J. Aviya "fluffy" Shagam

Summary

I am a broad-spectrum creative professional specializing in interactive media, particularly in the area of games, content delivery, and online communities. In my career I have been responsible for numerous innovations, from helping to reinvent the publishing industry to working on an Emmy-winning virtual reality experience. As a composer I have delivered high-quality well-integrated music with rapid turnaround. Some of my shipped software has constant usage with millions of active daily users. My specialty is to bring disparate fields together in order to build something greater than the sum of its parts.

Skills

Open-Source Projects

Work Experience

Busybee Productions, LLC — PresentSeattle, WA

Independent creator

Moz/Ziff Media Group Seattle, WA

Senior software engineer (SDE4), link index team

Workshop 3D, LLC Seattle, WA

CTO and co-founder

University of Washington, Mullins Molecular Retroviral Laboratory Seattle, WA

Senior computer specialist

HBO Seattle, WA

Staff software engineer, digital products and interactive applications

Amazon.com Seattle, WA

Senior software engineer (SDE3), consumer website

Sony Network Entertainment San Francisco, CA

Senior software engineer

Amazon.com Seattle, WA

Software engineer (SDE2), Kindle

Longtail Studios/Guillemot Entertainment (Ubisoft subsidiary) Manhattan, NY

Platform and graphics engineer

Education

New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM

Graduate program, Computer Science

New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM

Undergraduate program, Computer Science

Publications and Patents

Awards and Recognition

Affiliations and Volunteer Work