A Dedicated and Passionate Software Engineer

I am Mary Rugg, a software engineer who has worked with the VA and has a passion for creating digital art utilizing a wide variety of digital renderings and models. Whether it’s art or software, I always give my 100% in what I do.

My Education

Undergraduate Degree

I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in the Visual Language track from the University of Central Florida. It was a course developed and taught by ex-Disney employees from the then-closed Orlando studio.

Master’s Degree

At the Southern Methodist University Guildhall, I finished my Master’s degree in Interactive Technology, specializing in Art Creation. In my thesis, titled “Loading Mitigation within an Open World Fantasy Environment,” I looked into ways an artist can better disguise level transitions in the environment of open-world environments.

A Second Bachelor’s Degree

I received my Computer Science Degree at the Florida Atlantic University.

My Experiences

I worked as a government contractor for 8 years for the VA, designing windows applications and developing the skill necessary to succeed. I worked utilizing Delphi, SQL, C# and Angular. The programs I developed ranged from applications that help Nurses and Doctors create Electronic Health Records (EHRs), to a payment system that the VA uses to order equipment from their suppliers, to helping to develop the APIs in Juno EHR.

My Love for Games

Before I went for my master’s degree, I participated in monthly drink-ups hosted by the Orlando chapter of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). I also participate in local annual Global Game Jams in Orlando.