Mobile Development

Kidomi

About the Project

Kidomi is a multi-platform app service that features games, books, videos, and other forms of media for kids between the ages of 3 and 12. The app is currently available for Andoird and iOS.

I was a front-end engineer for Kidomi mobile from it's conception through to its release as well as continued maintainance and its stages of evolution. As a front-end engineer, I also collaborated closely with design and production to bring the experience to life. The app was created in our proprietary library system which was based on Backbone; however, the front-end utilized JavaScript and JSON. I was also responsible for interface animations using JavaScript, managing translation files for the app and its legal documentation written in HTML, and rapid prototyping of new features for testing.

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Samsung Kids

About the Project

Samsung kids was child safe app for Samsung mobile phones and tablets that allowed kids to utilize curated media apps in a locked, controlled environment. This app included multople forms of media such as books, games, and music, as well as apps selected by parents to be accessible to their children. This app is no longer available for purchase.

This app was already released to the public when I began working at Fingerprint Digital, Inc. However, I was responsible for adding in new features for the app's parent section as well as contributing to its evolution and maintainence. Samsung Kids was created in our proprietary library system which was based on Backbone; however, the front-end utilized JavaScript and JSON.

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Dreamworks Collaborations

About the Project

Fingerprint Digital, Inc. collaborated with Dreamworks Animation to create mobile games that advertised the shows Trolls: The Beat Goes On, Spirit: Riding Free, and She-Ra: Princess of Power on Netflix.

As a consulting engineer, I worked closely with Dreamworks Animation to design the 3 games for the corresponding shows as well as testing and bug tracking. I followed the projects from conception to release.

Trolls: Sing with Poppy

This is a kareoke game that featured songs from the show Trolls: The Beat Goes On. In addition to engineering and design consulting, I also contributed to the creation of the time coding lrc files the lyrics display for songs on the game. Trolls is available through Kidomi on mobile devices.

Spirit: Riding Free Trick Challenge

The players for this game perform horseback riding tricks using touch screen guestures and motion controls. I primarily contributed as a consolutant for design, tested vairous iterations, and managed bug tracking. Spirit is available through Kidomi on mobile devices as well as the Google Play and the iOS App Store.

She-Ra: Gems of Ethera

This is a game in which players choose to fight on the side of good or evil. The object of the game is to match gems to gain powers needed to defeat the opposite side. I contributed to the planning and design for this game as well as testing and managing bug tracking. She-Ra is available through Kidomi on mobile devices as well as the Google Play and the iOS App Store.

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Web Development

Kidomi Web

About the Project

Kidomi Web is the online browser experience that corresponds to the Kidomi mobile service. Both services are integrated with one another to create a multi-platform experience that provides books, games, video, and other forms of media to kids between the ages of 3 and 12.

I was a front-end web developer for Kidomi from its conception through to its release along with its continued evolution and maintainance. As a front-ed developer, I worked closely with design an production to translate our mobile experience to the web browser. In addition to the front-end developement, I was responsible for rapid prototyping of new features and changes to areas of the site. I created some animations via SASS and JavaScript for the user interface as well as integrated animations created in Lottie by the design team.

Kidomi Web was created using React and Ruby on Rails environments as its base. HTML5, SASS, JavaScript, and JSON serviced the front-end of the product.

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Online entertainment service that provides multiple forms of media for kids ages 3-12

UI Design

Double Click: Online Spy School

About the Project

Double Click: Online Spy School was the second half of a two-team project commissioned by the Carnegie Science Center. The interactive experience introduced kids to STEM themes such as programming, physics, and chemistry through minigames and an adventurous narrative using Carnegie Science Center's existing characters used during their summer camps.

One of the biggest challenges of this project, as a 2D artist and UI Designer, was creating artwork that blended in with the style established by the previous team. In addition to creating art assets and adjusting to the needs of the client, I engaged with multiple focus groups and contributed to conducting A/B testing throughout the iterations of this project in order to evaluate the user experience of the entire site. Due to the games being Flash based, I used ActionScript to integrate the art assets into the user interface.

Additional duties to this project included creation of print material and posters using Photoshop and Illustrator.

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* Collaboration with Kim Kiser

Heavy Metal

About the Project

Heavy Metal is a prototype commissioned by Caterpillar to create a virtual terrain deformation environment for remote control construction equiptment. The purpose of the virtual environment is keep the machine operators out of harms way in dangerous settings.

