I am currently a Firmware engineer in Utah designing and prototyping consumer and commercial products for Sure-Fi (http://www.sure-fi.com). I've been programming since I was 12 years old and love experimenting with innovative ideas in gaming, networking, and technology. I love learning new things whether it be collision algorithms, spoken languages, or meeting new people.

History

When I was 12 I happened upon a game called "Morrowind" by Bethesda. The game quickly stole a lot of my free time and got me hooked, not because of the game itself, but rather the Construction Set that came with it. I marveled at the possibilities of creation and above all the fact that everything seemed to work because of the "script" that was attached to it.

Over the next year I slowly progressed from that point through various programs including Game Maker, Construct, and few others before finally finding and settling on the C# XNA platform. I researched and tinkered with various projects over the next few years only working with what I could find online through forums, tutorials, videos, and other sources of information. I quickly learned and honed the skill of finding the information I need through Google. 

When I reached high school I quickly signed up for the programming course there which was based in C++. I learned C/C++ over the next few years. I quickly learned the benefits of working without a garbage collector and the freedom having control over your memory provides you. With an interest in creating games C seemed to be the best option and thus I have been programming all my projects in C/C++ ever since. 

In 2015 I started working as back-end and cloud developer and then moved into working on the firmware for PIC32 cloud connected products. I enjoy doing firmware since the design restraints are strict and you tend to find a lot cleaner coding practices when every byte of memory counts.

Along with my day job now I still love programming and designing video games on the side. I have created hundreds of projects over the years on my own time out of a desire to learn and to create. Each project I have worked on has taught me something valuable and unique.

Overall, I love learning and I love games as a platform for creation and expression. I love the unique challenges presented by game design and the technical feats that are required to make it all possible. 

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Languages I've Worked With

(In order of proficiency)

1. C/C++

2. C#

3. PHP

4. SQL

5. Java

6. HTML

7. CSS

8. JAVASCRIPT