About Me
My name is Ethan Mathes, and this is my website! I built it from scratch so you can check out a bunch of the cool stuff I've done in college, as well as my work experience. The projects and pieces displayed here are a showcase of my talents, skills, and knowledge acquired through my studies. I have a Bachelor's in Games, Interactive Media, and Mobile with a minor in Information Technology Management. I am currently working as a Games Tester at Lionbridge Games. Have a look around, enjoy, and feel free to contact me!
Technical Skills
Languages/Frameworks
Next.js, React, React Native, TypeScript, C#, C++
Art Software
Photoshop, Premier Pro, Maya, Roadkill, Substance Painter
Other Relevant Software
Unity, Unreal Engine, GitHub
Work Experience
GAMES TESTER (LIONBRIDGE GAMES, JULY 2022 - PRESENT)
Currently working as a games tester at Lionbridge Games since July of 2022. The responsibilities of this job include performing directed and ad-hoc functionality testing on third-party video game software with the intent to find and report bugs and other issues. Game testing is done on current and previous gen consoles as well as PC, and reporting of bugs is done in JIRA. Due to NDA I am unable to disclose information regarding specific projects.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER (STACK FOUNDRY, MAY 2020-MAY 2022)
Worked as a software engineer at STACK FOUNDRY from May of 2020 to May of 2022. During my time at this company I worked on a number of projects, including the Five Pencil Method website, it's companion app, and the Pure Position website. I primarily worked with NextJS and Typescript, but I also worked on Windows .NET applications and used React Native to build the aforementioned app.
Education
Degree
Bachelor's of Science degree through the College of Innovation and Design at Boise State University.
Details
Major: Games, Interactive Media, and Mobile
Minor: Information Technology Management