Hollie Zimmerman

Programmer and applications developer with over 4 years of hands-on experience working in the specialty area of simulations within a safety focused, time sensitive industry and over 6 years working in VR and standard screen interface environments on primarily educational and training-focused simulations.

Software Developer at Great Lakes Reality Labs (2019-11 – 2026-02)

Internal programming for client-funded projects; developing products and proof-of-concepts in both Unreal and Unity; updating or modifying legacy code; debugging

• Development and testing of projects for VR devices, including the Oculus/Meta Quest product line
• Development and testing of proof-of-concept AR projects for smartphones

Data Processor/Programmer at Extend Your Reach (2019-04 – 2019-08)

Programming and development work on internal software

• Custom report creation and report modification for Avanti Slingshot using JasperReports

Senior Applications Developer at PS Technology (2013-01 – 2017-09)

Internal programming for training simulator, including adding functionalities at customer request; updating or modifying legacy code; converting the simulator from legacy engine to Unity; debugging

• GUI development in C# and C++ in both Visual Studio and Unity
• Menu interfaces; in-sim graphics such as message pop-ups and animated gauges; interfaces and info displays for touch-screen controllers
• QA assistance: visual inspection of simulated train routes and testing training scenario functionality
• 2D Art & art assistance: creating both placeholder and final GUI graphics, collaborating with art department on GUI element design and GUI layout

Production Specialist at Dow Corning Adecco Contractor (2012-12 – 2013-01)

Performed inspections and quality assurance on planned release of Japanese language version of company's website

• Identified broken links and ensured text and images displayed properly
• Wrote detailed synopsis of tests conducted, issues identified and resolved to maintain effective communication with team as well as organization

Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Gaming and Simulation – Davenport University – Grand Rapids, MI (2012-05)