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Patryk Tokarz

Game Designer and Software Engineer

Hello! My name is Patryk Tokarz,  and I’m a Game Designer and Software Engineer based in Canada. 

I’m very passionate about creating experiences for people to enjoy, and strive to use user-centric principles to create products that provide meaningful engagement for users.

My simplest reason for pursing a career in this industry is that I want to make people happy!

Portfolio

Credited Projects

Digital video game poster for No More Room in Hell 2

No More Room in Hell 2
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ QA & Bug Documentation
✔ Certification Testing for Steam & Epic
✔ Gameplay Systems Feedback

Digital video game poster for Chivalry 2

Chivalry 2
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ Feature Testing & QA validation
✔ Gameplay Refinement Documentation
✔ Weapon Redesign Contribution

Build Engineering Projects

Minecraft Server Deployment Using Docker Compose
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ Multi-Service Compose Configuration
✔ Dockerized Minecraft Server & Tunneling Agent
✔ Persistent Volume Setup
✔ Env Variable & Memory Management
✔ Auto-Restart Policy Integration

Jenkins CI Pipeline for Node.js Web App
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ Dockerized Jenkins Setup
✔ Pipeline Scripting with Declarative Syntax
✔ Node.js Build and Test Automation
✔ JUnit XML Test Reporting
✔ CI Workflow for Website Deployment

Jenkins CI/CD Pipeline using UE's Lyra Demo
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ Perforce Source Code Checkout
✔ Automated Build & Packaging with RunUAT
✔ Windows Platform Targeting
✔ FTP Deployment for Distribution
✔ Archive Compression and Cleanup

Jenkins Automated SmokeTest using UE's Lyra Demo
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ Batch & PowerShell Automation for SmokeTesting
✔ Executable Launch & Runtime Verification
✔ XML Test Output Generation for Jenkins Integration
✔ Result Reporting & Status Visualization
✔ FTP Upload for Artifact & Log Distribution

GitLab CI Unity Build Automation
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ GitLab CI Integration for Unity Project
✔ PowerShell Script Execution from CI Pipeline
✔ Local Build Trigger for Standalone Platform
✔ Commit-Based Build Workflow
✔ Project-Level CI/CD Setup & Testing

Software Engineering Projects

Windows Powershell

OpenAI API Alien Chatbot in C++
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ OpenAI API Architecture & Integration
✔ AI Response Processing & Optimization
✔ Error Handling & Failover Mechanisms
✔ API Response JSON Parsing
✔ AI-Driven State Management

Visual Studio Code showing python code

CLI Tax Calculator in Python
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ Object-Oriented Tax Computation System
✔ JSON-Based Tax Bracket Management (Cinemachine)
✔ Algorithm Optimization & Performance Tuning
✔ CLI Interface for User Input & Output
✔ Error Handling & Data Validation

Inventory Management System for EA's The Sims in C++
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ Object-Oriented Inventory Management
✔ Dynamic Item Storage & Retrieval
✔ Memory Management & Performance Optimization
✔ Header-Implementation Separation
✔ Inventory Logic & State Management

Personal Projects

Poster for a game called take the plunge

Take the Plunge
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ Game Design Documents
✔ Puzzle Design & Balancing
✔ Technical Documentation
✔ Scripting & Implementation
✔ Simulation Driven Design

Digital Game Swampside, shows a frog standing on cubed terrain

Swampside
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ Game Design Documents
✔ Camera System Design / Implementation (Cinemachine)
✔ Gameplay Mechanics Design
✔ Puzzle & Challenge Balancing
✔ Communication within Project with Other Members

Screnshot of personally made zombie game, first person view being grabbed by a zombie while others are behind

Distrito Atlético
Role & Responsibilities:

✔ Gameplay Systems Design
✔ Enemy Behavior & AI Design
✔ Main Mechanic Design
✔ Game Balance & Difficulty Tuning
✔ Difficulty Progression

Cookbook

Recipes (All from Scratch)

Margarita Pizza I baked at home

Classic Margherita Pizza
Chef’s Critique:

✔ Strong Hints of Cooked Tomatoes
✔ Natural Plain Mozzarella Taste
✔ Strong Basil Offset Taste

Matcha Turtle shaped bread with green shell

Matcha Turtle Pan Bread
Chef’s Critique:

✔ Light Sweet Airy Interior
✔ Strong Hard Matcha Offset
✔ Great Match with Coffee

Homemade Bagels

New-York Style Bagels
Chef’s Critique:

✔ Crisp Golden Brown Exterior
✔ Dense & Chewy Interior with Hint of Honey Soaked Crust
✔ Strong Seed Hints (Complementary Sesame, Onion, & Poppy)

Patryk Tokarz – Game Designer & Software Engineer

 

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