Systems & Performance Engineer — GPGPU, HPC, Engine Architecture
Specializing in GPGPU, High-Performance Computing, and Engine Architecture.
Engineered a CUDA Boids simulation achieving 85.23% Compute Throughput across 1.04M particles, cut UE5 GPU frame time by 42% (40ms → 23ms), and improved Nintendo Switch gesture accuracy from 6% → 86%.
Core technical stack used across performance engineering, gameplay systems, and tooling.
Concise overview of experience and education relevant to systems and gameplay engineering.
Republic of Korea Army
Squad Leader & Sniper Observer · 10/2020 – 04/2022
DigiPen Institute of Technology
B.S. in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation
Expected 04/2026 · GPA 3.67/4.0
High-Performance Computing, Engine Optimization, and DevOps Infrastructure.
Demo01/2026 – Present
Real-time simulation of 1M+ swarming particles, controlled by custom AVR hardware.
Demo09/2025 – Present
3D co-op action RPG in Unreal Engine 5 — battle together in real-time.
Demo11/2025 – 12/2025
Nintendo Switch RPG where you cast spells by swinging the Joy-Con like a real wand.
Demo09/2024 – 04/2025
First-person UE5 horror game — hide from an AI stalker and solve puzzles to escape.
Demo09/2023 – 12/2023
Custom C++ tower defense — protect your base against escalating monster waves.
Demo09/2025 – Present
Discord bot that broadcasts live Perforce file locks — no more invisible checkout conflicts.
Demo03/2024 – 06/2024
Rebuilt tower defense in C++ — place towers and tune stats live with an in-game editor.
Demo03/2023 – 06/2023
Top-down tower defense with procedurally generated maps — no two runs look the same.
Demo12/2025 – 01/2026
Online co-op puzzle platformer — unlock doors, swap skills, and reach the goal together.
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