Resume

Gameplay Programmer September 2019 - Current

Storm in a Teacup SRL

Steel Seed (third-person stealth and action adventure):

• Implemented core player movement systems: locomotion, parkour, climbing, cover, melee combat.
• Responsible for the full implementation and integration of character animation systems, including multi-layer animation state machines, branching sequences and procedural systems with IK and physics/ragdoll setups.
• Developed modular AI architectures combining finite hierarchical state machines, behavior trees, and environment-based decision-making for responsive and efficient pathfinding and behavior control.
• Implemented core systems to integrate the player into cinematic sequences, developed tools for controlling cutscene flow, and supported event scripting for both interactive and non-interactive in-game scenes.
• Responsible for the technical implementation of localization workflows, creating Python tools to automate processing and integration of both text and voice-over assets.
• Contributed to the development and maintenance of a broad C++ codebase and a suite of visual scripting tools to support non-technical team members, from early prototyping to late production stage.

Research Consultant, Research Fellow May 2017 - August 2019

University of Milan

MoveCare (H2020 European research project):

• Developed exergames for postural exercise and an empathic virtual caregiver as part of the MoveCare project using Unity.
• Implemented support for multiple human interface devices to provide an easy-to-use interface to the players.
• Conducted research culminating in an M.Sc. thesis on serious games for health.
• Co-authored and presented a paper at the 7th IEEE International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health.

Teacher June 2021

AIV - Accademia Italiana Videogiochi, Rome, Italy

Lectures on Unreal Engine 4 programming for the Programming course of the academy