Brian Hackbarth

Email	brian.hackbarth@gmail.com
Address	1326 Ashburn Way
	Verona WI 53593
Phone	(262) 308-2822

OBJECTIVE

Find a team where I can further my own development as an engineer, deliver quality software, and contribute to other's growth.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Senior Software Engineer January 2008 - Present
  Raven Software
  Generalist involved in the design, implementation, and maintenance of various engine, gameplay, and tool systems. Works intimately with other studios, departments, and disciplines to complete features quickly and with high quality.

  Use broad knowledge to help teammates and guide production decisions

  Combine both low-level technical knowledge with high-level system design to be a versatile engineer.

  Areas of expertise: networking (gameplay and transactional), asset streaming, gameplay weapon systems, animation

  Titles with shipped contributions include

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2016)
  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
  • Call of Duty: Online, (2013 - Present)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)
  • Wolfenstein (2009)

• Electronic Arts, Chicago Studio June 2007 - November 2007
  Software Engineer I
  Member of the MARVEL Gameplay team. Worked primarily on environment programming, focusing on object interaction and destruction. Also worked with the Content Solutions team supporting the tool pipeline, implementing features for customers, and providing runtime and tool-side support for teammates when needed.

• Electronic Arts, Redwood Shores Studio May 2006 - August 2006
  Software Engineer Intern
  Worked with the The Lord of the Rings: The White Council team. Tasks ranged from fixing unit tests and setting up a network testbed to implementing network time synchronization, debug object visualization, and the mini-game framework.

• Purdue University, Computer Science Dept. September 2005 - May 2007
  Teaching Assistant
  Lead lab sections of approximately 20 students. Answered questions and encouraged productive thinking about problems. Other duties included planning lab and project exercises, grading, and holding weekly office hours.

• Computer Systems Lab, UW-Madison Computer Science Dept. June 2003 - August 2005
  Student Labstaff
  Wrote and maintained infrastructure software, web forms, and various scripts to support the full-time staff. Other tasks included supporting over 1000 machines as well as a large user base.

EDUCATION

• Purdue University September 2005 - May 2007
  Awarded Masters degree from the Department of Computer Science.

• University Wisconsin-Madison September 2001 - May 2005
  Awarded Bachelor of Science degree from the Computer Sciences and Mathematics Departments.
  Graduated with distinction in top ten percent of class.

Technical Skills

• Proficient in C and C++

• Experience with C#, Python, Java, and Lua

• Comfortable in both Windows (Visual Studio) and Linux/UNIX ( emacs/gdb) development environments

• Experience with Android/NDK Development

• Familiar with Perforce, Subversion, and CVS revision control systems

• Familer with various networking protocols and design patterns

• Experience with low-level debugging of assembly code

• Worked with various profilers to identify code hot-spots