Parker Straus

Lead Gameplay Developer

Haunted Hill Games•  September 2024 - Present•  Minneapolis, Remote

• Joined a small group of developers who were in need of a game developer experienced with the Unity Engine. • Worked on adding further functionality of game such as a more advanced AI model, accessibility features and enhanced visuals, music and sound.

Software Engineer

Mobilus Labs•  January 2024 - April 2024•  London, Great Britain

- Rebuilt entire test automation for proprietary communications app in DevOps environment and deployed on an array of +3 Raspberry Pis. Reduced testing time by 20 minutes. - Performed manual testing on +50 audio headsets. - Developed new and improved Backend API Test automation framework which reduced testing by 4 minutes.

Software Engineer Tutor

University of Minnesota Crookston•  September 2023 - December 2023•  Crookston, Minnesota

 Selected personally by academic advisor to help students master complex software engineering concepts.  Successfully tutored four students, all of whom reported high satisfaction with my teaching methods.  Mentored and guided student in fully developing a text-based game using Python, demonstrating programming skills.

University of Minnesota - Crookston

Software Engineering, BS•  August 2019 - December 2023•  GPA: 3.7

+5 Dean's List & 1 Chancellor's List Participated in numerous clubs and societies: Full-Stack Developer Society Game Dev Society Board Game Society