Thomas Paul Anderson
94 Belmont Drive
Daly City, CA 94015
Phone: (650)392-5951
Email: tom@thomaspaulanderson.com

Objective:

Driven by a sense of adventure and a mind hungry to be challenged, I am eagerly seeking opportunities to further expand and develop my diverse skillset.  My passions lie in the fields of game design and artificial intelligence, as well as in sound design and electro-acoustic composition.  Through my coursework at UC Santa Cruz and subsequent workplace and project experiences, I have had opportunities to perform in each of these fields, often while serving in a leadership position.  This background, combined with an aptitude for writing and communication, a keen work ethic, and distinctive personality, would make me a solid asset to any team or project

Technical Skills:

Programming: JavaScript, Node.js, C#, C++, C, PHP, Java, Python
DBMS: JavaScript/Redis, MongoDB; PHP/MySQL; Java/PostgreSQL
Development Environments: Mac OSX/Sublime Text, Xcode; Windows/Visual Studios; Unix/Emacs
Sound Design/Recording/Music Composition: Logic Studio, Audacity, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Peak Pro
Game Engines/Mod Tools: Unity, UDK, HAVOK, Prepar3d (MFS), VBS2/3, Airplay SDK, Source/Hammer, RPG Maker XP, Game Maker, Unity, WC3 World Editor, Inform7
Other: Web app development with AngularJS, Bootstrap, CodeIgniter, HTML 5, CSS3, XML, Graphics programming in C++ with OpenGL, Music programming in Max/MSP, 3D Modeling and animation in Softimage XSI, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Open Office

Project Experience:

Yodlr
www.getyodlr.com
-A browser-based real time collaboration tool.
-Developed using cutting edge web technologies (Node.js, WebRTC)
- Co-founder, Yodlr LLC.
- Full stack developer

Schrödinger’s Cat:

-An iPhone puzzle-platformer
-Developed with a team of 8 in C++ using the Airplay SDK
- Project Manager
- Game, AI, and level design and implementation, music and sound

Workplace Experience:

Software Engineer
ASTi Labs
1370 Willow Rd
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 262-6559
 - R&D for new markets for real time communication
- Game engine programming (C#, C++, UnrealScript)

Writing Tutor
Learning Support Services
221 Academic Resources Center
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
(831) 459-4333 
Meeting with students in both group
and one-on-one sessions focusing on 
refining writing skills

Education:

B.S. with Honors
Computer Science: Game Design
with a minor in Electronic Music

UC Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
(831) 459-0111

High School Diploma

Saint Ignatius College Preparatory 
2001 37th Ave
San Francisco, CA 94116
(415) 731-7500