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Eric Vander Wal

Eric Vander Wal

Specializes in web, game, & blockchain development.

Eric Vander Wal is a developer advocate with over 20 years of development experience across web, game, and blockchain development. Through his work, he has honed his skills in small agile team management in the field of startups, SaaS culture, and developer relations. At Hutong Games (PlayMaker), he provided community management and social outreach via Slack, hosted forums, and YouTube. He also developed tutorials for YouTube following both the documentation and novel use of the PlayMaker system. His technical skills include Substrate, Polkadot, Solidity, C#, .Net, Rust, Unity, HTML, CSS, XML, AWS, Azure, ASP.NET, Blazor, Drupal, Headless CMS, Websockets, Rest API, Web API, and more.

Developer Advocacy
Developer Relations
Web Development
Frontend Development
Game Development
Blockchain Development
Team Management
Community Management
Slack Community
Forum Moderation
YouTube Content
Substrate
Polkadot
Solidity
C#
.NET Framework
Rust
Unity
CSS
XML
Azure
ASP.NET
Blazor
Drupal
Headless CMS
REST API
Web API
WebSocket
AWS
Backend Development
Eric Vander Wal

Eric Vander Wal

Specializes in web, game, & blockchain development.

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Employment Highlights

Developer Relations

Nervos Network

August 2021 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Lead Developer

Virtual Reality Institute of Health & Exercise

June 2020 - August 2021 (1 year 3 months)

Developer Advocate

Hutong Games (PlayMaker), USA

December 2016 - June 2020 (3 years 7 months)

VR Developer Consultant

Independent

February 2017 - June 2020 (3 years 5 months)

Education Highlights

Masters of Medicine, Andrology

Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China

September 2011 - June 2016 (4 years 10 months)

Chinese Language Studies, -

Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China

January 2009 - December 2009 (1 year)

Doctor of Chinese Medicine, -

International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, VC, Canada

September 2004 - June 2009 (4 years 10 months)

Resume

Developer Relations

Nervos Network

August 2021 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Nervos Network is a blockchain platform for universal applications.

  • Managed and participated in developer discussion forums, troubleshot and addressed the concerns raised in these forums, and educated developers on best practices for effective integration of products.
  • Acted as an advocate for developers internally, and influenced developer product strategy by working with cross-functional teams.

Lead Developer

Virtual Reality Institute of Health & Exercise

June 2020 - August 2021 (1 year 3 months)

The VR Institute of Health & Exercise is an independent research and rating organization dedicated to using scientific tools to assess the impact of virtual and augmented reality on physical fitness. 

  • Led a small agile team for the creation of exercise-focused VR gaming middleware.
  • Oversaw the development of Drupal (Backdrop) CMS for a headless server, networking communications with Websockets on AWS, REST, NoSQL, cross-platform Xamarin mobile application, and Unity SDK development for VR. The tech stack focuses on C# and .Net with some PHP, HTML, and CSS for CMS.
  • Managed other developers, getting hands dirty in code, filling the gaps, overseeing the big picture while trying to prevent problems before they occur.
  • Technologies: Drupal (Backdrop) CMS, AWS, REST, NoSQL, C#, .Net, PHP, HTML, and CSS.

Developer Advocate

Hutong Games (PlayMaker), USA

December 2016 - June 2020 (3 years 7 months)

Hutong Games (PlayMaker) is a video game tools studio.

  • Provided community management and social outreach via Slack, hosted forums, and YouTube.
  • Developed tutorials for YouTube following both the documentation and novel uses of the PlayMaker system.
  • Provided feedback between the community and the core development team.
  • Created open-source projects and integrations between the PlayMaker system and Unity (game engine) core systems for the community.

VR Developer Consultant

Independent

February 2017 - June 2020 (3 years 5 months)

  • Worked in the C# Microsoft .Net space. Clients were a mix of tech-savvy application/game developers as well as business persons who needed solutions to problems without understanding the underlying technology.
  • Worked extensively with the Unity C# SDK to integrate it with third-party tools for both opensource and as a developer consultant on business and game projects for hire. Due to the nature of development in VR and apps in general, there was a strong focus on profiling and performance, networking, UI/UX and usability, quick problem solving, documentation, and future-proofing evolving technology.

Education

Masters of Medicine, Andrology

Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China

September 2011 - June 2016 (4 years 10 months)

Chinese Language Studies, -

Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China

January 2009 - December 2009 (1 year)

Doctor of Chinese Medicine, -

International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, VC, Canada

September 2004 - June 2009 (4 years 10 months)