David R.

Sacks
16015 Cleveland St. Apt 523, Redmond, WA 98052 (404) 861-6917 davidrsacks@gmail.com
EDUCATION
DigiPen Institute of Technology, Redmond, WA
B.S. in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Courses towards B.S. in Computer Science

2011-2015
2008-2011

EMPLOYMENT
Synapse Product Development, Software Engineering Intern, Seattle, WA
May 2014-August 2014
Door Unlocker Demonstration
Implemented BLE protocol in C on NRF51822
Created an interrupt-driven UART driver using a ring buffer for lockless synchronization
Modified SPI driver to support slave write requests using an interrupt line
R&D Device
Implemented fixes and minor feature requests for a multithreaded C# GUI, C++ command line application, and
C++ firmware that led to closing over 35 tickets in Jira bug tracker
Overhauled workflow in parts of C# GUI
Developed driver for AD7793 analog to digital converter
Prototyping Framework
Implemented text-based protocol over TCP and generic supporting framework on Arduino
Measured latency and throughput statistics using Wireshark and Saleae Logic
Helped establish protocol and API used by client
Created a C++ library shared between Objective C host and C++ Arduino client to generate & parse messages
Met face-to-face with client to better understand client's needs

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Languages: C (5 years), C++ (5 years), C#, x86 Assembly, Python, SQL, Java, PHP
Tools: Visual Studio 2008/2010/2012, GDB, OpenOCD, SVN, Git, Mercurial, PCLint, VMware, Linux, Doxygen
APIs: Win32, OpenGL, DirectX 11, FMOD Ex, Wwise, DirectSound, BSD sockets, LWIP, Google Test, GoogleMock

PROJECTS
Personal Projects
2011-2015
Contributor to open source Cyclone Physics engine
Programmed an automatic memory leak detector that displays stack traces and memory use; developed a
reflection library that provides automatic serialization and deserialization for C++ classes to XML; created a
performance-monitoring library, which includes profiling and statistics for CPU and memory usage; created a
music player for personal use that cycles through genres over time
Programmer for Relic, a 3-D adventure platformer developed in Zero Engine and C++
2015
Modified legacy C++ Wwise code to address workflow issues identified by the design team; implemented
menus and controls for menus in ZilchScript; implemented various gameplay components
Technical Director for a student game engine programmed in C++
2013-2014
Created a level editor using Win32 controls; programmed a multi-lane action list; developed a camera system
that supports Catmull-Rom spline interpolated camera paths and incorporates a custom easing function;
developed an impulse-based physics system, which supports springs and used a bounding volume hierarchy
for broad phase, picking, and frustum culling; programmed a hierarchical component-based object system
Technical Director for Rock-It Rails, a fast-paced, side-scrolling platformer, programmed in C++
2012-2013
Developed core architecture, game loop, and structure; created a replay system that allows playback through
logging of any gameplay session; added critical features, including sweep-and-prune broad phase collision
detection; developed an FMOD wrapper
Technical Director for Zombie Hut, a top-down 2D shooter, programmed in C
2011-2012
Developed a dynamic real-time lighting system using a basic triangle rasterizer; developed an FMOD wrapper