Ever since playing the original "Red Alert" on my older brother's Windows 98 PC, I've had a passion for video games. Many years later, when it came time to pick a university and a major, I didn't have a clue what to do!

During my college tours, I had an incredible conversation with Dr. Rhys Price Jones at George Washington University, who first introduced me to the concept of Computer Science. Right then and there, I decided to turn my passion into a life-long career.

Since then, I have constantly been growing as a programmer and designer. I challenge myself every day both at work and home, as I often have too much passion and energy which requires more outlets than just 40 hours a week.

“The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned.”

Frederick Brooks, The Mythical Man-Month

Deniz Ozkaynak

Currently Located: Armonk, NY

Member of:

NU Game Development Club

Association for Computing Machinery

Beta Gamma Epsilon Engineering & Science Fraternity

CCIS Major Mentor Program

Favorite Games:

Portal

StarCraft II

Red Alert 2

Overwatch

Rise of Nations

Favorite TV Shows:

Halt & Catch Fire

Rick & Morty

Vikings

Akame ga kill

Favorite Books:

A Long Way Gone

Then They Came For Me

Holes

City of Ember