Tech Companies

I worked for Microsoft, Google, and was the tech lead for the apps team at CTRL-Labs before it was acquired in 2019. I’ve also provided consulting services for companies like Nuwa Inc and Wombat Studio.

Today I’m on the Zig Software Foundation board and core team, and I ship games in custom engines at my own studio.

Email me if you want to chat.

Publishers & Studios

I’ve helped multiple small game adjacent companies with hiring, and I keep tabs on notable indie release on Steam. If it’s indie, been out for more than two weeks and hit popular upcoming, then I’ve probably looked at it.

Email me if you need help getting a game across the finish line.

Speaking Engagements, Workshops

Putting together a conference or educational retreat? I used to teach undergrad and grad students to make both games and game engines at UCSC and CSUMB, and have spoken about games, technology, and business at a number of conferences.

Talks:

• It’s Not Survivorship Bias - On Successful Software Endeavors
  • Handmade Seattle 2022
• It’s Not About the Technology - Game Engines are Art Tools
  • SYCL BC 2023
• It’s Not About the API - Fast, Flexible, and Simple Rendering in Vulkan
  • Handmade Seattle 2024
• It’s Not About Averages - Market Research For Indies
  • PIGCON 2026
  • Later adapted for AIE
• Fix Your Game’s Input Latency
  • Written for a private event in 2026
  • Adapted and rerecorded as the linked video

Workshops:

• Low Level Fun - Let’s Make Art with Shaders
  • SYCL BC 2026
  • Source Code

Email me if you’re putting together an event and want to get in touch.