Shawn Treants

Experience

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  Westwood Studios

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Game Tester

  I helped test games like Lands of Lore 3, Command and Conquer Tiberian Sun, Command and Conquer for the N64, Nox, and other games.

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  Simutronics, Inc

  Jan 2001 - Mar 2003

  Game Developer

  I worked on what they liked to call the Darkside. I created areas, NPCs, monsters, and items and overall helped add to the world of DragonRealms.

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  ITT Technical Institute

  Oct 2004 - Mar 2010

  Full Time Instructor

  I was the primary Game Design instructor the Henderson Campus. I taught the majority of the courses, which ranged from Introduction to Game Technology, Level Design, Development Teams, Capstones and Portfolios, Game Engines and Development, Creative Writing and Storyboarding, and more. Other classes I taught include Composition, Intro to Computers, Strategies for the Technical Professional, and more. I was also recognized by the company for my ability to work with new students entering into college and motivating them. Show less

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  International Academy of Design and Technology-Henderson

  Jul 2007 - Jul 2017

  This school was renamed Sanford Brown College shortly before it shut down.I coordinated a team of 8 instructors and an average of 130 students.• Achieved a streamlined class schedule that required fewer class sections overall (~20% fewer class sections compared to the other programs of similar size).• Expanded the student tools by creating an augmented reality sandbox that allowed users to import the layout of the sand into game engines like Unity• Generated interest for the school by working with the IGDA and Sanford Brown College to host a site for the Global Game Jam from 2010 until 2017• Optimized Game Production’s two computer labs and spearheaded two different major upgrades. The second upgrade involved personally building 25 computers for one of the labs using a budget of ~$40,000• Expanded the tools available to students by transitioning to the Unity Game engine using a budget of ~$15,000. This was a long-term project that took approximately 18 months to successfully complete• Restructured the game production student body into cohorts of ~20-30 students, with a focus on similar availability and pace in the program, to create stronger groups that would help each other stay in school and achieve success. It allowed for higher retention rates and better planning of future classes Show less

  • Program Chair, School of Game Production

    May 2010 - Jul 2017

  • Lead Instructor

    Mar 2010 - May 2010

  • Adjunct Instructor

    Jul 2007 - Mar 2010
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  Art Institute

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2020

  Adjunct Instructor

  Developed and taught classes that focused on programming with C# in the Unity game engine.Some of the classes included:• Programming for Artists - This was an introduction class that focused on teaching them the basics of programming utilizing Visual Studios and C#• Game Engines - This was an introduction to game engines class that focused on using the knowledge they learned from Programming for Artists (C#) and implementing it in a game engine (Unity)• Portfolio development - This was a 4 quarter class, that had multiple stages and took students from pitching an idea through presenting a finished project. Show less

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  Scientific Games

  Oct 2016 - Jul 2017

  Associate Producer

  I developed slot machines with a team of 10 artists and engineers. • Coordinated studio resources across a consistent average of 5 simultaneous projects using Agile practices that we tracked using Atlassian products (Jira). (Projects were delivered on time, and I worked with the leads to find ways to improve our workflow. We were tracking to be early on multiple projects)• Designed and updated the Confluence pages for each project• Organized meetings between Studio eNVy and the other Las Vegas departments and kept communication flowing with our main Chicago branch• Highlighted studio successes within the company and organized teambuilding exercises. (e.g. Trips to casinos to see our projects once completed) Show less

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  Motional

  Mar 2018 - Jul 2024

  Software Test Engineer responsible for maintaining and monitoring Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Simulations• Created simulations to investigate AV stack capabilities and to reproduce real world incidents• Conducted failure analysis regularly on simulation results to determine Root Cause Analysis• Curated Progression and Regression test sets to monitor the health of the stack and to identify how developer code changes impacted software performance• Summarized simulation results in dashboards using Looker or Applied• Provided on-call support and served as a knowledge base for other engineer teams Show less I develop and execute training for Vehicle Operators that drive and test autonomous vehicles.• Designed and updated the training team’s Confluence space to provide management a transparent portal into our operations• Developed content on our LMS platform Litmos utilizing Articulate 360• Worked as a liaison with the global training team and was sent to multiple sites to help organize universal content and align material. (This included being sent to Pittsburgh and Singapore)• Coordinated training schedules for ~200 Vehicle Operators and conducted their in-class and in-car training.This position was while we were still part of Aptiv. Show less

  • Associate Software Test Engineer - Simulation

    Aug 2022 - Jul 2024

  • Associate Learning & Development Partner

    Jan 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Training Coordinator

    Aug 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Autonomous Vehicle Test Operator

    Mar 2018 - Aug 2018
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  Hydrogen Group

  Jul 2024 - now

  Technical Writer

  I create instruction and information guides for building slot games at Aristocrat Gaming.