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Kevin Gadd
http://luminance.org/	kevin.gadd@gmail.com

Employment History

Mozilla Corporation 1/11 - 10/11
Software Engineer

• Developed memory usage and performance analysis tools.
• Collaborated on draft specifications and prototype implementations as part of the Web API group.

IMVU 3/10 - 11/10
Software Engineer

• Built a prototype Unity implementation of IMVU's asset loaders and scene graph.
• Ported the Windows IMVU client to Mac OS X.
• Maintained continuous integration systems and build tools.

ArenaNet 10/09 - 3/10
Associate Producer

• Coordinated tools development, audio and design efforts along with producers and leads.
• Drove design processes for critical tools, and game systems.
• Worked with other producers to establish schedules, set milestones, and eliminate waste.
• Worked with QA and tools teams to research, track and prioritize issues.

Squared Interactive 11/08 - Present
Sole Proprietor

• Writing, design and programming for a 2D side-scrolling action game, Inferus [http://infer.us/]. Won first and third place in Intel's Level Up 2009 competition. Recruited and managed contractors responsible for art and sound direction.
• Developed the JSIL [http://jsil.org] .NET to JavaScript cross-compiler for turning games and applications into web pages that run without plugins.

IMVU 6/07 - 6/09
Software Engineer

• Built components of the IMVU Client's 3D renderer, UI and other features in C++, Flex, and Python.
• Built, maintained, optimized and debugged complex asynchronous systems.
• Found and fixed obscure crashes in application code, system libraries, and drivers.
• Created and maintained web frontend and backend services in PHP and JavaScript.
• Created and refined testing and build tools for continuous integration in PHP and Python.
• Built COLLADA model importer for the IMVU Previewer content creation tool.

ArenaNet
12/06 - 6/07 Engine / Tools Programmer
12/05 - 12/06 Game Designer

• Developed a revision controlled content framework that integrated with existing tools like MediaWiki and Excel, based on MySQL and C#.
• Overhauled the cinematics system to allow for editing and previewing without recompiles, and built a graphical editor.
• Responsible for designing and scripting quests, missions, towns, cinematics and over-world areas.
• Created design tools including an indexed search tool for game content, script editor with validation/highlighting, and a toolset for analyzing game data and generating reports.