Hi, I'm Scott (or Crystal).

Lead Programmer

Undisclosed Game Title | Vin Visions Studios LLC

• Developing core gameplay features using C++/BP in Unreal Engine.
• Programming enemy AI, responsive UI systems, and player mechanics.

Research Intern — DATA Project Lead

NASA Ames Research Center | NASA OSTEM Internship

• Led the "Digital Archiving & Triage for Astrobiology" (DATA) project to facilitate a major migration from Django to WordPress.
• Utilized Large Language Models (LLMs) to triage over 4,000 legacy news articles, preserving high-value scientific reporting while filtering outdated content.
• Automated content migration workflows and resolved broken web links to improve Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
• Digitized physical archives from historical document boxes into a searchable digital database, enhancing discoverability of NASA's public-facing resources.
• Presented outcomes via a scientific poster to NASA colleagues and stakeholders.

Mentors: Anthony Chan, Aaron Gronstal, Melissa Kirven-Brooks

Project Lead / Game Director

Mail Mares | Video Game Development Club

• Directing a team of 15 developers for a co-op action rogue-lite in Unity.
• Managed technical scope and multiplayer networking.
• Working with project managers and artists to deliver milestones on time.

Machine Learning Intern

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (ABPDU)

• Predicted biomass sugar yields using ML algorithms to aid sustainable aviation fuel creation.
• Fine-tuned Large Language Models (LLMs) and created datasets from scientific papers.
• Implemented an intuitive user interface for scientists to query about the sugar yield predictions.
• Created a research paper and a research poster to present findings.
• Implemented SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) to help enhance lab safety.

Student Spotlight: Scott McCloskey A spotlight on my contributions and experiences at the Berkeley Lab.

Part-time Software Engineer

National Science Foundation | Federal Work Study

• Implemented code using the GPIO Library in Python on a Raspberry Pi to efficiently debug other student’s breadboards for the Computer Organization and Machine Language course.
• Collaborated in a team of 4 students for 10 hours each week on the project.
• Creating detailed documentation and test cases while using industry standard practices.

Aerospace Scholar

NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS)

NASA Missions: Discover, Explore, and Innovate

• Dedicated 5 to 40 hours per week to learn about NASA’s history, present, and future.
• Created a poster with powerful visuals to explain history about the SMD SDO mission.
• Worked with a team of 8 student scholars for a simulated mission to land a rover on Mars.

General Programmer (AI & UI)

Dimensional Shift | Valiant Studios LLC

• Engineered AI opponents and UI elements using Unreal Engine.
• Collaborated with a team of 29+ developers on an indie action game.

NASA Researcher / Scrum Master

SDO Exploration & Research Community

• Applied Machine Learning to catalog solar images from the SDO satellite.
• Served as Scrum Master guiding a team of 8 through Agile development.