It feels like everyone has a dream of what they want to do in their head. A job they want, a place to be, or a sight to see. I just want to make cool things, and if other people think they’re cool too, then all the better.

I’ve been playing video games for as long as I can remember, which at this point seems pretty ubiquitous. I grew up on classics like Age of Empires 2, Guild Wars, and a lot of Pokémon (anyone remember Sapphire?) As I grew older I started picking up MOBA games like DOTA 2 and grand strategy games such as Civilization or Europa Universalis. Games that dared me to spend more hours than anyone should learning their mechanics and pushed me to see how good I could become. This rooted a deep admiration for games in me and with that adoration came fascination. Games are the reason I began to learn how to code in high school, which pushed me to study computer science when I went to college.

Somewhere along the way I got too busy to make games, life got in the way. When I graduated I realized I hadn’t learned how to make games, just how they tick (ba dum tss). I got a job as a software engineer, and spent my evenings, weekends, and downtime learning what I could and just making things. Most of what you see here on this site are the bits and pieces I felt were worth showing, as kind of a gallery of my progress as a game developer.

Last summer I got an awesome opportunity; I joined the company I now work at making serious games in Unreal Engine. I’ve had so much knowledge crammed into my head over the past year. My coworkers are some of the most intelligent and capable people I’ve had the pleasure to work alongside. Each day I’m eager to soak up more of their knowledge. For now I want to grow and learn everything I can about the tools and roles it takes to make a game.

But hey that’s just me as a developer: an Unreal Engine generalist with plenty of ideas that are admittedly bigger than I can handle. Outside of games my life is constantly busy between hanging out with my amazing wife Emma, and taking care of our three cats Yoda, Calvin, and Tobi. I’m continuing to study Japanese as a fun pastime and I play Dungeons and Dragons as much as I’m able. Scheduling issues be damned! Down below are a few cool pictures of my cats for you feline friends out there, and for anyone else who wants to be in touch there’s a contact form below or my email at the bottom of the page.

~~ Software Sailor