About

Work Experience

• President, Technicat LLC

  Jan, 2000 - Present

  Consulting and contract software development

  • Self-published apps and games

• working for the man, previous

  Jun, 1988 - Jun, 200113 years

  salaried jobs

  • Texas Instruments, BBN, SAIC, Nichimen Graphics, Hyper Entertainment, Digital Chameleon, Neomar, Interval Logic, NASA, MIT, Space Telescope Science Institute

Projects Experience

• Talk Dim Sum, Technicat

  Jan, 2014 - Present

  Your dim sum companion

  • On Itch.io and the App Store

• HyperBowl, Technicat

  Dec, 2008 - Dec, 201911 years

  Unity reimplementation of the classic bowling game, licensed from Hyper Entertainment

  • Currently on Itch.io, Steam, and the App Store

• Cinefex iPad Edition, Cinefex

  Apr, 2016 - Present

  iPad reader for Cinefex visual effects magazine

  • fixed/updated/optimized in-app purchases, user interface, video

• Emo-Ray vs. the Intergalactic Teddy Bears, Heavy Water

  Sep, 2011 - Dec, 20113 months

  Playstation Home driving/shooting game

  • collision physics

• RC Rally, Heavy Water

  Sep, 2011 - Dec, 20113 months

  Playstation Home racing game

  • user interface

• Blue Mars, Avatar Reality

  Sep, 2007 - Jan, 20113 years 4 months

  a metaverse

  • user interface, documentation, developer support, localization

• Darkwatch, High Moon Studios

  Sep, 2006 - May, 20079 months

  vampire western for Playstation 2 and Xbox

  • HUD, multiplayer, audio support

• Tech Deck: Bare Knuckle Grind, Visionscape Interactive

  Dec, 2003 - May, 20046 months

  skateboarding game

  • Created installers for bundles with Tech Deck figures. Implemented shadows, video, build system.

• HyperBowl, Hyper Entertainment

  Jan, 2001 - 2001-06-31

  arcade game

  • Took over for the original lead programmer, updated attraction version of HyperBowl for localization, new lanes, optimization, new graphics cards, arcade and PC support.

• Neomar, Neomar

  Dec, 1999 - Jul, 20011 year 8 months

  WAP browser

  • Implemented HTTP proxy for the Neomar WAP gateway, supporting the Neomar mobile web browser on Blackberry pagers and Palm devices, launched on the Motient service.

• Leverage for Scheduling, Interval Logic

  Nov, 1998 - Dec, 19991 year 2 months

  supply chain scheduling software for semiconductor fabs

  • Managed group reponsible for installation, XML interoperability, and user interface.

• N-World, Nichimen Graphics

  Dec, 1995 - 1997-06-31

  3D modeling and animation package

  • Ported from IrisGL to OpenGL, then from Irix to Windows NT. Manager of core software group.

• ORBIS, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

  Dec, 1992 - Dec, 19931 year 1 month

  submarine simulation

  • Incorporated multiplayer network capability in a submarine simulator, participated in two wide area networked wargames.

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