Vermillion Phoinix

All work below done in collaboration with AlasConnect, Inc.

Project "Cloud Services"

• In development.

Project "Explorers"

• Educational smartphone game being developed in Unity3d.

Project "Eros"

• Smartphone game developed in Unity3d.
• April 2012 - Released

Project "Raid Slash Xplosion"

• Smartphone game developed in Unity3d.
• July 2012 - Released

Project "Path of Destruction"

• Technical Director.
• Smartphone game developed in Unity3d.
• July 2012 - Released

Short Term Contract: AncestorSync

• Built a scalable server cluster on RackSpace.
• Standard Apache2, Memcached, MongoDB (Replica Set), specialized app server setup.
• Configured Ganglia and Server Density for monitoring.

All work related tasks were conducted in 100% Japanese.

Project "KOF" (King of Fighters, licensed)

• Built a standard game server cluster for serving RESTful API-only data.
• Wrote the game system using a custom Kayac Zend PHP framework, and the GeoHex library.
• Wrote custom play test tools in Ruby for balancing King of Fighters combat data.

All work related tasks were conducted in 100% Japanese.

Server Infrastructure Team

• Build and maintain scalable infrastructures for Istpika's social game titles.
• Work closely with other team members to determine which technologies are worth using in the future, and how to improve support for existing systems.

Tools

• Wrote databasion, a Google Spreadsheet -> Database management tool.
• Wrote a MongoDBCache client in PHP to mimic memcached behavior. Was never used in production.

Project "Chaser"

• Project Lead Engineer.
• Built a scalable server infrastructure on the RackSpace Cloud. Consisted of 8 nodes: LVS-TUN Load Balancers x2, Nginx/NodeJS x2, MongoDB x3, Admin x1.
• Wrote the Ruby server code, and built the base JavaScript client using the ngGame Core SDK.
• Wrote small client related portions. AES encrypted data, particle system, core MVC + Delegate code.

Project "Alice"

• Built a scalable server infrastructure. Consisted of 19 nodes: Apache x5, LVS x2, MySQL x4, Memcache x5, Admin/Log x3.
• Configured various maintenance tools such as Ganglia, Nagios, etc.
• * Infrastructure is now being used by another project "Planet Frontier" (in development).

Project "Georgia"

• Project's server side Lead Engineer.
• Wrote the entire web game system in CakePHP, allowing for various Model inheritance layers to interact with the various database and cache servers transparently.
• Developed a preliminary iPhone client with web interactions, and connections to the OpenFeint/MiniNation API.
• Worked with the iPhone client developers to integrate the web based system into the client via JavaScript calls.

• Assist Japanese teacher of English (JTE) in classroom environment.
• Design and handout worksheets and activities to students.
• Engage students in conversation outside of class.

• Replaced various PHP/Java systems with Ruby on Rails.

Project "Integrated Management System"

• Built a custom management system for GVEA's Computing and Network Services department using Ruby on Rails.
• System was intended as a proof of concept to show the agile development speed of Rails vs. Java.
• Still currently used as the department's primary management application.

System Administration

• Administered various Windows and Linux servers.
  • Windows IIS, Apache, and Apache2 web servers on Windows and Linux.
  • Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL databases on Windows and Linux.
  • Various applications such as IMAP mail, LDAP, Samba, and network monitoring tools (Nagios, Cacti).

Web Development

• Developed and supported internal and external corporate websites (Windows and Linux respectively).
• Built and supported several productivity applications on the company intranet.
  • Standardized PHP code base (MVC design pattern, custom ORM, and Smarty templates).
  • Data Center Fiber Management System, Content Management System, Helpdesk/Project Work Order Management System, Inventory Management System, Calendar/Scheduling Application, Forum, Wiki, other communication software, and numerous utility applications.

Helpdesk

• Originally hired on as general helpdesk support (5 months).

• Developed a work order management system to handle the repair shop customers.
  • Implemented a Model View Controller design pattern, and Object Relational Mapping.
• Setup and initially administrated web server and database.
• Made sure a decent backup system was implemented.

• Taught a 3 credit course on basic linux installation, usage, and configuration.
• Students were taught in a lab environment with hands on experience.
• The final exam tested their ability to install a linux system, configure a workstation environment, and build a new linux kernel.
• Advanced topics included system security, server configuration, and linux in a large scale network environment.