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Tim Elzinga

702 Johnston St.

Otley, IA 50214

(651) 323-8610

tim@timelzinga.com

Objective:

To obtain a career position related to programming software.

Skills:

Proficient in C++ and C# programming languages

Knowledgeable with the Torque Game Engine and TorqueScript

Experience with JavaScript and the Unity3D engine

Related Experience:

Teacher’s Aid Brown College Apr 2009 – Oct 2009

Wrote tutorials over C# for students to use, worked flex hours helping students with homework and projects, worked in a classroom with an instructor helping students better understand the material.

Responsibilities:

  • Wrote C# tutorials for classroom use
  • Assisted students with debugging their programming code
  • Helped students understand different aspects of the design process

Lead Programmer – Agrinauts 2009

Group game project for graduating class at Brown College create by group of 16 people.  Game play focused on planting crops and maintaining a farm while fending off attacking wild creatures bent on eating the player’s crops.

Responsibilities:

  • Developed grid system that player interaction was based on
  • Wrote reusable functions for core game play mechanics
  • Created enemy AI spawning, pathing, and functions
  • Debugged game errors and created the game installer

Lead Programmer and Designer – Dino Memory                 2009

Independent application developed for the iPhone and iPod Touch.  The game was a simple memory game that featured a multiplayer mode as well as unlockable wallpapers that players could then use on their mobile device.

Responsibilities:

  • Created all core game functions
  • Wrote all Menu and GUI functions
  • Debugged software and released patch to fix errors

Team Trainer Target                          2006 – Feb 2009

Worked as the second in command at the Target Café and filled in as a Team Leader when my superior was out for extended periods of time.  While not related to the software industry it was experience with management of a team responsible of meeting goals and working inside a larger group.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for providing training to new employees
  • Ordered needed supplies for the Café and Grocery areas

Education:

Bachelors of Science Game Design and Development

Brown College – Mendota Heights, Projected Graduation 2009