Experience
Leadership, immersive tech, and platform builds
Patents, XR builds, API products, and game production distilled into a quick snapshot.
Lead Engineer | Verizon
Sept 2019 – PresentEngineering lead on a cross-platform (web + VR) metaverse app for Verizon events and 5G showcases; stack: Node/Express, React/Redux, Three.js/A-Frame, sockets.
Pre-production Technical Director | Lead Game Developer, Feltopia | Wooly Games
Aug 2023 – 2024Built core Unity C# gameplay systems (movement, progression, interactions, effects) and prototyped mobile with an input abstraction layer on Unity’s new Input System.
Unity Engineer AR/VR (Contract) | Double A Labs & Farbridge
May 2019 – Aug 2019Added desktop support to an existing VR app with custom navmesh-friendly controller and desktop UI so it could be hosted on the web.
Software Engineer & Co-Founder | Depthcast AR
Nov 2017 – June 2019Added runtime scene-edit tools (VR object manipulation, desktop client synced via Firebase/Photon) and real-time reflections by injecting broadcast feeds back into Unity.
Software Engineer & Co-Founder | Hotmax
Nov 2016 – June 2019Built VR tour app for Boeing aircraft (Quest/Go/Gear): gaze/VR navigation, 3D UX, and rebrandable content packs for airline marketing.
Education & Languages
Graduated 2013 | BA, Western Washington UniversityStudied music theory/piano at Cornish
Featured Work
Immersive builds, scalable platforms, and playful experiments
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4 assetsDepthcast AR Broadcast Platform
Built an in-house AR broadcast pipeline in Unity for live sports/esports, avoiding six-figure tracking systems and shipping on-air visuals.
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13 assetsFeltopia
Built and shipped cozy-action gameplay in Unity C#, plus mobile controls, photo-to-sprite pipelines, and fast scene tools for tech artists.
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2 assetsAvatar Teleportation Layer Patent
Created a system that lets an avatar move between applications, negotiating authentication, media exchange, and volumetric presence over secure data channels.
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2 assetsVirtual 5G Lab
Led the build of a virtual 5G showroom so executives could experience our demos remotely during COVID, delivered on VR, desktop, and mobile.
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2 assetsBoeing VR Cargo Tour
VR tour experience for Boeing cargo aircraft showcasing interiors and workflows for prospective airline customers.
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2 assetsVolumetric Chat over 5G
2019 prototype: FaceTime-style chat in full 3D on Looking Glass displays using RealSense depth capture, Unity rendering, and lossless NDI streaming over 5G.
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2 assetsFace Ship Snap Lens
A four-day Snap Lens game where you shoot rockets from your mouth to blast UFOs targeting your head.
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Andy Katsikapes — Technical Leadership & Creative Technology
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