Me

( @ZMYaro on  ·   ·  )

I am a game and software designer and developer with a quote, GIF, fandom reference, or pun for almost any situation.

I enjoy programming, level design, and user interface/user experience design, and I have extensive experience and skills in those areas. I also enjoy drawing, 3D modeling, and 2D and 3D animation. In my spare time, I am a wave fanatic, Nintendo and PC gamer, poi spinner, sci-fi nerd, actor, cosplayer, rock climber, and parody lyric writer, among other things.

• Work experience

  Currently in Boston area · open to remote · not looking to relocate

  • Résumé emphasizing engineering work
  • Résumé emphasizing design work
  • Résumé emphasizing games work

  ZMYaro.com

  Independent Designer & Developer
  Independent/freelance work – web front-end/UI/UX, some full stack, game development, social media management, and graphic design
  October 2020-present

  REDCOM Laboratories

  Associate Software Engineer
  Front- and back-end web programming on the REDCOM Sigma web interface (PHP, PostgreSQL, Bootstrap + jQuery legacy modules, Vue.js next-generation modules);
  Vastly simplified development of future Vue modules and enforced UI and UX consistency by refactoring and consolidating duplicate code to shared components;
  Worked with lead designer on updating REDCOM products and legacy modules to new company branding
  May 2019-September 2020

  Second Avenue Learning

  Software Developer
  Ed. tech. games, simulations, and tools;
  Unity 2D & 3D (C#), front-end web programming on educational games and interactive ed. tech. tools (including SystemJS, PixiJS), Flash to HTML5 conversion;
  Social media management and local community engagement
  August 2016-November 2018

  Brazen

  Development intern
  Front- and back-end (Java, GWT, MySQL) work on Brazen Connect digital event application
  Summer 2015

  Oracle Primavera

  Co-op application engineer
  Front-end web programming (including Underscore.js, jQuery, RequireJS) for Primavera Prime 14.2
  Summer 2014

  Follow The Meta

  Web developer
  Server- (Node.js, PHP, MySQL) and client-side (including responsive design for desktop and mobile) programming for an e-sports stat tracking app
  Summer-Fall 2013

  500 BC

  Client-side web programmer
  Web front-end game screen implementation, turning PSD mocks into an immersive web application
  August 2011-September 2012

  TJHSST

  Intranet administrator
  PHP and web front-end work on Intranet2, Node.js and web front-end work on Intranet 3
  September 2010-June 2012

  TIC

  Game design and programming teacher
  Taught game development in LOGO and Java
  Summer 2011

  Web design teacher
  Taught intro. HTML, CSS, and JS to students
  Summer 2013

  Game design and programming teacher
  Taught game development in LOGO, Java, JavaScript/Canvas, and Unity 3D (C#)
  Summer 2016

  シンクロ (Shinkuro)

  UI programmer
  Back- (Python, SQLite) and front-end (YUI) work on file syncing application
  Summer 2010

  Additionally, in high school I co-founded Inverted Productions as a small game development group, and continue to develop independent games under that brand (including Workshop Scramble and Legit. TD).

  I also design tabletop games with Rasklz Publishing.

• Education

  Rochester Institute Of Technology (RIT)

  Game Design and Development, Software Engineering

  Class of 2016

  Thomas Jefferson High School For Science And Technology (TJHSST)

  Senior research: Computer Systems

  Class of 2012

  Voted #1 in the country from the year before I started until the year after I left.  Coincidence?    Yeah, probably...
  
  

  Experienced with...

  Programming languages

  HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Python, ActionScript, C#, Java, PHP, Perl (also TI BASIC and LOGO)
  (Ordered by proficiency and preference)

  Hot trends

  e.g., adaptive design, progressive web apps, new ECMAScript features, CSS optimization strategies

  Design languages

  e.g., Material, Human Interface, Fluent
  Also Holo and Metro (R.I.P.)

  Level editors and SDKs

  e.g., Unity, Source/Hammer

  Creative tools

  e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Premiere, InDesign, SketchUp, LayOut, GIMP, Audacity
  With a little nostalgic respect for MS Paint 😉

  Front- and back-end frameworks

  e.g., Lit, Vue, Bootstrap, AngularJS;
  Node.js + Express, Flask, webapp2

  Workflow tools

  e.g., Git, Slack, JIRA, JetBrains IDEs
  Also Mercurial and Subversion

  
  
  

  Favorite quotes

  “Many people would sooner die than think. In fact they do.”  —Bertrand Russell

  “A lot of folks need to learn stuff. It's up to us already-knowin'-stuff folk to just be there for 'em—bein' the best we can be.”  —Sparks Nevada, Marshal On Mars

  “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”  —Gandhi

  “If you're not amused by what goes on in the world on a regular basis, it's your own fault.”  —Shane Torbert

  “The longer anyone spends on earth, the closer we all get to becoming superfluous characters.”  —Joseph Gordon-Levitt