David Patterson

Swisher, IA 52338 · (760) 777-0883 · dapatterson96@hotmail.com

An enthusiastic, hardworking, and self-motivated software engineer and digital designer with a drive to continuously learn new skills. Experience in meeting new challenges through dedication and perseverance, solving problems by collaborating with others, and meeting deadlines. An excellent team member who is organized and detail-oriented.

Experience

Apprentice, I&O Cloud Engineering

Pearson

As an apprentice in the Learning2Work Program, my duties are to apply both hard and soft skills in the career field of cloud engineering. These tasks include building and deploying code for web pages and web applications through GIT repositories and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Creating recruitment and advertisement material ranging from videos to flyers. Developing leadership and management skills to organize team meetings and project sprints.

September 2021 - January 2023

Volunteer Quality Assurance Tester

343 Industries & Microsoft

As a member of the Halo Insider and Community Feedback Programs, my duties are to test pre-release builds and updates of the Halo home console and PC video games which include Halo 5: Guardians, Halo Wars 2, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and Halo: Infinite. These tasks include testing, documenting, and filling out online report tickets to the Halo Support website for various online game modes, gameplay and user interface (UI), single-player campaign level, and multiplayer map performance bugs and issues.

December 2014 - Present

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Mobile-First, Responsive Design
  • Accessibility Friendly Web Design
  • Basic VoiceOver Screen Reader Accessibility Testing
  • Cross Browser Testing & Debugging
  • Cross Functional Teams
  • Agile Development & Scrum

Video Game Development Software
  • Unreal Engine

Adobe Creative Suite
  • Dreamweaver
  • Premiere Pro
  • Photoshop
  • InDesign
  • Illustrator
  • Bridge

Microsoft Office
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook

Certifications

Portfolio

Websites & Coding

Derderct: Halo Fan Website Survey Form Technical Documentation Page

Video




Artwork

Godzilla_rising_sun_poster Rodan_Mothra_King_Ghidorah_poster retro_monster_movie_Halo 2_poster Halo_Infinite_poster retro_scifi_Halo_Fall_of_Reach_poster Halo_3_odst_poster

Education

Copper Mountain Community College

Associate in Science in Computer Programming, CP
Computer Programming

GPA: 3.55

August 2014 - May 2018

Interests

I spend a large amount of my free time exploring the latest technology advancements in the front-end web development world and learning new skills to apply to both professional and personal projects.

Apart from being a software engineer, I also enjoy spending time making and editing videos in Adobe Premiere Pro and creating artwork in Adobe Photoshop. Some of my works include making 2 posters for a $2,000 art contest hosted by Warner Bros and Legendary Entertainment for the 2019 movie, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which can be seen in the Portfolio section.

Awards

    Copper Mountain Community College

  • President’s List - Fall Semester 2017 – 3.50 GPA
  • President’s List - Spring Semester 2017 – 3.75 GPA,
  • President’s List - Spring Semester 2016 – 3.50 GPA
  • President’s List - Spring Semester 2015 – 3.50 GPA
  • President’s List - Fall Semester 2014 – 3.54 GPA
  • Honor Roll - Spring Semester 2018 – 3.50 GPA
  • Honor Roll - Fall Semester 2016 – 3.67 GPA
  • Honor Roll - Fall Semester 2015 – 3.39 GPA

    • Other

  • Featured on Halo Waypoint's Halo Community Spotlight news article for August 6, 2020 - Microsoft & 343 Industries
  • Featured on Halo Waypoint's Halo Community Spotlight news article for May 9, 2019 - Microsoft & 343 Industries
  • Featured on Halo Waypoint's Halo Community Spotlight news article for January 17, 2019 - Microsoft & 343 Industries