Justin Gibbs, Technical Producer

Risk of Rain 2 – Producer

14 Developers - Unity Engine

• Shipped a free content update across five platforms and the first major DLC on Steam, with console ports planned

• Juggled two simultaneous initiatives / teams to develop content for live releases while merging multiplatform codebases

• Coordinated deliverables between the internal dev team, publishing department, internal support teams, and Hopoo Games

Eye of the Storm Prototype – Producer

12 Developers - Unreal Engine

• Executed a 6-week production plan to deliver a prototype, presentation, and other pitch materials in a short but rigid timeline

• Cultivated and delivered a pitch, developed a production plan, and organized playtests for the pitch process to major publishers

• Engineered networked resource spawners and anomaly events for the gameplay demo for Eye of the Storm

Infection Prototype – Producer

15 Developers - Unreal Engine

• Developed the team understanding of rapid prototyping and facilitated our playtesting driven iterations

• Worked closely with Game Designer to set sprint scope and direction to guide our team through pre-production

• Tracked sprint progress against our defined goals and was responsible for communicating results to internal stakeholders

DOOM and DOOM 2 (2019) – Producer

14 Developers - Unity

• Incorporated Agile into our team’s process to encourage teamwork, handle changing expectations, and promote rapid development

• Handled feature requests from the client by estimating features with the team and grooming the project backlog

• Negotiated with clients on feature sets, deadlines, and expectations for pre-launch milestones and post-launch updates

Prey: Typhon Hunter – Associate Producer/Junior Programmer

10 Developers - Unreal Engine

• Introduced and coached basic Agile concepts like feature backlogs, stand-up meetings, and sprints to our development team

• Collaborated with animators and artists to develop the mimic leap ability and the mimic attack/kill sequence

• Worked with clients and internal leadership to manage deliverables and expectations for milestones

Lost in the Dark – Producer

17 Developers - Unreal Engine

• Organized playtesting sessions for different teams while training them in effective data collection practices

• Communicated vertically and laterally as the link between the team and stakeholders

• Mentored inexperienced leads by setting team organizational norms and stressing organization and accountability

Auxilium – Co-Producer

49 Developers - Unreal Engine

• Served as a conduit of vertical communication between two sub-teams, a group of project leads, and stakeholders

• Implemented JIRA as a tool for monitoring and tracking task movement for two sub-teams during sprints

• Scrum Master duties for sub-teams and for a team-wide scrum of scrums

The Grove – Team Lead/Lead Programmer

5 Developers - Unity

• Collaborated with the Game Designer to plan out a schedule of deliverables based on game design specifications

• Ensured accountability and communication throughout the team as the Scrum Master during stand-up and planning meetings

• Programmed all major features and held pair programming sessions with level designers to teach programming skills

SMU Guildhall – Plano, TX

• Masters of Interactive Technology, Digital Game Development, Specialization in Production

2018

University of the Pacific – Stockton, CA

• Masters of Science in Engineering Science, Specialization in Computer Science ­

• Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Specialization in Games and Simulation

• Minor in Applied Mathematics

2016

Thesis: Creating and evaluating A Data ­Collection tool – Independent Researcher

1 Developer – 8 Months - Unreal Engine

• Researched industry best practices for data collection and tool development in the gaming industry

• Developed a tool according to best practices and implemented the tool with two student projects for evaluation purposes

• Presented findings and defended work as part of thesis defenses, and again in a thesis honors presentation

The Avatars Project – Co-Producer

7 Developers – 8 Weeks - Unity

• Produced one of two scenes for a virtual reality application designed to train young adults for stressful social situations

• Scheduled milestones around a delivery schedule and provided customers with VR installation

• Researched and added environmental sounds to the scene to improve the immersion of our users

STUDY: TEACHING WITH VR APPLICATIONS – Researcher and Developer

3 Developers – 6 Weeks - Unity

• Developed a virtual reality application in Unity to teach users how to change tires on a car in real-time

• Held a research session and made a presentation comparing the effectiveness of our application to learning from a video

• Documented our findings and gave a presentation discussing the benefits of kinetic learning over auditory and visual learning

DEVELOPING games TO TEACH CS1 – Team Lead, Programmer

5 Developers – 10 Weeks - Unity

• Developed a phone application in Unity to help CS1 students review materials related to variable scope

• Coordinated a team to make art assets, program, test, and iterate on the application with scheduled deliverables

• Researched educational games and applied basic fundamentals to puzzles that stimulate users while teaching academic concepts

Excel Boys Volleyball – Assistant Coach

12 Team Members – 10 months

• Trained athletes to improve themselves every day by teaching fundamentals of volleyball and team communication

• Organized groups of athletes at tournaments, camps, tryouts, and practices to maximize value earned from court time

• Studied team-development under a coach with over 40 years of experience at the college, professional, and Olympic levels

SMU GUILDHALL – Production Teaching assistant

55 Developers – 16 weeks – Unreal Engine

• Mentored and guided production students through the process of working with a large team and keeping the team organized

• Helped identify leadership candidates through observation and interviews, and helped construct an organization chart for the team

• Offered feedback to students in the form of face-to-face peer evaluations at every major milestone

Financial Industry Computer Systems – Summer Programming Intern

15 Team Members - 8 weeks - .NET Framework

• Upgraded software from PowerBuilder to .NET environment while complying with strict design specifications

• Interacted daily with the quality assurance team to improve the product and ensure adherence to design

• Gained experience by participating in daily scrum meetings and other software development methodologies as a developer

Volleyball Club Dallas – Founder, Head Coach, Assistant Coach

Numerous Team Members – 12 weeks

• Created a hierarchical structure for coaches, board members, and club directors to have individual swim-lanes

• Communicated with parents and young student-athletes for recruiting and organizational purposes

• Developed a practice plan prior to each practice to continue growth of athletes and move the team towards our collective goals

Pacific Men’s Club Volleyball – Coach, Captain, Vice President, Treasurer

Numerous Team Members – 3 Years

• Balanced onboarding new recruits and challenging experienced athletes to improve the team across the board

• Cultivated a culture of accountability and dedication to team norms and goals to set up the team for success

Pacific Division 1 Men’s Volleyball – Libero

Numerous Team Members – 2 Years

• Participated in team goal-setting meetings and worked towards the achievement of those goals over a two-year span

• Held teammates accountable to team culture statements and integrated new athletes to the team culture and vision

Beta Theta Pi: Eta Kappa Chapter – VP of Member Ed, Ritual Chair, Founding Father

Numerous Members – 5 Years

• Collaborated with other Vice Presidents to schedule, budget, and plan events for the fraternity over the course of a year

• Prepared a team for ritual events like induction, initiation, and other important events held for our chapter and nearby chapters

Skills

Tools

• Agile with Scrum

• Sprint and Project Planning

• Scheduling

• Budgeting

• C++, C#, Python

• Blueprint Scripting

• Team Culture Development

• Blocker Identification

• Team Organization

• Tool Development

• Data analysis

• Coaching and Mentoring Employees