Bryan Novak

Employment

THiNC.technology  CTO (Mar 2014 – Present)

• Manage development projects and staff

Tucknologies LLC (Oct 2013 – Feb 2014)

• Freelance Ruby on Rails web application development

Triquetra Games LLC (Summer 2012 – Winter 2012)

• Unity 3D game development

MSU TISM Media Summer Camp (2012, 2013)

• Overnight Counselor (2012, 2013)
• Instructor Teaching Assistant (2013)

MSU University Games for Entertainment and Learning Lab
(2012 – 2013)

• Unity 3D serious game development

Web & Digital Media Honors Intern (2009 – 2011)

• Flash and Media development under a professor in the department

Web Designer – UWSP Web Media Services (2008 – 2011)

• Designed and built websites for the UWSP campus using ASPX and SharePoint 2010

Education

Michigan State University (2011 – 2013)

• Serious Game Design Masters

University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point (2006 – 2011)

• Major: Web and Digital Media Development
• Minors: Computer Information Systems, Creative Writing

Awards

• Golden Key Honor Society, Spring 2013
• Meaningful Play Outstanding Volunteer Award, Fall 2012
• Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, Spring 2010
• Letters and Science 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award, Spring 2010
• Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society, Spring 2009
• Dean’s Distinguished Achievement Award, Fall 2008
• Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Spring 2007

Experience

• THiNC.technology CTO
  • Development of Mobile, CMS and custom software solutions
  • Met with clients to define scope and share progress reports
  • Project estimation and task breakdown
  • Selection of development platform
  • Management and training of development staff and interns
  • Implemented JIRA Agile project management software
• Michigan State University – Serious Game Design Masters Student
  • TC 841 – Design Research
  • TC 497 – Mobile game project
  • TC 498 – Client mobile game project

Extra Curricular

• Lansing Community College IT Council Member (THiNC Representative 2016 – Present)
• Lansing Community College ITSA Guest Speaker – Content Management Systems (2015)
• Global Game Jam – Participant (2013, 2016), Organizer (2014)
• Game Commentary Youtube Channel – Recorder, Editor, Host (2016 – Present)
• Nerd&Tie podcast and news site contributor (2016)
• Convention Panelist –Daisho Con (2010 – 13), Nobrand Con (2011, 2012),
  Geekkon (2010)
• Anime Music Video Competitor – Daisho Con (2009 – 16), Geekkon (2009 – 10,
  2013 – 16) , Nobrand Con (2010, 2012)
• UW-Stevens Point GameOps (Game Design & Development Student Organization) – Member (2006-07), President (2007 – 11)
• Kento Anime Society (Asian Art Appreciation Club) – Member (2006-07),
  President (2007 – 10)
• 5th Dan Black Belt Tae Kwon Do (1998 – 2015)