Patrick Cavit                                 Phone: 360-224-1307
Email: jobs@patcavit.com                    Address: 10413 170th Ave NE
Portfolio: https://github.com/tivac                  Redmond, WA 98052
LinkedIn:  https://linkedin.com/in/pcavit

UI engineering leader and hands-on architect with deep expertise in game UI,
frontend technologies, and developer workflows. I build teams, set technical
direction, and solve complex problems, all while remaining focused on the
end-user experience. I partner across disciplines to deliver polished,
performant experiences for players and empower engineers with the tools and
systems they need to do their best work.

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Work Experience:

* February 2022 - Sept 2026 : UI Engineering Lead : Undead Labs

  UI Engineering Lead & Engineering Manager for State of Decay 3.
  As UI Engineering lead I designed the architecture powering all of 
  the UI in State of Decay 3 as well as the engineering workflows,
  including testing & static analysis. Also designed the C++ system
  that provided game information to the UI, python-based build
  infrastructure, UI performance, and served as the main
  point-of-contact for UI integrations for the studio.
  
  As the UI Engineering Manager I was responsible for hiring, mentorship,
  career growth, and advocating for UI Engineers within the studio.

* January 2021 - February 2022 : Senior Software Engineer : Netflix

  Senior UI Engineer working in the Netflix Studios org on features
  and support for CMS & platform used for Netflix marketing assets.
  Also contributed features and bugfixes to several internal cross-team
  projects to improve sharing of components and best practices within
  the engineering organization.

* June 2017 - December 2020 : UI Engineering Lead : Amazon Game Studios
  
  UI Engineering Tech Lead & Engineering Manager for Crucible from
  Relentless Studios. As a Tech Lead I designed and implemented APIs for UI
  and game engine communication, built workflows for UI Engineers,
  implemented features, communicated technical requirements across engine
  and gameplay systems, and acted as the point-of-contact for UI questions.
  
  As the UI Engineering Manager I was responsible for hiring, mentorship,
  career growth, and advocating for UI Engineers within the studio.

* Aug 2012 - June 2017 : Web Programming Lead : ArenaNet
 
  Built an amazing team of programmers responsible for guildwars2.com,
  arena.net, account.arena.net, in-game commerce functionality, and game UI.
  Responsibilities included web architecture, R&D, ongoing programming
  projects, hiring, report career development, and long-term direction
  of the team.

* Sep 2008 - Aug 2012 : Web Programmer : ArenaNet
  
  Senior developer on a small team working on multiple projects both
  customer-facing and internal. Projects include custom server-side
  JavaScript platform, multiple in-game features via embedded webkit and
  more traditional web-facing APIs and marketing sites. Also responsible
  for hiring new team members and training of other developers.
 
* July 2007 - Sep 2008 : Web Developer : Yahoo!

  One of three developers responsible for the frontend of the relaunch of
  Yahoo! Video. Responsibilities included layout, interactions, architecture,
  CSS/JS optimization, PHP framework programming, and maintenance and upgrades
  for the PHP-based CMS used to manage editorial content on the site.

Education:

* Sep 2001 - Jun 2007 : Western Washington University

  BS in Computer Science. Web Programming Certificate through the
  Internet Studies Center at WWU.

  While working on my degree I also worked for the ResTek Program at WWU,
  in which I developed and supported multiple web applications & worked
  closely with ResTek staff, students, and other campus departments to
  collaboratively identify and solve problems. Specialized in integrating
  server-side programming with client-side scripting to produce advanced,
  usable interfaces for all the various ResTek web applications.

General Skills:

* Client/Server JavaScript          * Unreal Engine
* Front-end Engineering workflows   * C++
* Advanced HTML & CSS               * Cross-system APIs
* Databases (MySQL/MSSQL)           * Team Formation & Leadership
* Web performance/optimization      * Mentoring
* Project bootstrapping             * UX & usability