StarVSK | Game Developer & Software Engineer

Professional snapshot

Roblox gameplay engineer— Luau, Roblox Studio, live operations, and multiplayer systems for high-concurrency titles. Ships production gameplay and internal products in TypeScript / React / Next.js; PostgreSQL and MongoDB where data matters.

Minneapolis, MN · star@starvsk.dev

Reach: 500M+ plays
Tenure: 8+ years
Live ops: 30+ updates
Games: 6+ shipped

Work spans the full gameplay lifecycle—from prototypes and systems design through live seasons—owning features alongside partners, design, and internal stakeholders under real player load.

I bias toward architecture that survives production, performance players actually feel, and workflows that keep live-service teams shipping without needless friction.

Cloud Entertainment Inc.

Oct 2023 — Sept 2025

Gameplay Engineer — Fishing Simulator

Gameplay features for Live Service / Live Ops metaverse titles with 500M+ plays and thousands of concurrent players on Roblox.

OceanTech / Ocean Enterprises

May 2022 — Oct 2023

Software Engineer — AI

Full-stack engineer building centralized applications for third-party integrations; AI models and RESTful APIs integrated with internal tooling.

May 2021 — Mar 2022

Product Manager, ERP

Engineer, software architect, and product manager for proprietary ERP software. Hired and led a team of four remote engineers.

Aug 2020 — Nov 2021

General Manager

Managed personnel, risk, planning, budgeting, and sales; decision-maker for enterprise facility operations.

May 2020 — Aug 2020

Sales Executive

Outbound enterprise wholesale and customer relations, inventory control, contract negotiation, and after-sales service. Opened and closed $3M+ in sales, contributing to $12.8M in sales.

Sezzle, Inc.

Feb 2020 — May 2020

Customer Success Associate

Partnered with customer success, QA, and product teams to improve user experience.

ASAP (Waitr Holdings) / Bite Squad

May 2018 — Feb 2020

Project Coordinator, Operational Excellence

Cross-functional projects with executive leadership, field ops, marketing, product/engineering, DevOps, and BI — M&A and product initiatives; managed remote teams of 300+ and local teams of 10+.

Target Corporation

Apr 2016 — May 2018

A&A Sales / Special Projects Team Member

Coordinated with backroom and floor operations for smooth A&A end-to-end operations at the corporate flagship store.

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Bobble Ball

Most recent · Roblox

Solo programmer on a Roblox sports title with DuckXander — a top UGC creator with 20M+ sales. He shipped in-experience assets except UI; I owned all gameplay programming, including custom server-authoritative physics with snapshot-driven simulation for tick-precise replays. Interface design, layout, and end-to-end UI with React.

LuauRoblox StudioGameplayServer-authoritative physicsSnapshots / simulationDeterministic replayReact UI

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Shoot Wall Simulator

Features & UI · Sprints · Roblox

Multiplayer wall-shooting sim. I shipped roadmap- and sprint-scoped features and UI, plus live balance and progression tuning (Luau, Roblox Studio).

LuauRoblox StudioSprint deliveryGameplayLive balanceMultiplayer

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Civilization Survival Empire

Co-built w/ Umamidayo · Roblox

Built end to end with Umamidayo—two programmers sharing engineering and in-experience asset work. Medieval civilization survival: directional combat, dynamic NPCs, live-service systems, and React UI on Luau / Roblox Studio.

LuauRoblox StudioReact UICo-developmentLive serviceCombat systemsAI / NPCsMultiplayer

Meow Simulator

Features & UI · Sprints · Roblox

Live-service cat-themed sim. I delivered roadmap- and sprint-scoped features and React-based UI (Luau, Roblox Studio), plus incremental progression hooks and live-ops integrations.

LuauRoblox StudioReact UISprint deliveryMultiplayerIncremental designLive operations

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Fishing Simulator

500M+ plays · Feature ownership

500M+ play live-service Roblox title. Owned features across the full lifecycle—conception, development, and production shipping—including player-facing UI in React / ReactRedux (React-aligned components and state) plus TypeScript, MongoDB, and Luau.

LuauRoblox StudioTypeScriptMongoDBReact/RoactReactReduxLive serviceSDLC

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Zombie Survival in Minot, ND

7M+ plays · Engineering contributor

7M+ play multiplayer survival. Contributions: gameplay framework improvements, software architecture upgrades, feature prototyping for world-building and survival systems, and React-based UI work.

