Justin Klein

CAREER OBJECTIVE
        Video game developer seeks position designing and coding cutting-edge interactive entertainment titles.


EDUCATION
        University of California, San Diego (UCSD)2000 - 2004
                • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering.  Minor in Japanese Studies.
                • Engineering GPA 3.96, Overall GPA 3.85.
                • Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Awarded Provosts Honors nine terms.

        Ritsumeikan University, Japan2005 - 2006
                • Language immersion program conducted entirely in Japanese.
                • Academic GPA 3.91.  Attained third year classification in one year.
                • Achieved national accreditation certifying conversational fluency and 6,000 word vocabulary (JLPT 2).


EXPERIENCE
        VS .NET Developer2005 - 2006
        Geophysical Archaeometry Laboratory
                • Designed and coded MFC application to manipulate 3D Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) volumes in real-time.
                • Integrated support for dynamic slicing, isosurface rendering, user-defined color palettes, and still image capture.
                • 74 international subscribers include the US Forest Service, UK Ministry of Defense, and NASA.

        Lead Game Developer2004
        UCSD Special Projects Course
                • Directed creative and technical development of 3D real-time online multiplayer video game.
                • Planned overall game architecture including network protocols, control physics, enemy behaviors, and level layouts.
                • Personally coded entire OpenGL renderer including particle systems, model animation, and lighting effects.
                • Constructed multiple low-level libraries and data structures utilized throughout the code base.
                • Delivered ahead of schedule for public media presentation.  Rated "most polished game of show."

        Software Developer2004
        UCSD Department of Biochemistry
                • Engineered program for analysis and presentation of complex MATLAB outputs for Ph.D biomedical researcher.
                • Gained experience with Signal/Socket architecture and RegExp text parsing under QT cross-platform framework.
                • Considerably expedited research by generating user-friendly displays for complex biological responses.

        Software Developer2002 - 2003
        Northrop Grumman Information Technology
                • Contributed applications and modules to large-scale projects contracted by US Department of Defense.
                   • Created 3D height mapping software to superimpose Naval aircraft positions onto global satellite imagery.
                   • Implemented military training utilities in Java and DirectX to simulate manual control of radar tracking equipment.
                   • Optimized video streaming modules that receive live MPEG2 feeds from remote surveillance aircraft.


TECHNICAL SKILLS
                • Expertise in C/C++ and Object-Oriented Programming (6 years)
                • Highly proficient with Visual Studio .NET, Win32, MFC, STL, OpenGL, and Sockets (5 years)
                • Experience with Java, Java Swing, DirectX, QT, MIPS ASM, SPARC ASM, and Threaded Programming (1-2 years)
                • Familiarity with HTML, XML, CSS, PHP, and InstallShield scripting language


INDEPENDENT INITIATIVES
        • Learned ASM programming to deepen understanding of compiler optimizations and high-performance coding techniques.
          Expanded knowledge by building functional 8-bit CPU in XILINX.
        • Taught self HTML, CSS, and PHP to construct website documenting software projects and experiences abroad.
          Generated 18,000 monthly visits.
        • Tutored Java and C++ programming languages for three computer science professors at UCSD.


AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
        • Regent's Scholarships for outstanding academic performance
        • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
        • Golden Key International Honor Society
        • Phi Beta Kappa Society
        • Caledonian Society
        • Sigma Nu Fraternity