Denny Jovic

Work History

• Senior Software Engineer

  AdHawk

  June 2018 - Present

  Remote

  Playing everyday in Rails, Hanami, GraphQL, PostgreSQL and React.

• Software Engineer

  Blue Marble Payroll

  August 2017 - June 2018

  Skokie, Illinois

  - Full Stack developer in Ruby on Rails, jQuery, and ReactJS
  - Core team member on a small remote development team
  - Focused on well tested code using RSpec for Rails

• Software Engineer

  NCSA Next College Student Athlete

  September 2016 - July 2017

  Greater Chicago Area

  - Full Stack developer working in stacks such as Ruby on Rails, jQuery and ReactJS
  - Maintained existing legacy projects as well as launching new applications in a fast paced TDD environment
  - Experience developing a RESTful api following the JSON api spec
  - Understanding of SQL in databases such as SQL Server and PostgreSQL
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  Senior Animator

  Blizzard Entertainment

  April 2012 - March 2016

  Irvine, CA

  - Founding member of a team of 150+ and established pipelines that the artists would follow
  - Multi-role animator while working on a large development team focused on a single goal, launching a game
  - Relied upon to deliver high level animation work at an accelerated rate, while also supporting any needs of my teammates
  - Learned and shouldered work on a crucial, yet unpopular system for our game, and became a stronger member to the team
  - Helped foster inter-departmental work by bridging the gap and promoting communication
  Games include: Heroes of the Storm, Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void, Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm

  

  

  
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  Cinematic Animator

  Phosphor Games

  January 2012 - March 2012

  Greater Chicago Area

  - Worked on a small team that took our project from a conceptual phase to a shipped final product
  - Part of a fast paced work environment that saw quick turnarounds on cinematic work
  - Interacted closely with client to establish ideas, intent, and scheduling
  Games include: MiB: Alien Crisis
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  Senior Animator

  Day 1 Studios

  April 2010 - December 2011

  Greater Chicago Area

  - Joined a team with a project in progress and integrated myself quickly to avoid any delays
  - Maintained an established pipeline to project completion, and found ways to increase efficiency
  - Branched off to smaller team to create a game pitch for an investor
  - Established all motion for our player character with large amounts of creative freedom
  Games include: Unannounced Project, F.E.A.R. 3

  
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  Animator

  High Voltage Software

  February 2007 - April 2010

  Greater Chicago Area

  
  - Benefitted from working with a variety of different software programs
  - Planned and directed actors for large motion capture shoots
  - Provided large amounts of animation work for various in-house projects
  Games include: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, Blitz: The League 2, The Conduit, and many more.
  

• Animator

  Red Eye Studio

  May 2007 - February 2009

  - The Conduit (Wii)
  - Astroboy (Wii)
  - Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (360 & PS3)
  - Blitz: The League 2 (360 & PS3)
  - Ballers: Chosen One (360 & PS3)