Kyle Thompson

Kyle Thompson

Game Programmer at Griptonite Games

Greater Seattle Area

Current
  • Game Programmer at Griptonite Games (a division of Foundation 9 Entertainment)
Past
  • Web Developer at Bonanzle
  • Web Developer at University of Wisconsin-River Falls - Student Affairs
  • Student at University of Wisconsin-River Falls
  • Student Researcher/Developer at “Video Game Design using New-Age Development Tools & Techniques” Research Project
  • Student Researcher at “Relational-Node Semantic Network” Research Project
  • Student Technician at University of Wisconsin-River Falls - ITS
  • Assistant Webmaster at PhotoSource International
Education
  • University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Connections
24 connections
Industry
Computer Games
Websites

Kyle Thompson’s Summary

Recent graduate with BS in computer science and graphic design/photography and work experience with web design and dynamic web app development. Seeking opportunities to create innovative "web products" where I can make contributions critical to the success of the group.

Kyle Thompson’s Specialties:

PHP/MySQL, XHTML/CSS, XML/XSLT/XPath/Schema/DTD, Javascript/AJAX, C/C++, Objective-C, Java, Photoshop, DTP layout tools


Kyle Thompson’s Experience

  • Game Programmer

    Griptonite Games (a division of Foundation 9 Entertainment)

    (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Games industry)

    October 2007Present (10 months)

    C++ Game programmer for Griptonite Games studio developing Nintendo DS games.

  • Web Developer

    Bonanzle

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    September 2007December 2007 (4 months)

    Currently building bonanzle.com online shopping site in Ruby on Rails; also JavaScript/AJAX, HTML/CSS, and graphics.

  • Web Developer

    University of Wisconsin-River Falls - Student Affairs

    (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

    March 2005May 2007 (2 years 3 months)

    Custom dynamic web applications for online housing sign-up, meal plan selection, etc in PHP/MySQL. Planned, designed, developed, and deployed custom XML language for content-only websites including XML language and PHP engine design, HTML/CSS/AJAX layout, XML/XSLT transformation programming, and project management of team (~5 students).

  • Student

    University of Wisconsin-River Falls

    (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)

    September 2001May 2007 (5 years 9 months)

    added to allow recommendations; see the Education section

  • Student Researcher/Developer

    “Video Game Design using New-Age Development Tools & Techniques” Research Project

    (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Computer Games industry)

    October 2006April 2007 (7 months)

    Video game development using visual game development tools and rapid, collaborative agile development. Developed features: real-time damage calculation and painting system, dynamic level building using controlled random seeds, and pixel-level graphics programming.

  • Student Researcher

    “Relational-Node Semantic Network” Research Project

    (Educational Institution; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)

    October 2004May 2006 (1 year 8 months)

    Developed a new kind of semantic network in which relations are represented as normal nodes. Explored complex representational relations; dynamically related relations; and structural, hierarchical, and distinctly instantiated relations.

  • Student Technician

    University of Wisconsin-River Falls - ITS

    (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    September 2003March 2005 (1 year 7 months)

    Troubleshooting, repairs, installations, and request/hardware management system updating; customer service interactions with faculty and staff clients.

  • Assistant Webmaster

    PhotoSource International

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Photography industry)

    October 2002October 2003 (1 year 1 month)

    PHP website programming, database administration, phone customer support.


Kyle Thompson’s Education

  • University of Wisconsin-River Falls

    Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Information Systems, Art, 20012007

    Graduated with Senior Merit (> 3.5 GPA). Multiple Computer Science independent study projects (semantic network data structures and video game development related) presented at national conferences. Art graphic design and photography emphasis; took photos for student newspaper.

    Activities and Societies:
    National Conferences for Undergraduate Research 2006 & 2007, Hall Councils, Japanese Animation and Film Club, UWRF Student Voice, Association of Computing Machinery

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Kyle Thompson’s Groups:

UWRF Alumni

  •    Ruby on Rails member
  •    Game Creator's Network member

Kyle Thompson’s Honors:

Graduated with Senior Merit (> 3.5 GPA), UWRF 2007


Kyle Thompson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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