Kristen Kho

Kristen Kho has over 20 years of professional experience in the software engineering industry. Kristen began their career in 1998 as a Webmaster at Morton & Pitalo, Inc. In 2002, they were a Software Intern at Hewlett-Packard and returned in 2006 as a Software Intern, where they implemented the specification for a standalone test tool. In 2007, they were a Teaching Assistant at the University of California, San Diego, and a Programmer/Analyst II at the Experimental Game Lab @ CRCA. Kristen was also a Webmaster at ACEC California Sierra Chapter from 2000-2007. From 2011-2018, they were a Senior Software Engineer and a Software Engineer II at PopCap Games, where they worked on Plants vs Zombies Adventures and Peggle Blast. In 2016, they joined GUTS Department as a Software Engineer and worked on the Aegis Defenders project. Finally, in 2018, they were a Game Client Engineer at N3TWORK INC, and in 2019, they became a Lead Gameplay Engineer at Roboto Games.

Kristen Kho obtained their Masters in Computer Science from UC San Diego in 2009, after having earned their B.S. in Computer Science from the same institution in 2007.