Hello! I'm Jack
I am a dedicated and passionate programmer and game designer who just recently graduated college with a Bachelor's Degree in Simulation and Game Design with a Minor in Mobile App Development. My strengths include problem solving, project management, C#/C++/Java programming, game design, level design, UI design, troubleshooting, and more skills involving game development. Outside of game development I am also an amateur musician. I currently play music in an original band, a video game music tribute band, and I have also written music and recorded FX for video games.
Jack Simms
Game Designer | Programmer | Audio Designer | Musician
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Phone:
(717)779-8185
Email:
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Address:
1596 Main St
Whiteford MD, 21160
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Date of Birth:
May 2nd 1996​
SKILLS
Unity Engine & C# Programming - Proficient
Object-Oriented Programming - Proficient
Game & Level Design - Proficient
Troubleshooting Problems & Project Management - Intermediate
Unreal 4 & C++ Programming - Beginner
Mobile App Development & Programming - Beginner
EDUCATION:
2016-2019
Bachelor of Science degree in Simulation and Game Design w/ a Minor in Mobile App Development
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE
Focused on the development side of Game Design as well as a minor in Mobile App Development. Coursework included two semesters worth of building a working game demo, Object-Oriented Programming, Game Design Theory, UX/UI Design, Mobile App Programming.
2014-2016
General Education
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Since the school that I planned on transferring to, being the University of Baltimore, is out of state, it made sense to take General Education courses at the local community college.
2010-2014
High School Diploma
KENNARD DALE HIGH SCHOOL
Honor Roll recipient. Relevant coursework includes Game Design, Programming, 3D Modeling, and Web Development.
PROJECTS (Click the images for more info):
Detective Boneparte
This is my most recent finished project and my teams submission for the Global Game Jam 2021. The theme for that year was "Lost and Found," leading my team and I to creat a top down 2D game about a detective looking to find people's missing items. I was in charge of programming the player, interacting with the NPCs and items, storing the items in a rudimentary storage system, and make sure the player and NPC animations functioned properly. I also wrote the song that is featured in the game.
Computer Repair
This was my teams submission for the Global Game Jam 2020. That year's theme was "Repair", so we decided on a Doom/Portal inspired puzzle game where you go inside a computer to fix bugs. I programmed the player, enemies, and I physically built the levels. I also worked on the song and the sound effects in the game.
A TRIBUTE TO YANNI
Ranking 9th place out of 22 submissions in the 6th ScoreSpace Game Jam in August 2019, A Tribute To Yanni is an Atari-inspired game using the theme of the jam: Karma. I was in charge of programming the player, scoring system, and making sure the UI worked.
HEARSE HUSTLE
For my Capstone 1 & 2 courses during the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 semesters, my group worked on this top-down 2D arcade game. My job on this game was to program the enemies, including movement, attacking, and making the animations work. I was also in-charge of all of the music and sound FX that are present in the game.
EXPERIENCE:
June 2020-Current
Customer Service Lead
HOME DEPOT
Recently promoted to the Lead of the Customer Service Desk. In this new leadership role, I take responsibility of the Service Desk when my supervisor is not there. I delegate tasks to my coworkers, help solve a variety of different and complex issues involving customer orders. This occasionally requires thinking outside of the box to solve problems and satisfy our customers.
2016-Current
Product Organizer/Shipper
THE COMICS CLOSET
Created the organization system for the store’s back stock. Uses comic-specific software to pull and ship customer’s online orders.
2016-2017
Textbook Customer Service
BARNES & NOBLE
Organized and kept inventory of product in the textbook department. Received, documented, and shipped packages using multiple kinds of software.
MUSIC:
ARCANON
A four-piece heavy metal band out of Baltimore MD, Arcanon blends the lyrical stylings and musical motifs of 80's heavy metal with their own personal touches from a diverse repertoire of more modern styles to carve their own slice of the heavy metal genre.
WASD
A metal video-game-music cover band currently consisting of three members who have come together for their love of the true master system, the Personal Computer. WASD covers soundtracks from popular PC titles such as Duke Nukem 3D, Quake 2, Half-Life 2, Diablo, and more in modern metal stylings.
To Be Announced
Never being satisfied and subconciously abhorring free time, I may be part of future musical projects either in the works or yet to come, but stay tuned!