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Matthew Kosarek

🖥️ Computer Programmer ☎️ +1-201-400-2699 📧 mkosare1@gmail.com 🇺🇸 United States Citizen

Skills

Languages & Tech

C/C++, C#, TypeScript/JavaScript, React, HTML & CSS, Java, OpenGL, ASP.NET, Linux, LaTeX

Tools

git, npm, Webpack, Visual Studio Professional/Code, Unity, AWS, Emacs

Software Team Lead Vention

July 2020 to Present Montreal, QC

Led a small team in the development of a robust infrastructure for user-facing industrial software applications
Developed and shipped a number of time-sensitive client projects, including palletizing and path-following software applications
Interacted extensively with other teams to align on specific business goals and meet expectations
Planned and organized project tasks and projects for the team, including long-term vision and day-to-day goals
Implemented new features across the stack of a code-free programming language

Software Engineer I Big Huge Games

January 2018 to June 2020 Timonium, MD

Developed and maintained the data pipeline - from data entry, to data validation, to data publishing - for Arcane Showdown
Designed, built, and maintained a live operations scheduling and publishing web application for DomiNations
Implemented a localization system for Arcane Showdown which allowed the game to be released in different languages
Implemented game features on all parts of the stack, including tools, Unity client, and game servers
Met weekly with various disciplines to discuss ways to improve the UX of the company's tools
Initiated company-wide React and TypeScript code sharing via a private npm repository
Worked within the Agile framework, in which I planned sprint work, attended daily stand-ups, and participated in retrospectives

Teaching Assistant for Intro to Video Game Design Johns Hopkins University

September 2017 to December 2017 Baltimore, MD

Assisted beginner programmers in the development of 2D game engines using the SDL2 library

Software Engineering Intern Big Huge Games

May 2017 to August 2017 Timonium, MD

Developed a tool based on the GTK toolkit to improve the workflow of the quality assurance team for DomiNations
Wrote a comprehensive user manual that explains how the tool functions for both technical and non-technical users

Software Engineering Intern Sparkypants Studios

May 2016 to August 2016 Baltimore, MD

Developed an application to measure and report memory usage and run times for all game systems in Dropzone

Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD

September 2014 to December 2017

B.S. in Computer Engineering (Magna Cum Laude)
3.53 GPA
Relevant Coursework: Computer Graphics, Object Oriented Software Engineering, Linear Algebra, Video Game Engines and Design, Operating Systems, Data Structures, Introduction to Renewable Energy Engineering