Val O'donnell
Developer Relations Engineer
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolVal O'donnell is a Developer Relations Engineer with eight years of cross-disciplinary software experience spanning graphics, animation, security, and finance at companies including Google, Ubisoft, J.P. Morgan, and Ava Security. A passionate C++ developer with formal training in 3D animation and computer science, Val bridges creative visual art sensibilities with robust systems engineering to make complex graphics and tooling accessible to developer audiences. He has moved between hands‑on engineering roles and developer-facing positions, bringing practical implementation experience from Mountain View to London and Stockholm. Known for combining film-oriented graphics insight with backend rigor, Val helps translate low-level performance considerations into clear guidance for product and platform teams.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Masters 3D Computer Animation, Masters 3D Computer Animation at Bournemouth UniversityBachelors Visual Art, Bachelors Visual Art at University of ChicagoMaster of Science Computer Science, Master of Science Computer Science at University of Bristol
Spanish, English, French
Github Skills (33)
blending8
projection7
buffer7
texture6
flocking6
science5
renderer5
batch5
asteroids5
vertex5
model-view5
rendering5
layout5
geometry4
abstraction4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
antaires/Render_Engine_OpenGL
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
A project that covers: modern OpenGL vertex buffers, drawing, shaders, index buffers, error handling, uniforms, vertex arrays, buffer layout abstraction, writing a basic OpenGL renderer, textures, blending, projection matrices, model view projection matrices, ImGui, rendering multiple objects, test framework setup, texture tests, optimisations for speed, batch rendering (colors, textures, dynamic geometry). Built during an OpenGL Tutorial by The Cherno
Contributions:16 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
buffersimguicoversmodern-openglprojection
antaires/Procedural-Terrain
Apr 2020 - Apr 2020
Contributions:13 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 6 days
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