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Ronald K. Butler

El Paso,TX

Summary

I'm an experienced programmer & work primarily with video games and VR/AR simulations. Having worked in Agile work environments with a few game engines including Unity3d & Unreal, as well as other supporting services like Game Sparks backend as a service. If I don't currently know it, I can learn it fast and be up to speed in no time. I learn fast and can work fast to expand my skills & be of greater use.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Raytheon
11.2020 - Current

Worked on multi-player serious entertainment software for Major End Items for the Government.

  • Worked with teammates to create lesson scenarios.
  • Updated code structure to accommodate multiple players across a network.
  • Documented scenarios to assist with current and future architecture restructuring.

Support S. Member, Technical Staff

Raytheon
09.2018 - 11.2020

First Project, Interactive Narrative Software:

  • Worked to update & expand current training software.
  • Added functionality to ease the loading of assets into the unity environment in response to dev complaints.
  • Completed more general tasks to bring the project to an acceptable state.


Second Project, Training document parsing:

  • Created software to expedite the creation of training materials for the US government.
  • Programmatically created Word documents
  • Maintained a database of material from which the documents are created
  • Reverse engineered a parser to grab information from existing documents
  • Tied this all to a web- application created by a fellow programmer to allow people access to create documents & expand the database.


Third Project, Interactive 3D Training Software:

  • Worked on multi-player training software.
  • Created new scenarios according to customer specifications.

Contract Programmer

EON Sports VR
03.2017 - 02.2018
  • Created solutions to assist the development & testing teams with debugging systems within the software.
  • Implemented scripts to enhance user experience.
  • Worked with cross-functional design teams to create software solutions that improved overall functionality and performance.

Junior Programmer - Under Contract

My GO Games
11.2014 - 03.2015
  • Assisted with backend server work using GameSparks-backend server service.

Programming Intern

My GO Games
08.2014 - 11.2014

Three Month internship working on a backlogged Unity Project. Worked on gameplay, interface and menus.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Game And Simulation Programming

DeVry University
Austin
02.2014

Skills

  • Capable in C, C
  • Fluent in C#
  • Software Quality Assurance
  • Program Testing Software
  • Tools Customization
  • Programming
  • Requirements Gathering and Analysis
  • Bug Fixes
  • Data Extraction
  • Database Design

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Raytheon
11.2020 - Current

Support S. Member, Technical Staff

Raytheon
09.2018 - 11.2020

Contract Programmer

EON Sports VR
03.2017 - 02.2018

Junior Programmer - Under Contract

My GO Games
11.2014 - 03.2015

Programming Intern

My GO Games
08.2014 - 11.2014

Bachelor of Science - Game And Simulation Programming

DeVry University
Ronald K. Butler