I covered multiple roles for this project. As the user interface designer, 2D artist, and front-end developer, I was responsible for designing and creating the assets for the user interface of the system. This required visiting work sites to observe and learn the heavy quiptment being used. Unfortunately, operation requires training and a license which couldn't be fulfilled in the time allotted for the creation of the prototype. This means I needed to resort to the user manuals to get an idea of how the machines worked to properly simulate a game-like dashboard.

The prototype was created in Unity with a codebase of JavaScript and C#. The art for the user interface assets was created in Photoshop.

Additional duties to this project included creation of print material, branding, and posters using Photoshop and Illustrator.

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A virtual terrain deformation and remote construction equiptment simulation prototype.

Insight

About the Project

Insight was a prototype commissioned by Lockheed Martin to create a wearable heads-up-display system akin to the Iron Man helmet from Marvel Comics. The goal was to use available off-the-shelf tech to create a simple concept as the beginnings to a larger project.

I covered multiple roles throughout this project. As the user interface designer, 2D artist, and front-end developer, I was responsible designing, creating the assets for, and scripting the user interface of the system. Our prototype was made with a wearable monitor that plugged into a laptop that ran the code to run the heads up display. The monitor included an outward facing camera we used to feed video of the outside world. The interface was controlled using a special glove that interacted like a mouse along with glyph decoding.

The interface for Insight was created using Photoshop and Lua. Additional responsibilities included created the project web site using HTML, CSS, and DreamWeaver as well as branding and digital media.

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A wearible, interactive, heads-up-display prototype made from "off-the-shelf" technology.

Resume

Skills

HTML
CSS
SASS
JavaScript
JQuery
JSON

React Web
Ruby on Rails
Photoshop
Illustrator

Work Experience SANDBOX KIDS, Front-end Developer | Aug 2015 – Apr 2021

Formally Fingerprint Digital, Inc

Primary developer for multiple mobile prototypes as demonstrations for prospective clients using proprietary library, JavaScript, and JSON
Contributed to development of updated proprietary library which utilized JavaScript ES6 and JSON
Developed and maintained features for the parent portal of the Samsung Kids mobile application
Developed mobile and web versions of Kidomi from conception to release as well as feature updates
Integrated language translations for Kidomi mobile and web applications using Java, HTML, and JSON
Collaborated with design team to create and implement UI animations for mobile and web Kidomi
Contributed to design of three mobile games for collaboration projects with DreamWorks Animation Netflix properties

BINWISE, INC., Front-end Developer | Nov 2013 - Aug 2015

Developed BinWise web application using Backbone, Marionette, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and ASP.Net
Connected the back-end to the front-end of the BinWise web application using RESTful web services
Prototyped designs for user testing and evaluation using Balsamiq, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
Advised and designed user interfaces for the BinWise web application

FREELANCE, Web Developer | Aug 2013 - Nov 2013

Exiles, LLC: Redesigned, wireframed, and created demo of Nation Orange website using Bootstrap, CSS, and HTML. Design changes were applied to other sites in network. (2 weeks)
JustShareIt: Developed JSI Mobility website from provided design, created graphics, and contributed to design updates using Bootstrap, CSS, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and JSON (4 weeks)

RANDOM-E-NETWORK, LLC, Web Designer | Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

Designed and wireframed the Random-E-Network, LLC website using Photoshop
Implemented the Random-E-Network, LLC website and database using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL
Designed, implemented, and documented a proof of concept for a virtual conferencing web tool using Unity 3D and Jibe by Reaction Grid

Internships THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, Game Design Intern, Web Designer | Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

Designed an interactive social game experience that utilizes a virtual world and the physical museum displays to enhance the educational value of the museum for ages 8 and up
Create the 2D concept artwork using Photoshop.
Redesign and implement the A.R.I.E.L. project web site using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

NASA, AMES RESEARCH CENTER, Networking Intern | Jun 2008 - Aug 2008 and Jun 2007 - Aug 2008

2008: Researched understandable and novel data visualization techniques to display large amounts of network data collected from routers.

2007: Researched the use of Voice over Internet Protocol software to communicate with future NASA research teams that will explore the surface of the moon.

Set up and maintained SQL database of network information on a BSD server.
Tested and evaluated possible innovative ways to visualize NASA network traffic using a variety of different programming environments.
Developed a data visualization prototype using Processing to display thousands of data points.
Installed and maintained a Linux Server to host the Asterisk Voice over Internet Protocol software.
Installed, tested, and maintained components for Asterisk Voice over Internet Protocol software for future NASA use.

Education

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY: Pittsburgh, PA, Masters of Entertainment Technology, 3.60 GPA | 2011
SPELMAN COLLEGE: Atlanta, GA, Bachelors of Science, Computer Science, Cum Laude | 2009