LuauRoblox StudioReact UIGameplay frameworksSoftware architectureRapid prototypingMultiplayer

Web products— GenPBR, RBXProxy Lite, Discord Webhook Proxy, OneDeag

Web product

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GenPBR

Evolved from PBR-Gen — see Original DevForum launch (PBR-Gen).

Solo launch · SaaS · API · Blender

Solo-launched PBR texture SaaS—free tier to production REST API and Blender plugin. End-to-end TypeScript, Next.js, and WebGL workflows for studios and 3D artists.

TypeScriptNext.jsWebGLREST APIBlenderSolo development

Web product

DevForum · deploy guide

RBXProxy Lite

Open source · DevForum

Lightweight Roblox HTTP proxy—efficient API access and rate limiting for tools and pipelines; deploy serverless (TypeScript, Next.js).

TypeScriptNext.jsRoblox APIServerlessRESTVercel

Source code

Web product

DevForum · open source

Discord Webhook Proxy

Open source · DevForum

Forward webhooks to Discord with a simple UI—handy for Roblox game logging, monitoring, and ops alerts (TypeScript, Next.js).

TypeScriptNext.jsServerlessDiscord APIREST

Source code

Web product

Visit the site

OneDeag

Solo launch · CS2 · Linux · Next.js

Solo-launched CS2 multi 1v1 arena: Linux-backed services, Next.js web app, PostgreSQL (Neon) with RESTful API for leaderboards, ELO, and live stats—plus C# game server integrations.

C#LinuxNext.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLNeonREST APISteam / CS2Solo development

Game development

Roblox / Luau
Roblox Studio

Languages

Lua/Luau
TypeScript
JavaScript
C#
SQL

Frontend

React
Next.js

Backend & data

Node.js
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Redis

Tools

VS Code
Selene
TestEZ
Rojo

Highlights

The Games on Roblox — 2024

Engineer on Fishing Simulator for Roblox’s “The Games” event.

2024

30+ live updates

Shipped frequent updates for games with thousands of concurrent users.

2023

$3M+ IT sales

Opened and closed $3M+ in IT hardware sales in the ITAD industry.

2022

300+ remote team

Managed remote teams of 300+ and cross-functional groups.

2021

500M+

All-time plays

Years shipping

30+

Live updates

Games on Roblox

“Star puts his heart into everything that he does. He brings his team along with him and gets the job done. It is a true pleasure to work with him.”

Carrie Y.

Former VP, Operational Excellence @ Waitr Holdings

“Star is a straightforward and earnest Project Manager who absorbs new information at an alarming rate. The combination of Star's personality and leadership skills result in meetings where participants can speak comfortably while staying focused on answering questions and making decisions.”

Brady D.

Senior Product Manager, Amazon Web Services

“Star is one of the most ambitious and innovative individuals I know. To have reported to him directly was beneficial as he genuinely took the time to listen and assist insightfully. To say that Star is an asset would be an understatement as his value to any company, given the time and patience to learn, would mean greater productivity.”

Mitchell Y.

Software Engineer, Hennepin County of MN

References available upon request

Professional references from managers and collaborators can be provided. Email me and I'll connect you.

Open to Roblox gameplay engineering, live ops, and full-stack product work. Based in Minneapolis, MN (CST).

Professional snapshot

AboutSummary

Experience

Cloud Entertainment Inc.

OceanTech / Ocean Enterprises

Sezzle, Inc.

ASAP (Waitr Holdings) / Bite Squad

Target Corporation

Projects

Bobble Ball

Shoot Wall Simulator

Civilization Survival Empire

Meow Simulator

Fishing Simulator

Zombie Survival in Minot, ND

Web products— GenPBR, RBXProxy Lite, Discord Webhook Proxy, OneDeag

GenPBR

RBXProxy Lite

Discord Webhook Proxy

OneDeag

Skills

Game development

Languages

Frontend

Backend & data

Tools

Highlights

Testimonials

References

Contact

Projects

Bobble Ball

Shoot Wall Simulator

Civilization Survival Empire

Meow Simulator

Fishing Simulator

Zombie Survival in Minot, ND

Web products— GenPBR, RBXProxy Lite, Discord Webhook Proxy, OneDeag

GenPBR

RBXProxy Lite

Discord Webhook Proxy

OneDeag