Conventions - Gates Media

Delta Colonial Hotel
Helena, MT
Volunteer App Developer 11/2023 to present

Investigate creating the backend for an administrative website and phone app for hosting the convention schedule and House Cup information.

Delta Colonial Hotel
Helena, MT
Volunteer App Developer 10/2022 to 07/2023

Added new features to the OokiiSoraCon House Cup PHP Admin Website and Unity 3D Visualization to enhance the convention experience for attendees
Updated OokiiSoraCon’s custom PHP WordPress plugin for verifying and formatting registration information to make it compatible with the latest version of WP EasyCart
Worked 12+ hours days during the convention weekend July 6-9 to set up the event space, assist panelists with audio and video needs, monitor the merchandise booth, and tear down the event space

Delta Colonial Hotel
Helena, MT
Volunteer App Developer 02/2022 to 07/2022

Improved the flexibility of the OokiiSoraCon House Cup PHP Admin Website to handle multiple years of data
Created a new, themed OokiiSoraCon House Cup Visualization with Unity 3D/C# for the convention’s 2022 House Cup
Produced with RPG Maker MV/JavaScript OokiiSoraCon Rules and Policies: The Game 2.0, a remake of the 2019 convention’s 10-20 minute RPG for teaching attendees about the convention’s rules and policies
Worked 12+ hours days during the convention weekend July 29-31 to set up the event space, register attendees, oversee convention activities, monitor the merchandise booth, and tear down the event space

Discord
Online
Volunteer Web Master/App Developer 11/2019 to 07/2020

Developed a WordPress plugin to create a less user error-prone convention registration process
Modified CSS to help create a clean and inviting website
Logged 3 hours during the online convention July 11 moderating voice conferences and chat rooms

Delta Colonial Hotel
Helena, MT
Volunteer Web Master/App Developer 11/2018 to 08/2019

Created the OokiiSoraCon House Cup Web App with PHP, MySQL, Bootstrap 4/HTML5/CSS, and Unity 3D/C# in a total of 75 hours
Wrote in 15 hours the script for the Ookiimon League House Cup Tutorial, a 10-20 minute RPG that teaches attendees about the convention’s weekend-long house cup game
Implemented the tutorial with RPG Maker MV/Javascript in 60 hours
Researched WordPress e-commerce plugins (such as WooCommerce) to create a streamlined registration process for attendees
Implemented a new convention registration process with WP EasyCart
Updated, formatted, and proofread content on the OokiiSoraCon website
Modified CSS to help create a clean and inviting website
Logged 50 hours on the convention weekend July 19-21 setting up, registering attendees, overseeing and leading convention activities, monitoring the merchandise booth, and tearing down
Co-hosted Awful Fanfiction After Dark (18+) and the Team KAIZEN // Ingenium Showcase
Helped judge the karaoke contest
Logged 11 hours promoting OokiiSoraCon 2020 at KuroNekoCon 2019 August 9-11 in Spokane, WA

Radisson Hotel
Helena, MT
Volunteer Web Content Manager 04/2018 to 06/2018

Updated, formatted, and proofread content on the OokiiSoraCon website
Wrote the script for OokiiSoraCon Rules and Policies: The Game, a 10-20 minute RPG that teaches attendees about the convention’s rules in a fun and humorous way
Implemented the game with RPG Maker MV/Javascript in a total of 45 hours
Logged 40 hours on the convention weekend June 21-24 setting up, monitoring the anime-viewing room and merchandise booth, and tearing down
Co-hosted Awful Fanfiction and Awful Fanfiction 18+
Helped judge the final round of the karaoke contest

Ruby Hotel and Convention Center
Missoula, MT
Volunteer May 22-May 25, 2015

University Center
Missoula, MT
Volunteer October 24-October 25, 2013