Junbo Zhao
Charlottesville,VA
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Developer
Heavenly Realm Studios
01.2025 - Current
- The development of strategy board games includes Full-stack coding, UI design and development, visual effects, and AI for the game pieces.
- Game is published on Steam platform.
RPG Game Engineerer
Individual Clients
01.2025 - Current
- Using Blizzard's build-in SC2 editor to create campaign maps for StarCraft2 for profit-driven projects, including a complete RPG-style game flow, maps, unit creation, experience system, weapon system, combat AI, and more.
- Once published will be found in SC2 Arcade mode (Asian server).
Volunteer Work
P1 Games
11.2024 - 01.2025
- Participated as a Game Developer in Volunteer Work for Multiple Games under the P1 Game Incubator.
Contractor
Confidential Employer
02.2025 - 02.2025
- Non-Confidential Outsourcing Work for a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Company.
- Writing scripts in Visual Basic for database-based text file processing and fast filtering.
Intern
Neusoft
05.2023 - 08.2023
• Implemented Machine Learning Algorithms in Java to Detect Anomalies in Data Sent by an Offshore Platform.
•Used Interpolation Algorithm to Smooth Anomalous Data Sections.
Intern
Neusoft
06.2021 - 08.2021
• Implemented Fourier Transform in Python to Convert Data.
• Split Transformed Data into Training and Testing Sets for Model Training.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Engineering
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA05-2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science & Mathematics
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN05-2022
Skills
Skills with work experience: Java, Python, C#, Adobe Photoshop, Unity Game Engine, Visual Basic, other programming platforms, AI-assisted programming
Art-Related Non-Professional Skills (with work/project experience): Story Creation & Narrating, Character Design & Early Art Concepts, Calligraphy Design, UI Design
Skills with project experience: C, Javascript, Android Studio
Systematically learned skills: C, mySQL, CUDA, Blender, CAD, R, (assemble language)
Work-Related Project Experience
Tao Studio: WuMingShi (My Most Proud Work)
An independently designed and in developing indie game by myself:
- Featuring a comprehensive Eastern fantasy worldview and independent IP.
https://www.taostudio.space/character-background
- Artistic concepts and lore of 20 main characters.
https://www.taostudio.space/earlyartconcepts
- A uniquely designed public-turn-based PvP combat system.
(With some adjustments made, content temporarily not publicly available.)
- Independently developed the test demo, including frontend and backend programming, UI design, art, gameplay design, game content design, and storytelling.
https://www.taostudio.space/unitydemo
Android Studio Development History
- A time scheduling program developed using Kotlin and JavaScript
- Includes a system reminder feature for managing coursework at the start of quarantine, used in APK format
- Designed with different colors to create varied visual effects that enhance efficiency
- The source code was lost due to the passage of time, but some video documentation has been preserved.
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Interests
- Systematically learned five different calligraphy styles for brush and pen writing
- Systematically learned structure sketch and interested in digital painting, student of artist Zeen Chin
- Rubik's cube world ranking in World Cube Association
- Guitar finger-style playing
- Board games; Go chess
Timeline
Contractor
Confidential Employer
02.2025 - 02.2025
Lead Developer
Heavenly Realm Studios
01.2025 - Current
RPG Game Engineerer
Individual Clients
01.2025 - Current
Volunteer Work
P1 Games
11.2024 - 01.2025
Intern
Neusoft
05.2023 - 08.2023
Intern
Neusoft
06.2021 - 08.2021
Master of Science - Computer Engineering
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science & Mathematics
Purdue University
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