Anthony Fairfax

anthonypfairfax@gmail.com

I went into Computer Science because, like every kid, I wanted to make video games when I grew up. I then realized programming and its logic problems were a perfect fit for me and I fell in love with it. As a developer, I've become fluent in programming with various languages and tools, and am eager to learn and grow my career even further.

After acquiring significant experience in the software development industry, my hobby of game development became a major focus of my technical skills. I've worked on many previous game projects, but this is the first to reflect my years of problem-solving in a professional development environment, and is an opportunity I'm incredibly proud of. Rusty Hills is a turn-based game very invocative of early 1990's games of the same genre.
My work on Rusty Hills is comprised of:

● C# code	● the Unity game engine
● Controller and Keyboard input	● Inventory Management
● Beta Deployments	● Art Assets
● Beta Feedback Collection	● UI Implementation
● QA Testing	● Game Design

Rusty Hills combat demo

Seeking out an opportunity to work closer to home, my skillset from Safeguard Equipment was perfect for the transition to Cochrane & Company where I currently work on a team of seven. Cochrane & Company works between insurance carriers and businesses, whose C# applications used by employees are made in-house by the IT department team.
My work at Cochrane & Company was comprised of:

● C# code	● SQL stored procedures
● Sprint-based Development in pods	● Work across three different applications
● Programatic insurance processing	● Generate files and data from insurance quotes
● Dynamic front-end based on quote data	● Validate data dynamically via RPN and config files

After graduating from Eastern Washington University, I pushed my programming skills with game development. This skillset was perfect for Safeguard who wanted to push their development from hardware to software and app development. Safeguard as a company is focused on creating life-saving equipment for people who work with electricity, starting with Voltage and Current detectors but moving onto more advanced technology. I was part of a software team of four developers and have a variety of skills under my belt developing apps.
My work at Safeguard was comprised of:

● Swift code	● HTML code
● SQL Databases	● NoSQL Databases
● Sprint-based Development	● Full-Stack Development
● Asynchronous Development	● UI Conceptual Design
● Wrote Testing Procedure	● UI Implementation
● QA Testing	● Managed Public Releases
● Heavy Refactoring	● Head of Documentation

The manufacturing app was designed for in-house testing. As the sole software developer, I worked with one of the hardware developers to streamline device testing as much as possible, going through each functionality test of the Safeguard voltage detector.

The Safeguard App connects to a voltage detector that can detect emergency events, voltage, and current. In an emergency event, the user's location and status is sent to a chat log so their response team can coordinate the best way to assist in the situation.