Ed Slee

Welcome to my Portfolio!

Thank you for your visiting my portfolio! Here I have information about me, my experience, and the game projects that I led and worked on! Below is my industry experience, game projects, audio reel, and musical compositions. I personally specialize in Gameplay, Audio, and Network programming, and have experience in audio design, music composition, and UI and Animation programming as well.

Work Experience

Contract Software Engineer at Lightmatter

Contracted to work at Lightmatter in Unreal 5 to develop a VR showcase for soon to be released computer hardware products from September 2024 to November 2024
Specialized in gameplay and VR engineering
- Created post processing effect for highlighting selected objects in virtual space
- Designed simple controls and smooth transitions between game states for an optimal and simple user experience
- Ensured lighting performed efficiently on multiple types of VR headset by using Light Complexity maps and modifying Lumen settings
- Provided clear documentation for proper set up and use of the program for technical and non-technical use.

Contract Gameplay Engineer at Neureal

Contracted to work at Neureal on several projects, including Tower Defense Simulator 2 on Fortnite from November 2023 to February 2024
Specialized in network and UI engineering
- Worked for experienced industry professional in a fast-paced and highly iterative environment
- Created a UI grid with a customizable number of elements, number of pages, and element layout per page
- Learned a new programming language, by completing then shipping a game in 4 days

Software Engineering Intern at Striking Distance Studios

Worked at SDS on The Callisto Protocol from June 2022 to September 2022
Specialized in animation engineering
- Worked with the animation team to develop a debugging tool that increased their productivity by over 150% through fast visual bug detection
- Eliminated synchronized enemy animations
- Implemented a system for designer-accessible, dynamically changing, Unreal Behavior Tree Blackboard variables
- Shadowed audio, art, design, and more to learn about different pipelines.