Gregory Weiner

About Gregory Weiner

Creating immersive games is what I live for. Whether using a third party engine or one that I\'ve written myself, I bring my design and engineering knowhow to bear crafting unforgettable player experiences. I relish deriving a formula or writing a system from scratch while always keeping results firmly in view. My philosophy is, “a wise man knows he knows nothing,” and I enjoy getting in way over my head, then clawing my way out through sheer gumption. I wish they would get around to releasing C&C Generals 4 and Jedi Knight already.TECHNICAL SKILLS- Expertise in C++, proficiency in C#, strong emphasis on OOP design principles and core gameplay- Power user of Visual Studio and VS Code- Engine building with DirectX / Vulkan, deep grasp of 3D rendering pipeline for top-tier game visuals- Animation gameplay using current-gen technologies, inverse kinematics, control rig, Physical Animation, asset import pipelines in Unreal 4 and 5, modeling / rigging in Blender- Physics-based gameplay, AI navigation / combat, ballistic trajectories, player parkour, camera motion- Audio API work ( XAudio2, OpenAL ), audio backend porting, audio data processing- Cross-platform and full-stack app development in ReactJS / Native, HTML, CSS, JavaScript- Git, P4V, SVN, CMake, Jenkins, Jira, Crucible, Linux- Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop- Self-driven study of Skeletal Animation mechanics, physics implementation, Spine and UI rendering.Human Languages- Native level Japanese (JLPT Level 1), Korean, French and ThaiOther skills- Native level Japanese (JLPT Level 1), fluent Korean, proficient French and Thai - Comfortable with game development cycle, Agile practices, and creating GDD - Copywriting/Editing, Networking/coordination, Knowledge of Japanese/Korean media/culture

Experience

1. Senior Gameplay System Engineer

   Activision Blizzard

   Mar 2024 — Present

   Implementing and improving core engine level features with a focus on realtime character animation, physics-based and procedural animation, pose evaluation optimization, animation streaming. Shipped titles:Call of Duty : Blackops 6Call of Duty : Blackops 7

Education

• The University of Tokyo

  Master’s Degree, IT & Anthropology

  2009 — 2011

• Nanzan University

  Japanese Studies, Japanese Language

  2005 — 2006

• Yale University

  Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Game Programming
• C++
• C#
• Directx
• Japanese
• Assembly Language
• Korean
• Editing
• Translation
• Research
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Japanese Culture
• English
• Copywriting
• Photoshop
• Photography
• French
• Dreamweaver
• Social Media