Jacob Liechty

Jacob Liechty

Co-Founder, Graphics Engineer

Cofounder / Game Dev / 14 yrs

Seattle

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Graphics Engineer

Halo 5: Guardians (2015)

Graphics Engineer

Halo 4 (2012)

Cofounder

Astroneer

Experienced in AAA engine development with a focus on tools and runtime solutions for realistic lighting in complex environments.

Interested and currently engaged in the business of indie games and startups, creative IP development, game engine technology, and technical art solutions.
Work History

  • Co-Founder, Indie Game Developer

    System Era

    April 2014 - Present

  • Graphics Engineer

    343 Industries

    June 2011 - April 2014

    Implemented and maintained the full stack of the lighting tools and technology pipeline. Worked closely with lighting and environment artists to scope new features and determine production pipelines. Interfaced with infrastructure teams to create and improve a large scale lightmap farm which successfully completed hundreds of thousands of resource intensive jobs for Halo 4 production. Interfaced with engine teams to determine next-generation technical direction for dynamic lighting technologies and tools for the quick preview of static lighting. Developed a Physically Based Shading model for Halo 5 by balancing the needs of technical artists with the technical realities of the lighting engine.

  • Graphics Engineering Intern

    343 Industries

    2009 - 2010

  • Graphics Engineering Intern

    Rare Ltd.

    June 2008 - August 2008

  • Database and Web Programmer

    Vera Bradley

    August 2006 - August 2007
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Education

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science

    Purdue University

    2007 - 2011

  • BS in Computer Science and Mathematics

    Purdue University

    2007 - 2011