly unused) languages.

Professional work

These are professional, AAA titles that I've programmed on.

Borderlands
Borderlands screenshot

Borderlands sends up to four co-op players to the harsh frontier planet Pandora in search of a mysterious Alien Vault legend. Featuring a unique First Person Roleplaying Shooter gameplay, you'll customize your character as you explore and battle enemies in frantic FPS combat.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is the third entry in the Brothers in Arms series of video games which follows the men of the 101st Airborne Division (502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment). This game once again puts players in the role of Staff Sergeant Matt Baker during Operation Market Garden in the later stages of World War II.

Samples of my work (solo projects)

Although all the below samples are C# programs, I do have thorough knowledge of C++ development. These samples are simply my most complete and release-worthy creations.

(source code for all programs listed here available to potential employers upon request)

PxGameSuite A multiplayer-compatible game collection using GDI graphics.	PxDrop A custom IRC bot with support for linking of "eggdrop" bots as a hub and AIM and MSN support.
PxNotepad An extended version of Notepad for windows with more robust find/replace features and sorting.	The Workinator Access database-driven program for tracking hourly/contract work from home (webpages, programming projects, etc.).
WoW Update A tool for updating World of Warcraft addons to the most recent "interface version."	IceHUD (a World of Warcraft modification) This interface addon creates a Heads-Up Display of pertinent information for the player and his/her target as well as numerous other bits of information. Written in LUA.

Group projects

These are projects I've done in a group setting for school or just for fun.

Lemon Czar
Lemon Czar screenshot

A 3D version of the classic lemonade stand game. Written for a game design class at UTD.

Numerous MUDs
I took part in writing many MUDs (multi-user dungeons) when I was younger.

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