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Studios Student Advisor
NCSU Libraries
Sep 2022 - Present (1 year 11 months)
● Provided exemplary customer service to library patrons, ensuring their needs were met efficiently and effectively with over 20,000 visits to the space each semester.
● Assisted with patron development projects, troubleshooting issues, and guiding patrons in the use of VR/AR equipment and creative machinery.
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Visual Arts Engineering Intern
PlayStation Visual Arts
May 2023 - Aug 2023 (3 months)
● Developed a custom software tool for Autodesk Maya and a standalone version, using Python, PyMEL, PyQt, and an internal database system, to automate the generation of face textures with adjustable parameters, decreasing time required to create background and prototype characters by 60%.
● Utilized PyQt to create a customizable user interface, inherited by both the Maya and standalone versions, and employed multithreading to increase the efficiency of generating and displaying textures, improved by feedback from artists and stakeholders.
● Integrated multiple machine learning models into the tool, enabling the automatic optimization of textures based on real-time feedback, and developed in-depth documentation outlining user instruction, developer guides, and future use.
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Susan Ellen Everett Library Intern
NCSU Libraries
May 2022 - Sep 2022 (4 months)
● Created a Unity developer's toolkit for students, faculty, and staff at NC State University, for projects in the Visualization Studio, a unique and cutting-edge space with a 360-degree screen.
● Delivered a Unity Package containing the custom cameras and scripts necessary for users to display their environments on the 15360px by 1080px screen seamlessly and control camera movement and rotation.
● Showcased the toolkit by constructing unique virtual environments, such as an aquarium, a 2D game suite, porting existing games, and 3D construction visualization, which showcased the possibilities of the space.
● Produced thorough and user-friendly documentation to accompany the developer's toolkit, to help experts as well as beginners utilize the toolkit effectively for projects.
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Tutor & Supplemental Instructor
Central Carolina Community College
Pittsboro, NC
Jan 2020 - May 2021 (1 year 4 months)
Facilitated student learning and helped students better understand concepts or applications of course content in STEM courses. Provided time outside class to help individuals or groups of students better learn the material in a more concentrated setting.