Virtual Reality Developer

Virtual Reality Developer — Nexus Simulation Labs

Seattle, WA | January 2024 – Present

• Engineered 4 interactive VR safety training modules in Unity, reducing client onboarding time by 30% and eliminating physical equipment training costs by $45,000 annually.
• Optimized rendering performance and garbage collection scripts, improving frame rates from 72Hz to 90Hz and resolving screen lag issues for 15,000+ active enterprise users.
• Designed a diegetic spatial UI menu system using OpenXR and C#, lowering user navigation errors by 25% and increasing training task completion speeds by 18%.
• Partnered with 3 technical artists to redesign asset import scripts and workflows, reducing 3D model load times in VR headsets by 40% and shrinking application size by 1.2GB.

XR Software Engineer — Apex Interactive Studios

Seattle, WA | July 2020 – December 2023

• Developed 3 physics-based interaction mechanics for a multiplayer VR game using Unreal Engine 4/5, increasing user average session duration by 22%.
• Programmed C++ gameplay features and optimized collision detection systems, which reduced CPU processing overhead by 18% and decreased user-reported crash rates by 35%.
• Implemented Oculus Integration SDK for hand-tracking capabilities, boosting player accessibility ratings by 28% and expanding the target audience demographic.
• Automated regression testing of player locomotion and comfort settings using Unity Test Framework, reducing manual QA validation time from 15 hours to 3 hours per sprint.

Unity, Unreal Engine, C#, C++, OpenXR, WebXR, spatial UI design, 3D mathematics, linear algebra, performance optimization, shaders (HLSL/GLSL), URP/HDRP, Oculus SDK, visionOS SDK, spatial audio, haptic feedback integration, Git, Perforce, Blender, Maya, rendering pipeline optimization, automated testing

VR Surgical Simulation Trainer

Role: Lead VR Developer

Tools: Unity, C#, OpenXR, Oculus Integration SDK

Built a physics-based medical simulator for orthopedic surgeries, which was adopted by 4 regional hospitals. The simulator reduced student training error rates by 42% over a 6-month trial period.

Multiplayer Spatial Sandbox

Role: Gameplay and Network Engineer

Tools: Unreal Engine 5, C++, Perforce, AWS

Developed core replication mechanics and multiplayer synchronization for up to 32 concurrent players in VR. Achieved average round trip times under 60ms and maintained 90 FPS performance.

• Unity Certified Professional: Programmer (2022)
• Unity Certified User: VR Developer (2021)
• Unreal Authorized Training Course Completion - Advanced VR Development (2023)

• Languages: English (Native), German (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Technical mentor for local high school game design club (2022-present)
• Availability: 3 weeks notice