John Pile Jr
Assistant Professor
Division of Information Technology & Sciences
West Hall 201
(802) 651- 5985
M.S. in Computer Games Technology, University of Abertay, Scotland
B.S. in Mathematics, Fairmont State College, West Virginia
Originally from North Pole, Alaska, Mr. Pile has a decade of software development experience in the public and private sectors. His most recent employment was with Proper Games in Dundee, Scotland where he was a multi-platform engineer on the team that developed the 2009 BAFTA Scotland Game Of The Year, "Flock!", the recently released "Final Fight: Double Impact", and downloadable content for "Crackdown 2".
When not teaching, he continues to develop games as an Indie Developer.
Platform Development Includes:
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, IPhone/IPod, PC and Flash
Software Development Includes:
Database Design, Development, and Administration (Oracle; MySQL)
Middleware Development and Implementation
ITechnologies: LDAP, XML, JSP, PHP, CMS, OAuth, Google API, Facebook API
Community Service:
Rotary District 5010, Rotaract Chair (2007-2009)
Rotary Club of Fairbanks Golden Heart, Charter President (2005-2009)
Literacy Council of Alaska, Board Member (2005-2007)
Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, IT Service (2003-2007)
Aurora Borealis Rotaract, President 03-04 (2001-2005)
Member Associations:
International Game Developers Association (IGDA)









