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Marco Diaz Resume

Game Designer | Game Developer

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Education

SHERIDAN COLLEGE | Honours Bachelor of Game Design | 2022-2026

Programming Languages

Python Java C# Lua Shaders (GLSL, HLSL)

Work Experience

UNITY GAME DEVELOPER INTERN

SAGO MINI, May 2025 | August 2025
Worked at Sago Mini as a Unity Game Developer through the Spin Master Internship Program. During this time, I contributed to ongoing and new projects alongside the Sago World Team, learning and collaborating with a cross-functional group of developers, game designers and artists to create high quality play and learning experiences using Unity, C#, and HLSL.

PROGRAM TUTOR - PROGRAMMING 3 & 4

SHERIDAN COLLEGE, Sept 2024 | April 2025
As a tutor for “Programming 3: Motion”, “Programming 4: Artificial Intelligence” and in the Bachelor of Game Design program, I attended class sessions and provided hands-on assistance to students with course-related questions. Focusing on equipping students with the skills to become independent learners while creating problem-solving tutorials for them.

Academic and Personal Projects

PROCEDURAL PLANET GENERATOR | Unity, C#, HLSL

Self-lead programming project to create a procedurally generated planet with customizable 3D and 2D fractal noise. Implemented the marching cubes algorithm for mesh generation and significantly enhanced performance using compute shaders. Utilized shaders to render realistic atmospheres and oceans.

MICROMIX DESIGN WEEK GAME JAM | Unity, C#, GitHub

As the lead programmer in a team of five, I coordinated and developed game mechanics and design features. I also set up and managed the project's GitHub repository for version control, enhancing collaboration and efficiency. This allowed us to meet a 4-day deadline to produce a fully functional game for an arcade cabinet.

Tools and Technical Skills

Game Engines: Unity, Unreal, Godot
Graphics Software: Maya, Blender, Photoshop, Aseprite.
Version Control: GitHub, GitHub Desktop
Development Environments: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, Processing
Project Management Tools: Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, Miro, Jira, Trello.

Soft Skills

Creative. Strong abstract thinking, problem solving skills, leadership and project management skills. Self-motivated and self-learner. Strong communication skills. Able to articulate technical concepts effectively in a team and actively listen to others.