Tucker Bull Morgan

📞 (401) 316-0092 | ✉️ tucker.bull.morgan@gmail.com San Francisco, CA
💻 GitHub: TuckerBMorgan

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology — B.S., Computer Science
Graduated May 2018

Experience

Riot Games — Senior Engineer

December 2022 – Present

• Led a documentation effort to spread knowledge of the well-trodden system throughout the team.
• Identified, broke down, and planned improvements to the combat system.
• Mentored junior engineers on career growth and direction.
• Led animation engineering efforts to improve all facets of motion in the game.

MTG: Arena — Gameplay Engineer

February 2020 – November 2022

• Extended an NLP system for generating code to automatically implement paper card mechanics.
• Advocated and executed improvements to the system beyond assigned tasks.
• Re-architected the main tool to be cross-platform, removing redundant code to reduce cognitive load.

Apple — 3D Applications Software Engineer, TDG

May 2018 – February 2020

• Explored applications in the AR/VR space within the Technology Development Group (Apple R&D).
• Worked on SharePlay.
• Managed a small sub-team as the original team grew, mentoring junior engineers.
• Patents: US20230400956A1, US20240220031A1

Zynga — Software Development Intern

May – August 2017

• Worked as the main developer on Facebook Instant Games titles.
• Maintained staging and development environments while continuously adding features.
• Refactored an older codebase to leverage studio-owned technology, increasing security and cross-platform access.

Projects

Poro/cant — Toy Neural Network Library

Rust-based graph computation libraries built to learn modern machine learning concepts like PyTorch.
Includes graph/tensor computation, autograd, CUDA/Metal support, common neural network layers, and optimization.

Agma — Networked ARPG

Custom client and server for a Diablo-inspired ARPG.
Implements a diff-based messaging layer using UDP and an ECS to sync world states between server and client.
Features a skinned animation system based on GLTF files, designed to handle lag smoothing and synchronization.

Fireplace Rock — Card Game Engine

Open-source engine for networked card games using TCP and Rust as the authoritative backend.
Includes a Unity C# testing frontend and a protocol for cheat-proof communication between two players.

Skills

Languages: Rust, C, C++, Python, LISP, Objective-C, Swift, JavaScript, C#
Frameworks: TensorFlow/Keras, PyTorch, Node.js, Git, Perforce, Unity, Unreal
Platforms: iOS, Windows, Linux, Oculus