Tracy Ward
Software Developer, Project Manager at EIC, INC.
Michigan, United States
Summary
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RockstarTracy Ward is a seasoned software developer and project manager based in Michigan with 16 years of professional experience building and supporting C++ applications and developer tooling. At EIC, INC. she has combined hands-on software development, customer support systems, and product shipping with project management responsibilities, including building a searchable knowledge base and secure update mechanisms. Her open-source contributions to the popular StepMania rhythm game show practical low-level skills—fixing DirectX/Windows SDK build issues, replacing deprecated inline assembly, and closing a Windows API security gap to improve cross-SDK compatibility. Tracy brings a pragmatic focus on maintainable builds and platform interoperability, and she has a history of bridging lab-level testing setups with production development needs. Colleagues rely on her for steady, detail-oriented work that anticipates OS and tooling changes before they disrupt delivery.
15 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (9)
windows-sdk10
c-language10
cmake10
cprogramming-language10
directx9
2d-game8
gameplay7
videogames7
lua7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
stepmania/stepmania
Nov 2017 - Jun 2021
Advanced rhythm game for Windows, Linux and OS X. Designed for both home and arcade use.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:49 commits, 22 PRs, 18 pushes in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Tracy primarily focused on updating and maintaining the build system and underlying code for the rhythm game. Contributions include replacing deprecated inline assembly code, fixing build errors related to DirectX and the Windows SDK, and implementing missing DirectX functionality. They also addressed a security issue with Windows API calls, and refactored code to improve build compatibility with different Windows SDK versions.
lualinux-windowsgamewindowsrhythm-game
coderjo/stepmania
Nov 2017 - Oct 2020
Advanced rhythm game for Windows, Linux and OS X. Designed for both home and arcade use.
Contributions:10 PRs, 15 pushes, 15 branches in 2 years 11 months
linux-windowsgamewindowsrhythm-gamearcade
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