Leo Bartkus

Leo Bartkus has had a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over two decades. Leo'smost recent position is with Ice Cold Racing, where they work as an Esports Driver since July 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Synchrono as a Principal Software Engineer starting in April 2016. From December 2014 to April 2016, Leo held the role of Senior Architect at Smart Social Media, Inc.

Leo Bartkus worked at Microsoft as a Software Development Engineer from March 2008 to December 2014. Before that, they were employed at Destineer Studios, where they served as a Sr. Gameplay Programmer and Lead Tools Engineer from March 2001 to March 2008. During this role, they were responsible for developing various core game engine systems and content pipelines.

Leo's early career included a position at Minco as a Programmer, where they developed and maintained the company's in-house Line of Business application from 1999 to 2000. The application covered areas such as HR, Accounting, Chargebacks, Inventory, and Reporting, utilizing VB4 and DataFlex programming languages.

Overall, Leo Bartkus has demonstrated a strong background in software engineering, game development, and esports driving throughout their professional journey.

Leo Bartkus attended the University of Minnesota from 1995 to 2001, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Leo also pursued a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Science from the same university from 1996 to 2000.