Brian Dodd

Current

• Sr. Software Engineer at Global VR

Past

• Sr. Software Engineer at Pacific Coast Power and Light
• Sr. Software Engineer at Mogility, Inc.
• Sr. Software Engineer at Blue Planet Software

• Contract Engineer at VegaVista, Inc
• Sr. Software Engineer at Accolade
• Software Engineer at Rocket Science Games
• Staff Software Engineer at Atari Games

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Education

• The University of North Dakota

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Industry

Computer Games

Brian Dodd’s Summary

I've been bouncing around the volatile games biz ( where most companies have a tendancy to close up or get bought out! ) since 1992. I've worked on everything from custom hardware to game consoles, but the majority of my experience is in C++ and Windows. with an emphasis in graphics.

Before getting into games, I spent a previous life doing machine control for the semiconductor industry.

Brian Dodd’s Experience

• Sr. Software Engineer

  Global VR

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  August 2004 — Present (4 years 5 months)

  Worked on 'NASCAR Racing', 'Need For Speed Underground', and 'Need For Speed Carbon' arcade racers - specializing in art pipeline, graphics, and physics.

• Sr. Software Engineer

  Pacific Coast Power and Light

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; THQI; Computer Games industry)

  February 2004 — August 2004 (7 months)

  Worked on Disney licensed console game (Power Rangers!) for both Gamecube and PS2.

• Sr. Software Engineer

  Mogility, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Games industry)

  February 2002 — February 2004 (2 years 1 month)

  Worked on 2D and 3D projects for handhelds (Pocket PC), cell phones (Symbian, Smartphone), and Game Boy Advance.

• Sr. Software Engineer

  Blue Planet Software

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)

  March 1999 — February 2001 (2 years)

  Lead Engineer, ‘Kids Tetris’ – PC (Hasbro, ’99), Lead Engineer, ‘The Next Tetris – On-Line Edition’ – Dreamcast (Crave, ’00), Sr. Engineer, ‘Tetris Worlds’ – PC (THQ, ’01), Sr. Engineer, ‘Tetris Worlds’ – PS2

• Contract Engineer

  VegaVista, Inc

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Medical Devices industry)

  October 1998 — March 1999 (6 months)

  Developed prototype vision enhancement product using virtual reality goggles.

• Sr. Software Engineer

  Accolade

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  May 1997 — October 1998 (1 year 6 months)

  Graphics programmer on "StarCon" (Star Control 4).

• Software Engineer

  Rocket Science Games

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  April 1996 — April 1997 (1 year 1 month)

  Project lead on "Darwin Pond", a 2D evolution simulation for Windows 95.

• Staff Software Engineer

  Atari Games

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Games industry)

  April 1992 — April 1996 (4 years 1 month)

  Worked in Simulation Dept., designing driving simulators for police training.

Brian Dodd’s Education

• The University of North Dakota

  B.S., Computer Science

  cum laude

Additional Information

Brian Dodd’s Groups:

•    Video Gamers
•    Former Blue Planet Software Employees
•    Ex- Atari Posse

Brian Dodd’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
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