Cristian Mazo
Verified Expert in Engineering
Video Game Developer
For over the past decade, Cristian has been making a living as an informatics engineer, video game developer, and full-stack web developer. Currently, he's in the middle of getting his master's degree in computer engineering while also conducting research and teaching about video game development. Cristian mainly joined Toptal to see what interesting gaming projects were available out there.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Git
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on is a Java networking engine for an educational multiplayer online game.
Work Experience
Senior Netcode Engineer
Unity
- Redesigned Unity Transport's internal architecture to enable support to multiple platforms and features that unlocked real-world scenarios for all Unity developers.
- Introduced the Dedicated Server platform to the Unity ecosystem, allowing all Unity developers access to an optimized platform for multiplayer game servers.
- Designed and implemented new workflows for multiplayer games development in the Unity Editor.
Developer Relations Engineer
Unity
- Provided premium support to enterprise customers by helping to solve software engineering problems.
- Communicated with customers using Zendesk as a ticket system tool.
- Joined the consoles support team to help Unity developers develop, launch, and maintain their games on the consoles platforms.
Professor
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Lectured students about programming and video games development with Unity3D.
Gameplay Developer
Amazing Soul Games Studio
- Developed gameplay mechanics.
- Built Unity3D components.
Gameplay Developer
Linea BTL
- Developed VR applications, games, and interactive experiences with Unity.
- Collaborated with artists to make the products look and feel how they wanted.
- Debugged and tested projects.
- Implemented various types of hardware such as Kinect, Oculus, and a hydraulic platform for a driving simulator.
- Designed and developed the gameplay mechanics in order to improve the user experience.
Experience
Placco
https://connect.unity.com/p/5ac95c2e03b002001ad246feSkills
Frameworks
Unity3D, Unity, Unity2D, Unity Pro, Unity 3
Tools
Unity 5, Unity SDK, Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Git, Adobe Illustrator
Other
Game Development, Unity Game Assets, Unity3D AI, Gameplay Development, Game Tools Development, Web Development, Gaming, Gaming Platforms, Software Design, Game Design, Multiplayer
Languages
C#, PHP, Java, HTML, C++
Storage
PostgreSQL, MySQL
Platforms
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Android
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Engineering
Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Medellín, Colombia
Specialization in Systems (Computer Engineering)
Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Medellín, Colombia
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Medellín, Colombia
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