Zachary Ward

Zachary Ward is a Senior Gameplay Programmer at Avalanche Studios Group, with prior experience as a Gameplay Programmer and Associate Systems Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment. Zachary's career includes roles as a Robotics Software Engineer at Neya Systems LLC, where design and implementation of a new front-end for the US Army CCDC’s robotics packages were key achievements. Additionally, Zachary served as a Software Engineering Intern, where significant contributions included the development of a custom connection protocol for streaming across multiple Android devices. Academic contributions include serving as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant and participating in research on mobile reading interfaces at the University of Pittsburgh, where Zachary earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Certificate in East Asian Studies.