Ben Geisler
Principal Engineer at E-Line Media
Green Bay, Wisconsin Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolBen Geisler is a Principal Engineer with decades-long experience shipping AAA game systems, currently driving gameplay and AI for Never Alone 2 using Unreal Engine 5 from his base near Green Bay. He blends deep hands-on C++ gameplay programming, multiplayer client/server work, and tool/framework design with leadership roles ranging from lead engineer to studio founder. His background spans marquee studios (Bethesda, Raven, Activision) and indie teams, where he’s built AI libraries, quest and player systems, and even a custom scripting language for UE4. An educator and researcher by training, he holds advanced CS degrees and has integrated machine learning into game projects, reflecting a rare mix of academic rigor and production pragmatism. Colleagues rely on him for “firefighting” technical fixes as well as architecting long-lived gameplay frameworks.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Nova Southeastern UniversityMasters Computer Science, Masters Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeComputer Science Theater Arts, Computer Science Theater Arts at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
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Github Skills (7)
detector6
android-app5
android-sdk5
kotlin4
android-wear4
android-framework4
android3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
mechanodroid/Android_Pebble_SD
Mar 2018 - Feb 2022
An Android Wear version of the main OpenSeizureDetector Android App, that is published on the Android Play Store.
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
wearandroidandroid-appandroid-wearpublished
mechanodroid/AndroidWear_SD
Mar 2018 - Feb 2022
Proof of Concept Android Wear Watch Seizure Detector
Contributions:12 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years
wearandroiddetectorkotlinandroid-wear
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