About

Rockaway Beach-based entrepreneur with professional experience in graphic design looking to expand her skillset and break into educational game development, leveraging virtual reality technology. A passionate student of the arts and science, Lionella studied computer science and is looking to further her education.

Skills

Proficient at using Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom),
3D modeling tools (Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Inventor, and Maya).

Extensive experience with art medium (watercolor, acrylic, charcoal, oil paint, ink).

Phaser.js, Typescript, Unity, C++, Java, CSS, HTML, Javascript, Visual Studio, Linux

5+ years of Graphic Design experience, Pianist with 20+ years of experience

Projects

College Invaders, Brooklyn College Feb 2017 – Sept 2017
Graphics Designer

Graphic design lead in student team that designed, developed, and implemented multi-directional arcade game using Java.
Responsible for management of team repository facilitating collaboration and sharing of code and game assets (graphics/sound)

Into the Deep, Personal Project 2017 – Present
Game Developer

Independently designed and implemented a Top-Down 2D game in Javascript with the Phaser Game Engine, successfully incorporating collision detection, sprite sheet
Drew inspiration from my pet cats and aquarium incorporating photographs of them in the game

Yemcha Corp.
Game Designer/ Developer

Creating a virtual reality educational system
Learning experience specific to an individual’s way of learning
dynamically changing environment
Self-Learning Teacher

Immersive Integration
Game Developer

Experimenting with different cutting edge technology
Building and testing experiences on new emerging devices
Working with HTC Vive, Leap Motion, Red Hydrogen One, 3D Printing, etc…

Experience

Robotics : NYC Resistor, Brooklyn 2015 – Present

Member and active participant of Brooklyn-based technology meet-up
Collaborated with passionate technology inventors and professionals
Currently working on soil moisture sensor for self-watering plants
Team member in annual Trinity College Robotics Fire Fighting Competition

Unity Developer: Glimpse Group

VR Game Tester: Blue Goji

Education

CUNY Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY May 2018

Computer Science & Information Systems, Bachelors of Science

Graphic Design & Illustration, Associate AAS