Patrick Twohig
Managing Member at Namazu Studios LLC
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolPatrick Twohig is a founder and hands-on engineering leader with 12 years of experience building backend systems for games, streaming, and cloud platforms from San Diego. As Managing Member of Namazu Studios he grew a startup into a $1.5M business, led a 25-person cross-disciplinary team, and open-sourced Elements to remove backend bottlenecks for multiplayer studios. His career spans product-grade backend architecture, serverless cloud work, blockchain custodial APIs, and low-level C/C++ contributions—evident in screen_capture_lite and cross-platform SDK work for Instagram and Unity. He’s bridged product, ops, and business development repeatedly, enabling clients to cut months of dev time and secure console distribution deals. Known for pragmatic technical leadership, he pairs deep systems knowledge with a creator’s love of nostalgia-driven gameplay experiences.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Engineering, BS Computer Engineering at Ohio Northern University
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Github Skills (19)
apim10
objective-c10
ios10
c-language10
instagram10
afnetworking10
api10
cplus10
screen-capture10
cpp10
cprogramming-language10
api-design9
cross-platform9
mongodb6
keychain6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
smasherprog/screen_capture_lite
Oct 2021 - Nov 2021
cross platform screen/window capturing library
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 1 PR, 2 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Patrick primarily focused on refactoring and extending the C-API for the screen capture library. Their work involved adding new methods and modifying existing ones to use pointers, likely improving memory management. They also reworked the C-API, demonstrating a focus on improving the library's low-level functionality and interface.
desktop-duplication-apiscreenshotc-plus-plusscreen-readerscreencast
shyambhat/InstagramKit
Dec 2013 - Dec 2013
The unofficial Instagram iOS SDK
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:18 commits in 15 days
Contributions summary:Patrick primarily focused on developing the iOS SDK for Instagram, implementing core features and API integrations. They converted the configuration to use a plist file for settings and added login functionality using the Instagram authorization flow. The user also integrated the ability to fetch self feed and user details to enable the application to display data from the Instagram API. This involved significant interaction with the Instagram API and AFNetworking library.
instagram-sdkkeychainios-sdkobjectivecsdk
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