Damen Birtola
Technical Lead at Disruptive Games
Folsom, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDamen Birtola is a technical lead and gameplay programmer with a decade of experience building games and systems in Unreal Engine. Based in Folsom, California, he has progressed from lead programmer and producer on award-winning student projects to leading engineering at Disruptive Games, where he scales core gameplay systems and mentors teammates. His background blends film and cinematography training with a Computer Game Design BS from UC Santa Cruz, giving him a strong eye for interactive visuals and player-facing features. Notable strengths include shipping modular systems (visual scripting, modular robots, UI) and onboarding new team members to complex toolchains. An avid game jammer and self-described Unreal fanatic, he pairs hands-on development with a collaborative, product-focused approach.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Cinematography and Film/Video Production, Cinematography and Film/Video Production at De Anza CollegeLeland High SchoolBachelors of Science in Computer Science: Computer Game Design, Computer Games and Programming Skills, Bachelors of Science in Computer Science: Computer Game Design, Computer Games and Programming Skills at University of California, Santa Cruz - Jack Baskin School of Engineering
Github Skills (5)
csharp7
jam5
robot4
traverse4
robotics3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dbirtola/Deadbit
Oct 2018 - Jan 2020
Contributions:318 pushes, 29 branches in 1 year 3 months
dbirtola/Manda
Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:51 pushes, 2 branches in 2 days
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