Systems Designer, Tools Programmer
Hi, I'm Kyle. I'm a programmer and designer with 5+ years of experience in Unity and Unreal and a recently shipped game under my belt.
My work has been eclectic, from public safety tools to animation systems, but the throughline has always been about putting interactive media in front of an audience. I especially enjoy building internal tools to streamline development.
Other hats I've worn include UI/UX, Level Design, Sysadmin, and QA Management. But really what I see as most important is bridging whatever gap is present on my team and pushing things over the finish line. I'm looking forward to bringing my technical skill and collaborative ability to my future projects and teams.
About
Designer and tinkerer producing games from a Boulder apartment for almost a decade. While not working at his desk like a computer gremlin he's usually biking, board gaming, or running some sort of homebrew tabletop.
Technical Skills
- C#
Unity flavor C# since 2015. Client facing dotnet library for Nexus project.
- C++
Projects for University. Professional work with 'Unreal flavor' C++ since 2023.
- Unreal Blueprints
Written BP systems, ported BP systems to C++.
- Go
Backend code, modules for Operative projects.
- Java
Creative coding, android projects at NIST.
- Unity
Hobbyist since 2015, professional since 2020. Shipped VR, Magic Leap, and PC apps.
- Unreal Engine 4 & 5
Many client projects and one game shipped, professional since 2023.
- Git
Primary 'git' person in the office. Onboarded artists, designers. Knowledge of both porcelain and plumbing commands, regrettably
- Perforce
Since 2024 for work on client UE projects.
- Steamworks
Configured achievements, release channels, Demo, DLC.
- Epic Online Services
Configured achievements, release channels, DLC.
- Figma
Primary communication layer with artists for several projects. Also made my own interfaces for transfer to game engines.
- FMod
Used with private projects to adjust Unity sound design.
- Jetbrains Rider
- Visual Studio 2017, 2022
- Android Studio
Used during NIST projects to create multiple apps
- GitLab
Managed local server, users, projects. Used by all projects since Bolder Games.
- Linux
Ubuntu sysadmin for GitLab server.
- GitLab Runners
For GitLab CI/CD pipeline, run on Linux boxes.
- Clickup
- GameAnalytics
Embedded and ran analytics during demos.
- TCP/UDP
- MQTT
Multiple NIST projects, Disney client projects at Bolder Games.
Scripting
Tools
Admin Tools
Other
Featured Professional Work
The Operative
Upcoming interactive story game centered around talking to AI characters through text, voice, and more.
Virballs
Shipped 3rd person action platformer with Kirby-esque combination mechanics.
Underlord
Asymmetric dungeon crawler prototype where a party of heroes fights through a labyrinth designed during gameplay by a nefarious lord.
Nexus/2AD
Set of animation voice and emotive tools used to make lifelike characters, all wrapped into one plugin.
Other Professional Work
Please email me (kylemakegames@gmail.com) for writeups of my private projects