Rochelle Cohn

Work Experience

Entegee/GSE

Interactive Simulation Programmer

April 2022 - present

  • Developing and debugging virtual reality applications in Unity for the Navy.
  • Designated project lead when team lead is out of office.
  • Creating release and test builds for the team and stakeholders to operate.
  • Presenting team efforts performed during the sprint to stakeholders.
  • QA Coordinator - Assisting with organizing testing efforts and end of sprint builds.
  • Verifying that pull requests are being attended to by other developers and more time sensitive PRs were given priority.
  • Testing other developers' pull requests, both in the VR environment and in the Unity editor.
  • Leading daily standup-meetings.
  • Participating in discussion and feedback for design documentation.

American Greetings

Associate Software Engineer

November 2018 - March 2022

  • Assisted with planning design meetings for ecards. Worked directly with artists and product owners to plan out the timeline and technical requirements for the ecard.
  • Developed and tested digital products in Unity to meet product-owner specifications.
  • Wrote tutorials for both technical and non-technical team members
  • Tested and optimized ecards to be usable on older devices used by target demographic.
  • Developed games and animated ecards using PixiJS and Greensock.
  • Created levels for connect-4 game.
  • President of the Arts and Culture society, a workplace club that hosted various events.

American Greetings

Web Developer Intern

Summer 2018 - November 2018

  • Developed website features and addressed existing bugs in the backlog.
  • Assisted with creating and running automated tests for new features.
  • Implemented website features using Oracle.
  • Transitioned over to the Digital Product Development team August 2018.
  • Developed and tested the 2018 Yearly Blue Mountain Christmas ecard.

Adult Swim Games

Games Production Intern

Summer 2017

  • Performed tests and wrote Jira tickets for games, including Pocket Mortys, Robot Unicorn Attack 3, and Kingsway.
  • Assisted with creating QA testing plans for games.
  • Credited as QA for Battle Chef Brigade .
  • Provided app support on the storefront and responded to emails from customers.
  • Tested games on mobile and tablet devices.

Emagination Computer Camp

Computer Camp Instructor

Summer 2016

  • Instructed children on VR programming in Unity, animation with Maya and photo-editing with Photoshop.
  • Assisted with planning and setting up camp activities for the children.

Volunteer Experience

Tekko

Programming Lead

2024

  • Reviewing panel submissions and sending out decisions to the panelists.
  • Responding to emails from panelists and potential guests in a timely manner.
  • Creating schedule for the convention and making sure there are no potential conflicts.

Tekko

Events/Panels Volunteer

July 2023

  • Checked in panelists and provided reimbursement for badges.
  • Managed lines and checked Government issued IDs for panels that were for mature audiences only.
  • Assisted panelists with room requirements and setup.
  • Helped attendees with navigation and questions.

Steel City Con

Volunteer

April 2023 and August 2023

  • Controlled and managed lines for multiple headliner guests.
  • Made on the fly decisions on when to close lines, how to inform attendees of uncontrolled events and how to handle attendees with disabilities.
  • Assisted attendees that required assistance with navigating to their desired guest signing line.
  • Was in constant communication with team members on updates and line-control needs.

Pittsburgh Beerfest

Volunteer

February 2023 and July 2023

  • Maintained the brewery's stall by organizing promotional material, removing containers of discarded beer and keeping the booth attractive to attendees.
  • Promoted, described, recommended, and poured the various beers provided by the brewery.
  • Kept vigilant of the various attendee wristbands and who not to serve to.

American Greetings - Arts and Culture Society

President

2019-2022

  • Staged and advertised events in American Greetings to promote a better work environment.
  • Worked directly with other clubs to set up charity raffles at events.
  • Managed and created events such as American Greetings Interactive Hack-a-thon, AGI Chili Cook Off, Holiday Cookie Competition and Halloween Costume Contest.
  • Adapted events to be remote during the pandemic.

Tora-Con

General Staff

2019

  • Assisted with line management, panel moderation, recording-equipment operation, material transportation, con-ops maintenance and other immediate tasks.
  • Aided new staff members when needed.
  • Checked badges for guest signings and allowed only a certain number of people to pass at a time.

Tora-Con

Events Director

2017-2018

  • Responsible for overseeing the logistics for, and ensuring the success of, over 100 presentations/events.
  • Created the main schedule for the convention of over 2000 attendees.
  • Managed over 25 staff members and volunteers.
  • Maintained direct communication with RIT staff members to ensure the convention met their requirements.
  • Set up meetings between Tora-Con directors and essential RIT staff members.

Tora-Con

Assistant Panel-coordinator

2016

  • Created the panel submission form and the submission sheet.
  • Approved or denied panels based on panel guidelines and staff feedback.
  • Sent panel status emails to applicants.
  • Answered emails sent by panel applicants.

RIT Anime Club

Facilities Coordinator

2017-2018

  • Reserved and managed spaces for the RIT Anime Club and Tora-Con.
  • Ensured enough space was reserved in a timely manner in order to accommodate a convention for 2000+ attendees.
  • Requested necessary equipment was required for the events across the college campus.
  • Maintained communication with the RIT facilities office.

RIT Anime Club

Publicist Assistant

2016

  • Worked with the RIT Anime Club Publicist on advertising the weekly activities and special events for the club.
  • Hanged up and took down club posters around RIT campus in approved locations.
  • Helped to submit club posters ahead of time to be approved for distribution by the RIT club office.

New Rochelle Humane Society

Volunteer

2012-2014

  • Assisted with care and socialization of cats and dogs.
  • Was approved for easy to medium level dog walking after passing a course for dog handling.

About me

Hello, I am Rochelle Cohn! I attended the School of Interactive Games and Media at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where I graduated as part of the class of 2018 with Summa Cum Laude. I am currently an Interactive Simulation Programmer. Previously, I was an associate software-engineer at American Greetings. I worked on Blue Mountain animated ecards, game ecards, and various Jacquie Lawson Unity applications. I was the president of the Arts and Culture society — a workplace club that collaborated with other groups and hosted various events that included charity raffles and chili cook-offs.
In the past, I've volunteered as the events director for a local nerd-culture convention for two years, and I have volunteered in various staff positions for three. As of now, I am the panels lead for Tekko. In my spare time I like to work on my tabletop game, make Beat Saber maps and volunteer at conventions. I am a member of the HackPGH maker-space and I go there on the weekends during my free-time.

Skills

  • Engines/Libraries: Unity, PixiJS, Greensock, Bootstrap, inhouse made libraries
  • Languages: C#, Typescript, HTML5, CSS, Javascript, jQuery
  • Technologies: HTC Vive, Oculus, Android
  • Applications: Github, Sourcetree, git, gitbash, Adobe Photoshop, Maya, Visual Studio/Code, Adobe Brackets, Adobe Animate, GIMP,
  • Organization Tools: Confluence, JIRA, Azure DevOps, Trello

Hobbies

  • Game Development
  • Tabletop Gaming
  • Beat Saber Mapping
  • Web Development
  • Rock Climbing
  • Biking
  • Gardening
  • Baking
  • Cooking

Contact

Want to get in touch with me? Feel free to visit my social media profiles or send me an email at [rohcohn (at) gmail (dot) com].