Jonathan Hale
CEO at Create Worlds
Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Hale is a CEO and founder with 13 years of hands-on engineering and product leadership experience building web-optimized 3D game engines and WebXR tooling. He led the creation and growth of Wonderland Engine from MVP to venture-backed product and now steers Create Worlds after a strategic merger, focusing on bringing high-performance real-time 3D to billions of web users. A veteran C++/graphics engineer, his open-source contributions span notable projects like Microsoft vcpkg, tinygltf, Magnum and Cesium's gltf-pipeline, reflecting deep expertise in build systems, glTF tooling and graphics middleware. Known for rigorous engineering discipline—continuous testing, benchmarking and rapid release cycles—he blends pragmatic technical execution with GTM savvy for developer products in a lock-in-prone market. Based in Germany, he also cofounded VR initiatives and a VR games platform, showing an ongoing commitment to growing the WebXR ecosystem.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Informatik, Bachelor Informatik at University of Konstanz
German, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (34)
dependency-management10
javascript10
c-language10
lib10
gltf10
package-management10
convert10
converter10
build-system10
cmake10
3d10
3ds10
vcpkg10
cpp10
cprogramming-language10
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vcpkg
Jan 2018 - Sep 2021
C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 24 commits, 20 PRs in 3 years 8 months
Contributions summary:The user, Squareys, primarily focused on backend development tasks within the `microsoft/vcpkg` repository. Their contributions include implementing new features, such as default features for packages and adding CMake variables. They also addressed bug fixes related to build commands and dependency management within the package manager. Furthermore, the user actively worked on improving the usability and functionality of the build system by adding new features.
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mosra/magnum
Apr 2015 - Nov 2022
Lightweight and modular C++11 graphics middleware for games and data visualization
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:10 reviews, 85 commits, 38 PRs in 7 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Jonathan's commits primarily focus on documentation updates within the Magnum graphics middleware project. They add missing access modifiers, buffer usage parameters, and braces to the documentation, improving code clarity and API usability. Further contributions include updating the documentation to reflect the current API and incorporating getters for audio-related classes, demonstrating a commitment to comprehensive and up-to-date project documentation.
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