Game development, VFX/cinematics, and more.

Hi, I'm J. Lashgari, and if you need help with your Unreal Engine project, I'm available for work.

Experience

I have nearly 10 years of Unreal Engine experience under my belt, and almost two decades of programming experience overall. I even engage in tech art and tools work, so you can expect me to be hollistic in how I contribute to your project.

Past experience has helped me refine my craft for:

• Gameplay programming & design
• AI (NPC) programming & design
• Character movement component
• CPU/GPU profiling and optimization
• Shader programming
• UMG/UI design and implementation
• Physics wrangling
• Niagara VFX
• Sequencer cinematics
• Movie Render Graph
• Maya pipeline tooling
• Tools programming
• Web design
• Database administration
• Data science

I'm a fast learner, and confident I can handle any environment or language you throw at me. But in case you're curious, I have strong experience working with C++, Python, Blueprints, Verse, HLSL, JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS/SCSS, HTML, Java, C#, Go, Rust, SQL, PHP.

Good experience working with teams and making systems which empower creators. Optimistic and positive person with clear communication. I've worked in all sorts of environments: community projects, professional studios, and casual but rigorous startups.

Full résumé available on request. I've worked with industry veterans from the likes of Rockstar, Valve, Epic, Riot, Grinding Gear Games, and more.