Ohm Desai
Ohm Desai

Gameplay/Engine Programmer

I'm a graduate computer science student at North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. I primarily work on game development and graphics programming projects.

Selected Projects

Sock Engine

A game engine made with C++ and OpenGL.

bucket game

Unity game made for Sock Jam 2.

Space Sim

A 3D simulation of orbital and collision physics made with C++ and OpenGL.

The Spices of Cthulhu

Unity game made for Triangle Game Jam.

Redline Rampage

Unity game made for ITCS 4236/5236 - Artificial Intelligence for Computer Games at UNCC.

Recon: Lost Bunker

Unreal Engine 5 game made for UNCC Game Devs 49er Game Jam.

Work Experience

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

New Horizon Innovations

Feb 2025 - Present

  • Designed and implemented AI-powered automation solutions to streamline critical business operations
  • Reduced manual processing time and operational costs through intelligent automation workflows
  • Continuously monitored AI performance and refined Python scripts to maintain high accuracy and efficiency standards

Gameplay Programmer

Epoch Games

Dec 2024 - Present

  • Architected and implemented the combat system for open-world RPG "The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order"
  • Migrated legacy codebase from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5, ensuring compatibility and leveraging next-gen features
  • Refactored legacy system by converting Blueprints to optimized C++ code, improving runtime performance

Software Engineer

New Horizon Innovations

Jul 2023 - Feb 2025

  • Developed specialized software solutions for first-responders and the US Army using the Unity game engine
  • Solved complex technical challenges in 3D rendering and spatial data processing for specialized applications
  • Engineered high-performance applications to meet stringent operational requirements in high-stakes environments

Blog

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Connect

Feel free to contact me at odesai840@gmail.com