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Career History


EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING 

Jan 2019 – May 2022 

University of Colorado Colorado Springs 

1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 

Game Design and Development with Cross core in Creative Communication 

Bachelors of Innovation 


Jan 2017 -May 2018 

Front Range Community College 

3645 W 112th Ave, Westminster, CO 80031 

Associate of Science 


ACADEMICS 

Innovation 

ENTP 1000 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 

Introduction to transforming ideas into impact. 

INOV 1010 - The Innovation Process 

Emphasis on the nature of innovation and its process. 

INOV 2010 - Innovation Team: Reporting and Analysis 

Sophomore level team project class. 

Lissanna Follari, PhD. lfollari@uccs.edu 

The team set out to create a prototype of a website for the client. 

The team created a sign up page, data tracking page, the back end for the accounts created. 

INOV 3010 - Innovation Team: Research and Execute 

Junior level project class with higher reasonability. 

Mereon Solutions 

Lynnclaire Dennis, ldennis@mereon.org 

The team set out to create a cinematic to progress Lynnclaire’s dreams about Leonardo da Vinci 

The team created the assets for the cinematic, and most of the animations for the cinematic in Unreal Engine 4. 

INOV 4010 - INOV 4010 - Innovation Team: Design and Lead 

Senior level project class with emphasis on team leading 

Bryan Smith, bryans@smithgroupdesign.com 

The team set out to create a business plan for the monetization of an app. 

The team created a draft fo the monetization of the app, and continued the prototyping of the app. 

BLAW 2010 - Business and Intellectual Property Law 

Studies the legality of businesses and intellectual property 

INOV 2100 - Technical Writing, Proposals, and Presentations 

Writing assignments based on business proposals. 

ENTP 4500 - Entrepreneurship and Strategy 

Understanding the Entrepreneural process and creating a portfolio. 


Game Design and Development 

CS 2300 - Computational Linear Algebra 

Programming Linear Algebra and matrices. 

GDD 1100 - Introduction to Game Development 

Learning game creating concepts and working in Game Maker Studio 2. 

GDD 1200 - Introductory Programming for Game Developers 

Introduction into Unity and programming in C#/C++ 

GDD 2100 - Game Design for Diverse Populations 

Creating a game with mechanics that expand to wider demographics. 

GDD 2150 - Fundamental Game Design Concepts 

Working on creating fast prototypes, then working as an entire class on a singular game. 

GDD 2200 - Object-Oriented Analysis, Design, and 
Implementation 

Progressing on Unity and programming in C#/C++ 

CS 2250 - Advanced Data Structures in C++ 

Memory management inside of a C++ structure. 

GDD 3000 - 2D Animation

Class based around creating art for a game that would be 2D.

GDD 4000 - Online Games

Class that focuses on creating multiplayer games.

GDD 3100 - User Interface Design for Games

Creating a game that focuses around the UI for the players.

GDD 3200 - Team-Based Game Development 

Working on a game as an entire class, as if in an actual video game developing environment. 

CS 3350 - Team-Based Game Production 

Expanding upon a completed game project as an entire team. 

GDD 3400 - Artificial Intelligence for Games 

The creation of artificial intelligence inside of video games and the issues within genre of games 

GDD 4900 - Commercial Game Development Practicum 

Capstone project of a commercially releasable game that is the student’s intellectual property. 


AWARDS  

Inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success  

May 4, 2018 


COMMUNITY INOLVEMENT 

Accepting donations at an Ark thrift store. 

9131 North, Washington St, Thornton, CO 80229 

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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS 

  • C++ 

  • C# 

  • Unity 

  • Game Maker Studio 2 

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CV: CV

April 2021

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