Software Designer and Developer with experience in a large number of technologies. Special interest in interactive applications like Game Development. But also experienced in more slow paced interactive development of Web Sites. Particular interest in Visual Design and Artificial Intelligence applications. Credits: Avengers Initiative (2012), Disney Guilty Party (2010), Texas Cheat'em (2009), Hedronism (2008), Shards (2008), You Don't Know Jack: 5th Dementia (2000), You Don't Know Jack (1999), You Don't Know Jack: Offline (1999) Specialties: Software Optimization, Project Management, User Interface Design, Object Oriented Design, Systems Design, Tutoring/Teaching, Multimedia, Web Site Design, Database Design. Technologies: Unreal Engine 4, Unity3D, iPhone, Wii, Xbox 360, 3D Graphics, OpenGL, OpenAL, Win32 API, Linux/POSIX, Boost Libraries, Irrlicht, Shaders. Programming: Advanced C++, C#, Python, HTML, PHP, SQL.

Lead Programmer @ Working to make games the best they can be. From April 2015 to Present (7 months) Greater Chicago AreaContributor @ Author of Boost Predef, maintainer of Boost Build. Boost web site (www.boost.org) design and development. General testing and bug fixing of C++ libraries. Testing manager and release team member. From January 2002 to Present (13 years 10 months) United StatesPresident @ Working to make games that bring people together. From November 2007 to Present (8 years) Greater Chicago AreaSenior Software Engineer @ Worked on Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) engine development for the Epic Games platform team. I was responsible for implementing missing engine features, performance improvements, and bug fixing on Android platform. I implemented movie texture support for Android and supporting PAK and OBB features. Implemented motion event support for Android (orientation and magnetometer). Worked on un-announced realistic first person puzzle game using UE4. I was responsible for programming tasks, including performance and feature development. From April 2014 to April 2015 (1 year 1 month) Greater Chicago AreaPresident @ In charge of day to day operations, long term planning, project development, and new product concepts. From July 1997 to December 2014 (17 years 6 months) Greater Chicago AreaSenior Programmer @ Responsible for performance optimizations for mobile games, software architecture, and general programming. From January 2014 to April 2014 (4 months) Greater Chicago AreaSub-Contractor @ Advanced C++ software design and development. From April 2005 to March 2008 (3 years) Lead Software Engineer @ Led the development of "You Don't Know Jack: The 5th Dementia", "That's A Fact: Jack! Read", and others. Supported the development of "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" CD-ROM as it used the same engine that was developed for "That's A Fact: Jack! Read". From November 1998 to August 2001 (2 years 10 months) Greater Chicago AreaLead Software Engineer @ Development of various interactive educational programs backed by Artificial Intelligence research in the Cased Based Reasoning area. From January 1994 to October 1998 (4 years 10 months) Greater Chicago AreaProgrammer @ From November 1993 to December 1993 (2 months) Greater Chicago AreaProgrammer @ From December 1991 to February 1992 (3 months) Greater Chicago AreaTeaching Assistant @ From June 1991 to August 1991 (3 months) Greater Chicago Area

M.S., Computer Science @ Loyola University of Chicago From January 1992 to 1993 B.S., Mathematics and Computer Science @ Loyola University of Chicago From 1987 to 1993 Rene Rivera is skilled in: C++, User Interface Design, Programming, HTML, Object Oriented Design, PHP, iPhone, SQL, Java, OpenGL, Xbox 360, Database Design, Project Management, Multimedia, Web Design, System Design, 3D graphics, Wii, Unity3D, iOS, Google App Engine, Video Games, Python, C#, Game Development, Software Development, Computer Science, XML, User Interface, Software Design, Artificial Intelligence, Git, OOP, Software Engineering, Design Patterns, Objective-C, Distributed Systems, Algorithms, iOS development, Multithreading, Agile Methodologies, Linux, Perforce, High Performance..., Mobile Applications, C, Mobile Games, Android, Web Development, Game Design