Summary
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Work History
Education
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Played JV Tackle Football at Nease High School
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Colton Keeley

Saint Augustine,FL

Summary

Driven by an innovative approach to game development, I leveraged advanced Verse programming skills at Bullseye to pioneer a seamless instant respawn system, boosting efficiency by 400%. As a charismatic leader and skilled level designer, I excel in engaging large player bases and fostering collaborative team environments, evidenced by my work on popular Fortnite platforms and creative educational content at Unreal Labs.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Verse Developer

Bullseye
04.2023 - Current
  • Spearheaded the development of the seamless instant respawn system for the Piece Control series by Bullseye, leveraging revolutionary verse mechanics. This system not only improved overall efficiency by 400% but also set a new standard for player experience.

    Engineered a multi-threaded player management system to enhance efficiency in constructing an elimination machine, utilized by Lazarbeam for a YT short.

    Conceptualized and implemented an Administrative Control Panel for Piece Control 1v1's, streamlining operations and enabling Lazarbeam to effortlessly film YouTube content.

Verse Course Instructor

Unreal Labs
04.2024 - Current
  • Building an advanced Verse Course meant to go in depth on advanced critical thinking, problem solving techniques, and advanced programming and computing concepts.

Level Designer

Bullseye
02.2023 - 04.2023


  • Increased player enjoyment by creating intuitive navigation systems and clear visual cues for seamless exploration.
  • Promoted replayability by incorporating multiple paths, hidden areas, and optional objectives into level designs.
  • Designed Prison Mythic Gun game: Featured during March of 2023 with official Fortnite Challenges to receive a backbling.


Senior Mechanics Designer

Vortex Creative Studios.
04.2022 - 02.2023
  • Participated in regular code reviews, ensuring high-quality standards were consistently met across all development efforts.
  • Contributed innovative ideas during brainstorming sessions, driving project success through creative problemsolving.
  • Pioneered new methods of code review to incorporate wider range of voices.

Mechanics Specialist

Maple Creates
10.2020 - 04.2022
  • Entry level position, worked alongside now co-founder (papery) of team Bullseye which is #3 ranked by playercount.
  • Developed advanced mechanics for numerous experiences, 3 of which were featured inside of @Fortnite.
  • Assisted with staff training to enforce quality and onboard new developers.

Full Stack Game Developer

Freelancing
09.2020 - Current
  • Developed Experiences with over 20 Million Players with hundreds of millions of playtime.
  • Created the most popular, tycoon kit that was used in 20+ tycoon maps including being used by PWR / Loserfruit.
  • Pioneered the Ohio Trend during 2020 developing the most popular experiences, including multiple FFA's and gun games that were consistently #1 trending. A Few were played by the X2 twins.
  • Created an In depth Creative 1.0 system inside of UEFN through verse allowing users to build their own piece control maps, alongside being able to 'ready up' into a skilled based matchmaking pool with their friends inside their own custom party. System had party leaders and an invite / join system; used a linear algebraic function to determine best matchmaking results for optimized playtime. (1)
  • Built an algebraic calculator to determine earnings and payouts for fortnite creative a month before Epic Games tells you. (2)

Sources:

1.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nDQwICJgecuql6p-Lly2p0kNw3QRL8VMprHnlaJtqLU/edit?usp=sharing

2.CreativePayout.com/calculator

Education

Associate of Applied Science -

Saint Johns River State College
Orange Park FL
05.2027

Skills

  • Proficient in problem-solving and critical thinking, adept at addressing fundamental code issues
  • Advanced proficiency in the Verse Programming language
  • Advanced understanding of the Fortnite platform, skilled in engaging a player base of over a billion with innovative concepts
  • Extensive knowledge of the UEFN platform, including Unreal revision control, terrain editing, and strong organizational skills
  • Comprehensive understanding of every device available in Fortnite Creative
  • Skilled in charismatic leadership and effective communication within diverse teams
  • Experienced in motivating team members to contribute ideas, fostering a sense of importance and gratitude
  • Experienced level designer with a deep understanding of movement and level structuring
  • Proficient in mathematics, including algebra, trigonometry, and other spatial mathematical concepts

Accomplishments

  • Achieved over 1 Billion+ Cumulative plays across all work.
  • 20+ Million solo development plays.
  • Been featured over 10+ times with numerous teams.
  • Worked with Bullseye, Loserfruit, Chica, SirGuff, Lazarbeam and hundreds of others in the community.


Affiliations

  • Featured member of Creative Tools Discord
  • Apart of Creator Club on X

Played JV Tackle Football at Nease High School

Played JV Tackle Football during my Freshman year of Highschool.


Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Verse Course Instructor

Unreal Labs
04.2024 - Current

Verse Developer

Bullseye
04.2023 - Current

Level Designer

Bullseye
02.2023 - 04.2023

Senior Mechanics Designer

Vortex Creative Studios.
04.2022 - 02.2023

Mechanics Specialist

Maple Creates
10.2020 - 04.2022

Full Stack Game Developer

Freelancing
09.2020 - Current

Associate of Applied Science -

Saint Johns River State College
Colton Keeley