I was born and raised on Long Island in New York. I grew up around computers but most of my experience with video games was in the form of hand-me-downs. However, by high school I was playing online, joining clans, and playing on an Xbox bought new.

In high school, I took basic web-"programming" with HTML and quickly started teaching myself faster than the rest of the class. I graduated to Visual Basic where spent my spare time remaking classic games like Minesweeper and Frogger. I also dove into AP Computer Science learning Java.

I decided I wanted to make video games. Not because I grew up playing them, but because I was fascinated by the multi-disciplinary nature of game development. I wanted to program, to write, to be artistic, to design, and to have fun.

Master of Science: Game Design & Development

• Earned in Spring of 2010 from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY
• Courses in the following areas:
• 2D Game Programming (C++)
• 3D Game Programming (C++)
• Business and Law for Games Industry
• Capstone: The Trip (C#)
• Emerging Themes in Entertainment Technology (multi-threading)
• Game Design
• Game Development Processes
• Game Engine Architecture
• Graphics Programming
• History of Games
• Independent Study: HeatherWiki
• Interactive Narrative
• Online Identity and Communities

Bachelor of Science: Computer Science (Honors)

• Earned in Spring of 2008 from Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY
• Game Development Specialization
• Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) program
• Graduated Cum Laude
• Courses in the following areas:
• 2D Game Programming (C++)
• 3D Game Programming (Torque)
• Algorithms
• Communications for Engineers and Scientists
• Computer Architecture
• Computer Science Ethics
• Computer Science Writing
• Data Structures
• Databases
• Graphics Programming
• Linear Algebra
• Multimedia (Director)
• Networking
• Principles of Programming Languages
• Senior Honors Project: Spellcraft (Torque)
• Software Engineering (Java)
• Symbolic Logic
• Web Programming

• Easily learn new languages and tools
• Strong object-oriented programming background
• Great at creating well-documented, maintainable code
• Comfortable working with teams
• Comfortable communicating with non-programmers
• Draw on experiences with asset creation and design when programming
• Passionate about making games fun
• Familiar with Agile development techniques
• Comfortable adapting to individual company standards by following examples
• Know how to follow design and technical documents during implementation
• Articulate, with strong communications skills
• Self-motivated
• Extremely proficient with MediaWiki
• Experience with Xbox 360