Walker Lindley

Current

• Gameplay Engineer at Pipeworks Software

Past

• Residential Network Consultant at University of Puget Sound
• Programming Intern at Zombie Studios

Education

• University of Puget Sound

Connections

86 connections

Industry

Computer Games

Websites

• My Website

Walker Lindley’s Summary

Walker Lindley’s Specialties:

-- Highly proficient with Java, C/C++, and Python
-- Solid understanding of network programming
-- Experience developing games with many different engines and frameworks
-- History developing software using both command-line and GUI tools on Windows and Linux

Walker Lindley’s Experience

• Gameplay Engineer

  Pipeworks Software

  (Privately Held; Computer Games industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  -- Implemented game- and level-specific functionality for a multi-platform 3D action/adventure title.
  -- Aided the design team in the creation and review of levels by offering technical expertise and creative solutions.
  -- Trained designers and artists in the use of our level and character editing tools.
  -- Led design and implementation of new engine functionality that gave more power and flexibility to the design team while dramatically increasing the amount of code that could be reused.

• Residential Network Consultant

  University of Puget Sound

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  August 2007 — May 2008 (10 months)

  -- Collaborated with technology teams to analyze needs and implement new functionality into system to enhance capabilities, utilizing C++.
  -- Fixed bugs in a mission-critical system responsible for detecting and verifying security of students' computing devices.
  -- Designed, developed, and tested new versions prior to deployment into production environment.
  -- Administered DHCP and other services this system provides to over 1,000 students.

• Programming Intern

  Zombie Studios

  (Privately Held; Computer Games industry)

  May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

  -- Developed and integrated new features, increasing realism of game and providing a means to graphically display code issues.
  -- Collaborated with engineers, artists, and designers to enhance an UnrealEngine-based, multi-platform game using UnrealScript and C++.
  -- Streamlined nightly code compilation, providing multiple developers the ability to remotely begin compilation process and automatically track progress.
  -- Contributed in deploying new versions of UnrealEngine into the existing codebase.
  -- Successfully analyzed and resolved more than 25 critical code fixes.

Walker Lindley’s Education

• University of Puget Sound

  BS , Computer Science, Philosophy , 2004 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Student Technology Advisory Board, Game Development Club, College Democrats, Archery Club

Additional Information

Walker Lindley’s Websites:

• My Website

Walker Lindley’s Interests:

gaming, cooking, geocaching, archery, reading, politics

Walker Lindley’s Groups:

ACM, Upsilon Pi Epsilon

•    International Game Developers Association
•    The Official Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Group
•    University of Puget Sound Alumni Association
•    University of Puget Sound Computer Science

Walker Lindley’s Honors:

University of Puget Sound Student Leadership Award, 2006
University of Puget Sound Dean's List, 2008

Walker Lindley’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch