My name is Adam Freidin

I am a programmer.
This is my resume.

I was introduced to computers when I was little...

...and started programming in Pascal when I was 10.

By the end of highschool I knew C (and C++), (and a really poorly implemented language I developed because I didn't know that I couldn't), I was also really bad at TEX, but I didn't know it then.

I went to UCSC and received a planned BA in Mathematics, and an unplanned BS in Computer Science.

At UCSC, I experienced more C, C++, ML, Lisp, Scheme, Prolog, SQL (and xQuery), PHP, and Java. I also had a small programming job doing both server and client-side java.

I then worked at Santa Cruz Games right in downtown Santa Cruz developing Video Games. I would say Embedded Systems, except it was fun.

I developed many different things there:

• memory allocators,
• loading patterns,
• serializers,
• late 80's-type graphics engines,
• AI frameworks, and
• a localization framework.

We shipped lots of games,

• Superman Returns (DS)
• Superman Returns - Fortress of Solitude (GBA) -- Highest rated superman game EVER
• Godzilla Double Smash (DS) -- Google: "The Worst DS Game Ever"
• Tombraider Underworld (DS)
• Spiderman v.s. the Masked Menace (Plug and Play)
• and more...

I was project lead on the Spiderman title:

I wrote the tool, the engine, the gameplay, the AI systems, and all the level scripting. Everything but the art and the audio system. It was a great 9 months.

The tool for Spiderman relied upon my reflection system for C++ which adds some dynamic features to the language.

We used SCons for the the build system, so I learned a little python too.

I also do photography. I have a few shots that made it into a local paper:

I returned to Santa Cruz to work at a rails startup called LineMonkey building a Point of Sale running on HTML5.

My job was to reimplement the public interface and the HTML5 web application Point of Sale

I'm currently working for Adobe Systems, Inc.

Thanks for reading, please contact me at adam.freidin@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or job offers.

I also have a printable resume.