Tim Harding

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Education

• Lead author of a research paper about Elvis, an internet simulator written in Rust
• Designed a system architecture that enables multithreaded communication between tens of thousands of networked virtual devices
• Wrote a custom networking protocol stack with IP, TCP, and UDP, allowing for user extensibility and zero-copy packet delivery and manipulation
• Helped onboard thirteen graduate and undergraduate collaborators

• Voted #1 portfolio of graduating class by a panel of judges

Work

• Ran labs, graded assignments, captioned videos, protored exams, and addressed student feedback on assignments

• Assembled and tested orders for customized computer network testing devices

• Optimized Hololens graphics for the Holoisland demo to run at 60FPS, up from as low as 10FPS
• Shipped a point-and-click adventure game for training Microsoft retail employees
• Delivered a Unity-based choose-your-own-adventure film toolkit to Microsoft for training videos
• Lead development of a yearlong Unity VR automotive demo with a networked AR companion app
• Wrote over 35 plugins and apps for artists to automate common tasks and simplify workflows
• Produced hundreds of images and videos for Microsoft, Amazon, Paccar, Micron, Funko, and PowerA

• Built and operated a photogrammetry content pipeline for web-based 3D e-commerce visuals, delivering 100 assets to Shoes.com, Dye Precision, and the Burke Museum

• Paired customers with their perfect bike and set up test rides
• Assembled product shipments
• Ran checkout and helped shoppers navigate the sales floor