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Roman Revzin

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Impact-oriented team lead / senior developer with a supercharged creative side, passionate about frameworks, rapid prototyping, simulation, and generative AI. A hacker and tinkerer at heart, always ready to deliver innovative products and services.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Unity Team Lead

Artie.com
New York, NY
10.2023 - Current
  • Led development of "Pong Legends," Artie's flagship mobile WebGL game.
  • Created a versatile framework for rapid game development, backend/multiplayer integration, and dynamic content loading.
  • Identified and worked around mobile WebGL limitations in memory, graphics and device fragmentation to deliver consistent and optimized app performance.
  • Converted “Pong Legends” into a Progressive Web App for a native-like mobile gaming experience.
  • Supervised technical execution, assessed technical requirements, conducted peer reviews, and maintained code quality standards.
  • Managed hiring processes, performance reviews, and regular 1-on-1 meetings with team members.

Senior Developer / Director of Apps

spatial.io
New York, NY
04.2017 - 10.2022
  • Prototyped and developed a cross-platform NFT Gallery/Meeting/Gaming metaverse application utilized by top artists like Beeple and Ringo Starr.
  • Created a photorealistic avatar system with face/body tracking and a Mixamo compatible animation system.
  • Developed a high-performance native video streaming app for real-time multi-user experiences like shared movie watching and AR/VR presentations.
  • Integrated cutting-edge VR/AR technology, collaborating with Microsoft, Meta, and Qualcomm.

Creative Director / Senior Software Engineer

Katapult Studio
New York, NY
08.2013 - 04.2017
  • Led development of CHKN, a popular sandbox video game featuring AI-driven creatures in an open-world environment.
  • Marketed CHKN successfully, achieving widespread recognition among largest game content creators, including features on Adult Swim and over 250,000 sales.
  • Collaborated on GetReady.io, a platform for rapid development of casual games and Arduino device management.

Founder

Wavecade
New York, NY
02.2008 - 01.2015
  • Founded Wavecade, a successful casual game studio known for the “My Paper Plane” series which achieved over 5 million downloads, was featured multiple times on Google Play and Amazon's app store.
  • Produced multiple flash and JavaScript games for platforms like Kongregate and · NewGrounds.

Senior Game Developer

https://www.megaphonetv.com/
New York, NY
01.2009 - 10.2012
  • Developed an interactive TV platform, used by networks like NBC and FOX.
  • Created mini-games for interactive TV programs and stadium JumboTrons.
  • Collaborated with NBA and MLB for marketing integrations.

Game Developer

Large Animal Games
06.2006 - 10.2008
  • Developed early Facebook microtransaction games and systems.
  • Worked with NY Philharmonic for interactive musical gaming experiences for youth.
  • Worked on Snapshot Adventures, Lucky Strike Bowling and other award winning casual video games.

Developer

Certpoint Systems
New York, NY
06.2002 - 05.2006
  • Collaborated with corporations like Toyota, DeWalt, and AOL to develop internal training materials.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - CIS

Brooklyn College
New York

Skills

  • Unity
  • C#
  • Swift
  • Java
  • Team Leadership / PM
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Back-End Integration
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Generative AI
  • VR/AR
  • Progressive Web Apps
  • Avatar Systems
  • Game Development
  • Physics/System/Medical Simulations

Timeline

Unity Team Lead

Artie.com
10.2023 - Current

Senior Developer / Director of Apps

spatial.io
04.2017 - 10.2022

Creative Director / Senior Software Engineer

Katapult Studio
08.2013 - 04.2017

Senior Game Developer

https://www.megaphonetv.com/
01.2009 - 10.2012

Founder

Wavecade
02.2008 - 01.2015

Game Developer

Large Animal Games
06.2006 - 10.2008

Developer

Certpoint Systems
06.2002 - 05.2006

Bachelor of Arts - CIS

Brooklyn College
Roman Revzin