Steve Favis Resume / CV

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CAREER SUMMARY  
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Army Ranger, Special Forces
- 2018 Intel Corporation "Top Innovator" for the United States, part of Intel’s selected Innovator Group  
- Advanced robotics patents in AI training, bipedal locomotion, autonomous driving, and autonomous aircraft  
- FreeVi Autostereoscopic 3D Tablet – CES 2014 Hack-A-Thon Winner  
- Intel Perceptual Hack-A-Thon Grand Prize Winner 2013, Sacramento, CA  
- Formally educated in Computer Science, 3D Software Development, and Multimedia  

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TECHNICAL SKILLS  
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TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP:  
- Full-stack development (hardware to design)  
- Inspirational team motivator and strong innovator  
- Talent scouting, business technology strategy, and intellectual property strategy  
- Patent scalability and development  
- Robotic design and automation  
- Press releases, public relations, social media marketing, SEO  

MACHINE LEARNING:  
- TensorFlow, Keras  

UNITY GAME ENGINE:  
- Programming in JavaScript, C# for iOS, Android, PC, Web, and Mac  

PLATFORM EXPERIENCE:  
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Android, Ouya, iOS, PC, Macintosh  

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT:  
- Agile/Scrum methodologies  
- Microsoft Visual Studio (C++, C#, VSTO, Excel macro automation)  

3D MODELING & ENGINEERING:  
- Autodesk 3D Studio Max: Organic & hard surface modeling, UVW unwrapping, texturing, VRay rendering  
- Dassault SolidWorks, Fusion 360, CAD/CAM, CNC modeling design  
- Drone, aircraft, and model aviation design  

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING:  
- Rapid hardware prototyping  
- Hardware setup for manufacturing  

GRAPHIC & VIDEO EDITING:  
- Adobe Photoshop: Concept painting, photorealistic textures, normal map generation  
- Adobe Premiere: Video capturing, editing, compositing, audio mixing  

WEB & IT SKILLS:  
- WordPress plugin development  
- Linux, Windows, macOS  
- Custom PC building, repair, diagnostics, and network troubleshooting  

CYBERSECURITY:  
- Firewalls, automation, PCAP analysis  
- Red team/blue team experience  

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EXPERIENCE  
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Army Ranger, Special Forces Officer 
- Cyber Intelligence & Directed Energy Weapons Forensics  

**Favis Advanced Robotics Corporation**  
- CTO & Owner  
- Advanced robotics machining and simulation technologies  

**Taechyon Robotics Corporation** (2016-2018)  
- CTO & Co-Founder  
- Social robotics patents  
- Designer/developer of b08 the Robot  

**Favis, Inc.** (2010-Present)  
- Founder & Owner  
- Managed a team of 12 artists, programmers, and sound designers for iOS/iPad game development  

**US Army**  
- Military Police Intelligence Operator, Specialist  

**ITT Technical Institute** (2008-2009)  
- Digital Entertainment & Game Design Instructor  
- Taught 3D software and game programming to college students  

**Electronic Arts (Redwood Shores, CA)** (2007)  
- Developer Tools Engineer  
- Worked with Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 development kits  
- Uploaded daily builds for *The Simpsons Game* (2007)  
- Assisted in pre-QA development pipeline and automation  

**At Your Home Computers (Sacramento, CA)** (1998-2009)  
- Business Owner / On-site PC Technician  
- Repaired and diagnosed thousands of personal computers for businesses and consumers  

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EDUCATION  
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**Bachelor of Science, Digital Entertainment & Game Design** (2008)  
- ITT Technical Institute, Rancho Cordova, CA  
- Specialization: 3D Modeling & Texturing  

**Associate of Science, Multimedia** (2007)  
- ITT Technical Institute, Rancho Cordova, CA  
- Specialization: Film Editing  

**Computer Science Major** (1996-2004)  
- California State University, Sacramento  
- Specialization: C++ programming (Borland)  

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HARDWARE DESIGN  
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- **Septaer** – Smart Speaker  
- **b08 the Robot** – Social robot  
- **Seraphim AGI** – US Patent Granted (US9962831B2)  
- **VISAD** – Autonomous driving patent (pending)  
- **Wraith Autonomous Universal Aerial Drone Platform** (patent pending)  

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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & GAME PROJECTS  
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- *The Simpsons Game* (2008) – Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 – Electronic Arts  
- *Armored Tank Assault* (2011) – iOS – Ameon Entertainment, Inc.  
- *Tank Pool* (2011) – iOS – Ameon Entertainment, Inc.  
- *Pachinko Sabotage* (2012) – iOS – Ameon Entertainment, Inc.  
- *US Army Simulation Tech Demo* (2012) – PC – Ameon, Inc.  
- *Perceptual Pachinko* (2013) – Intel Developer Forum Booth Demo – PC – Ameon, Inc.  
- *Doomsday Zombies* (2013) – OUYA – Ameon, Inc.  
- *Armored Tank Assault 2* (2014) – iOS – Favis, Inc.  
- *Unreleased Title* (2014) – iOS – Favis, Inc.  
- *SMIRK* – Proprietary robotic control software (2016)  
- *b08 the Robot iOS App* (2017) – Taechyon Robotics Corporation  
- *VISAD* – FARCorp  
- *Wraith AAP* – FARCorp