Wayne Work
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWayne Work is a versatile Quality Engineer and software developer with 10 years of experience building and maintaining web and game-related systems across startups and large studios. He blends .NET Core/C# backend expertise, Angular front-end work, and REST API development with hands-on QA and performance testing for AAA titles like Battlefield 6. Wayne has modernized legacy stacks at scale—migrating VB6 properties to .NET Core, consolidating codebases into Git, and configuring CI/CD—while also contributing backend game logic and database schema improvements to open-source FFXI server emulation. A former Army vehicle commander, he pairs disciplined, operational rigor with a creative bent from game design studies and hobby-level level/AI work, aiming to make game development his primary focus.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology - Software Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology - Software Engineering at University of PhoenixBachelor's Degree, Game Design, Bachelor's Degree, Game Design at Full Sail UniversityCertificate, Architectural and Civil Drafting and CAD/CADD, Certificate, Architectural and Civil Drafting and CAD/CADD at Porter and Chester
Github Skills (4)
mechanics10
lua10
sql10
database-design9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
AirSkyBoat/AirSkyBoat
Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
Welcome to the AirSkyBoat Emulation code base. Our primary goal and purpose is to provide a 75 Cap emulation module to the LandSandBoat FFXI Server Emulator.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:25 reviews, 19 commits, 11 PRs in 17 days
Contributions summary:Wayne primarily focused on back-end development, specifically modifying and implementing logic related to game quests and synthesis recipes. They fixed quest-related issues, converted quests to a new framework, and ensured proper item handling and rewards. Furthermore, the user made changes to database schema (sql/synth_recipes.sql), indicating work on data structures and storage related to in-game mechanics. This work is essential for the server's functionality and player experience.
emulation
animagic/AirSkyBoat
Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
Welcome to the AirSkyBoat Emulation code base. Our primary goal and purpose is to provide a 75 Cap emulation module to the LandSandBoat FFXI Server Emulator.
Contributions:55 pushes, 16 branches in 17 days
emulation
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