Alex Jalonen
Seabeck,WA
Summary
Proven Gameplay Engineer and Tech Lead with a track record of fostering collaboration and trust within teams at Tandemi and beyond. Expert in C-like Programming Languages and Agile methodologies, I've significantly enhanced runtime efficiency and ensured project alignment with requirments, demonstrating exceptional code debugging skills and a commitment to continuous learning and adaptation.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Gameplay Engineer
Tandemi
04.2023 - 04.2024
- Established positive working relationships with core development team through exceptional communication skills, fostering trust and collaboration.
- Collaborated in an Agile environment to iteratively deliver features, adapting to feedback and ensuring alignment with project milestones and team goals.
- Reduced complexity in performance-critical algorithms to enhance runtime efficiency.
- Developed robust code to meet goals for game state replication across networked environment.
Gameplay Engineer
Team Phantom Forge
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Integrated with the existing development team to support project goals, quickly adapting to established workflows and best practices, which enabled the team to deliver on project goals.
Tech Lead
Team Calico Café
09.2020 - 04.2021
- Built strong relationships with team member, promoted code ownership and fostered growth mindsets.
- Maintained a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the project, enabling effective decision-making and support across teams.
- Collaborated closely with designers to ensure project development aligned with their vision and was delivered on schedule.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Game Design
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, WA04-2023
Skills
- JIRA
- Python
- Agile
- Code debugging
- Testing and debugging
- C/C/C#
- Data Serialization
- TCP/UDP
Timeline
Gameplay Engineer
Tandemi
04.2023 - 04.2024
Gameplay Engineer
Team Phantom Forge
01.2022 - 04.2022
Tech Lead
Team Calico Café
09.2020 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Game Design
DigiPen Institute of Technology