Quick snapshot of my academic background.
My favourite engines, tools and languages, at a glance.
A tour of personal and team work, from prototypes to polished builds.
Roles, responsibilities and measurable impact across teams.
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May 2024 - Present · Laurel, MD
Contributed to vehicle training simulation software for Navy soldiers using Unity (C#). Built an internal CAD viewer in Unreal Engine for maintainers to inspect vehicle subsystems. Developed shaders and environment effects to improve simulation realism. Supported DevOps tasks: PowerShell scripting, virtualization, and CI/CD setup.
Nov 2023 - May 2024 · Houghton, MI
Led development of a KPI plugin in Unreal Engine to extract/analyze vehicle simulation data. Created/rigged vehicle mockups in Blender; tuned collision and suspension in UE. Participated in Agile scrums and cross-team planning.
May 2021 - Aug 2022 · Houghton, MI
Researched and developed VR simulation environments for military applications in UE. Helped establish CAD-to-game-engine workflows for engineering visualization.
May 2023 - Aug 2023 · Mooresville, NC
Developed UE4/UE5 Blueprint & C++ VR tools; delivered a Raytheon promo cinematic. Built a VR IK ATD positioning tool with per-DoF joint limits and IK posing. Improved VISION: label mapping, menu reset, material error checks, etc.
Sept 2024 - Nov 2024
Integrated APIs and designed animation systems for realistic AI MetaHuman interactions. Worked with ElevenLabs and NVIDIA Audio2Face for real-time voice-to-facial sync.
2023 - Present · immersalab.dev
Built AI-driven Niagara FX and real-time VFX/procedural tools for UE. Delivered cinematics and XR experiences using MetaHumans, mocap, and AI avatars. Focused on real-time rendering, VFX, and procedural environment generation.
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