RESUME
Tyler Sweppenhiser
1422 Kelly Road
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
(570) 460 - 6827
linkedin.com/in/tylerswep/
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Education
Drexel University - Game Design and Production Major
September 2018 - Present
GPA: 3.4 / 4.0
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Skills
Shotgrid, Perforce, Trello, Excel, Unity, Unreal Engine, Smartsheets, Maya, Z-Brush, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Suite, Fruity Loops Studio, InVision, Reaper
Programming Languages
Javascript, HTML, C#, Unreal Node-based scripting
Technical Projects
Tired Turtle Games - Digital Janitors
Game Designer & Sound Design Engineer
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Designed mechanics and encounters based on the goals and themes of the project
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Worked to create a replayable and enjoyable experience in each game mode offered.
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Collaborated with a small team to reach all design goals for sound, art, and gameplay in each level.
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Produced engaging music and detailed sound effects
* Launched on steam and Itch.io
* Recipient of Game Developer World Championship Fan Vote nominee and Retro Week Winner
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Time Lost - Senior Project
Project Manager and Production Lead
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Organized team meetings and led weekly Scrums between the whole team and individual departments
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Concepted a new Sci-Fi world and maintained a creative vision for its development.
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Maintained team Shot Grid for task management and task review purposes
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Monitored and ensured proper execution of pre-game and in-game a work-flows and tasks
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Set naming conventions and pipelines for art, design, sound, and programming departments
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Bean Bandits- Drexel
Project Manager and Production Lead
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Lead a team of 20 developers for a couch co-op game
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Developed team pipelines and managed team documentation
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Responsible for the organization of the game design document, Trello, Git, and team meetings
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Designed a couch Co-op party game with a board game section and individual minigames
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DVNC Tech LLC - Monochrome
Programmer
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Designed and developed in Unity for a 2D RPG
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Collaborated with a team of 3 programmers and reported to the Chief Technical Officer weekly
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Coded C# scripts and UI elements within Unity
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Implemented quest and dialogue systems for the overworld
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Created detailed instructions for future Interns
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Activities
Motion Capture Club, Drexel University - Officer
Event Coordinator & Vice President
October 2018 - Present
Entrepreneur Game Studio, Drexel University - Member
January 2019 - Present
SIGGRAPH, Drexel University - Member
January 2019 - Present
Virtual Reality Club, Drexel University - Member
October 2018 - Present
Relevant Coursework
Scripting For Game Design
EGS Incubator Lab Project
Computer Programming
Game Design Lab I, II
Spatial Data Capture
CGI I, II
Audio Production and Post
User Interface Design I
Animation I, II
Design I, II for Media
Digital Media
Basic Cinematography
Screenwriting
Figure Drawing
Awards
Game Developer World Championship Weekly Fan Vote Nominee and Winner
Westphal Portfolio Scholarship
National Honors Society Membership