Alexander Murphy

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33 Ship Ave, Medford, MA 02155

Senior visualization/graphics software engineer looking to grow as a team member

by learning the business management side of the software engineering industry

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Software engineer specialized in augmented and virtual reality research, data visualization, and web
development.
• User experience design and development work on projects including: video games, simulations, Android
applications, websites, and graphics.
• Professional leadership experience as a project lead, principal investigator, task lead, and intern team
lead.
• Technical and creative writing background with experience writing technical design documents.
• Extensive experience working on technical teams in Agile and non-Agile environments.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

APPLICATIONS: Jira, Hansoft, Sourcetree, GitLab, Git, Visual Studio, Jenkins, Android SDK, Unity Game
Engine, Unreal Game Engine, Adobe Photoshop, Balsamiq, Command Prompt, Bash,
Microsoft Suite, Autodesk Maya, Outlook, WordPress, Houdini FX
SCRIPTING: C#, JavaScript, Python, NodeJS, HTML5, CSS3, ActionScript 2.0/3.0
OS: Windows, Mac, Linux, RedHat, Android, iOS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MITRE, Bedford, MA 08/2016 – Present

Senior Visualization/Graphics Software Engineer

• Software designer and developer on government contracts and internal work.

• Work closely with sponsors including the Army, Air Force, Draper Labs, SRI, and more to deliver and
iterate on products that are used for testing and in the field.
• Currently working on projects focused on augmented reality and virtual reality research and
development and GPS satellite data visualization.
• Task lead on one of my projects and have been principal investigator on a previous internal research
project.

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 • Head chair and project owner of NextUp, an early career professional group at MITRE that plans and
hosts events that span themes including community outreach, impact at MITRE, networking, and
socializing.

GameSim, Orlando, FL 02/2014 – 05/2016

Technical Artist

• Worked with creative teams to design and develop video games and simulations.
• Focused in technical art, user interface design and development, and gameplay.
• Completed projects include Madden 25, Madden 15, NFL Showdown mobile game, Goleta city planner
game, Conform 3D Geospatial app, and government simulations.
• Scripting work using C#, AngularJS, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and ActionScript 2.0/3.0.
• Worked as development lead for interns on internal projects.

Powerhouse USA, Orlando, FL 07/2013 – 02/2014

Web Designer (Part Time)

• Worked with clients to maintain and host websites that met and exceeded their needs.
• Specialized in interface design and development.
• Websites were scripted using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, and PHP.

GameSim, Orlando, FL 01/2013 – 05/2013

Technical Artist Intern

• Designed and developed the user interface for the CoachGlass SmartGlass application that couples with
the video game franchise Madden on the Xbox One.
• Worked closely with the EA Sports production and marketing teams and the GameSim team to
coordinate and reach our collective vision for the application’s user interface.
• Scripted using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and JQuery.

E2i Creative Studio, Orlando, FL 07/2012 – 01/2013

Intern Team Leader and Simulation Developer

• Managed the companies’ five person tech intern team and oversaw their respective tasks for developing
the Orange County Fire Department’s Incident Commander simulation app.
• Coordinated with the core production team on a regular basis and presented, then integrated the intern
team’s work into the main project.

EDUCATION

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL Graduated, with Honors: 05/2013

BA: Digital Media – Game Design
Minor: Creative Writing

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