ABOUT
Profile
T-Shaped Developer
Bridging the gap between Technical Engineering and Human Factors. I specialize in rapid spatial interaction prototyping — AI-assisted workflows let me iterate at startup speed without sacrificing engineering rigor.
I build immersive systems and responsive gameplay in Unity (C#), from physics-driven prototypes to commercial outcomes, with strong grounding in QA, live-ops, and player-centered delivery.
Commercial Success
Shinobi Story
$110,000 REVENUE
Contributed character and ability animations, shipped weekly content, ran live events, and managed the community pipeline on a fully custom Naruto MMORPG.
Education
Accelerated B.S./M.S. Pathway (High-Performance Track)
Jan 2025–May 2027
University of Baltimore · Simulation & Game Design + Interaction Design.
Key Project
US Military Client Simulation
- B.S. Simulation and Game Design — University of Baltimore (Jan 2025)
- B.A. Communication and Media Studies — University of Maryland (Jan 2023–Dec 2024)
- Associate's Degree, Digital Animation (AAS) — Montgomery College (Aug 2020–Jul 2023)
- Diploma of Education, Bulgarian Language, Literature, and History — Bulgarian Educational and Cultural Center "Kliment Ohridski," Washington DC (2015–2019)
Core Identity
The specifics are in the Resume. The work is in the projects.
Languages
- Bulgarian — Native or bilingual proficiency
- English — Native or bilingual proficiency
- Chinese — Elementary proficiency
- Russian — Elementary proficiency
Selected Skills
- - XR & Simulation: Virtual Reality (VR), Unity, rapid prototyping, playtesting & iteration.
- - Game Production: bug tracking, game balancing, performance monitoring, quality assurance.
- - Design & UX: user experience (UX), interaction/system design, storyboarding, Figma/Adobe XD.
- - Media & Marketing: video production/editing, social media management, analytics, content creation.
- - Collaboration: product/project management, leadership, mentoring, team coordination.
Tools
- - Game Engines: Unity, Unreal Engine
- - Video & Design: Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator
- - 3D: Autodesk Maya, ZBrush
- - Workflow: Notion, Trello, GitHub/GitLab
Certifications
- - Design Powered by Data: Getting Started with UX Web Analytics (LinkedIn, Dec 2024)
- - Google Ads Search Certification (Skillshop, Dec 2024–Dec 2025, ID: 126278099)
- - Fundamentals of Social Media (Muck Rack, Jun 2024, ID: s6fmbrwpdfca)
- - Making a Short Film: Start to Finish (LinkedIn, Dec 2023)
- - Learning Notion (LinkedIn, Aug 2023)
- - User Experience (UX) for Non-Designers (LinkedIn, May 2023)
- - "How to become a game developer?" (ARC Academy, Feb 2022)
- - Bulgarian Language Proficiency (CEFR Level B2) (Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, May 2019)
Honors & Awards
- - Dean’s List – Honors (College of Public Affairs / Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences, Jan 2026)
- - Helen P. Denit Honors Program Scholar (University of Baltimore, Jan 2025)
- - Dean’s List (3 Semesters) — Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024 (University of Maryland, Jun 2024)
- - Honors Program Member & NSCS Nominee (University of Maryland, Jul 2023)
- - Dean’s List (Full Year 2022) (Montgomery College, Apr 2023)
- - Montgomery College Excellence in Equity Award for Digital Art (Apr 2021)
- - Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (Apr 2021)
- - 2018 SERT WATTS UP? Poster Contest (MCPS School Energy & Recycling Team, May 2018)
- - “Stefan Gechev” 20th Literature Competition — II Place (State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, Jul 2016)
- - II International Contest of the Children’s Art, Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev — First Round Winner (National Level), Diploma of Achievement (Jan 2013)
- - Certificate of Language Proficiency (CEFR Level B2) — Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”