I’m a software engineer who bridges the gap between game development and enterprise software solutions. With expertise spanning Unity development and Ruby on Rails consulting, I help indie developers build better games while solving complex technical challenges for growing businesses.
What I Bring to Your Project
Game Development Expertise
- Unity Asset Store Publisher: Creating tools and plugins that thousands of developers rely on
- Procedural Generation: Building maze generators, 3D assets, and algorithmic content systems
- Performance Optimization: Helping teams achieve smooth framerates and efficient resource usage
- Rapid Prototyping: Turning game concepts into playable experiences quickly
Enterprise Development & Consulting
- Legacy System Rescue: Upgrading critical Rails applications from end-of-life Ruby 3.0.7 to modern, supported versions
- International Scaling: Solving UTF-8 encoding challenges that block global market expansion
- Database Concurrency: Debugging race conditions and implementing proper locking mechanisms for high-stakes systems
- Strategic Code Modification: Enhancing existing systems without breaking functionality
Recent Impact
- Rescued a community choir management system from 118 failing tests and security vulnerabilities, achieving 99.15% test success while upgrading to modern Rails
- Eliminated international encoding errors that were preventing e-commerce platforms from accepting global customers
- Exposed critical race conditions in legal hearing scheduling systems where passing tests were hiding dangerous concurrency failures
- Streamlined prescription product workflows for e-commerce brands expanding into regulated markets
Client Impact
"Lee's contributions have significantly improved the efficiency and effectiveness of the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO), Benefits and Memorial (BAM) Services Portfolio, enabling the delivery of critical technology solutions to support the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and National Cemetery Administration (NCA)."
"Under Lee's leadership his team performed some of the fastest, issue-free development I think we've ever seen. His thoughtfulness, foresight, and ability to hop into the trenches as needed to help anyone who is a bit stuck has propelled his team towards completing with their work far ahead of what was previously forecasted."
"Though their tenure with us has been under a year, Lee has made a lasting impact and shown the kind of initiative and maturity that are rare even in more senior professionals."
"Lee played a key role in the development of our bespoke website. This background has further enhanced his creative mind and professional polish."
Technical Approach
I believe in systematic problem-solving over quick fixes. Whether debugging encoding errors that crash international deployments or building Unity tools that handle edge cases gracefully, I focus on solutions that work reliably across different environments and scale with your business needs.
My writing here reflects this approach—real case studies from actual client work, showing both the technical solutions and the business impact they delivered.
The WhittakerTech Vision
I’m building WhittakerTech as a hybrid technology company that serves both the gaming community and enterprise clients. This dual focus lets me bring gaming industry innovation to business problems while applying enterprise-grade reliability to game development challenges.
Current Projects:
- Unity Asset Store plugins and tools
- Rails consulting for scaling businesses
- Game development tutorials and educational content
- Open-source contributions to the developer community
Let’s Work Together
For Game Developers:
- Need Unity plugins or custom tools?
- Stuck on performance optimization or complex game mechanics?
- Want to learn procedural generation or advanced Unity techniques?
For Growing Businesses:
- Rails application showing its age?
- International expansion blocked by technical issues?
- Complex integrations that need custom solutions?
Ready to collaborate? Get in touch and let’s turn your technical challenges into competitive advantages.
Building games and solving problems, one line of code at a time.
Connect with me:
- Email: lee@whittakertech.com
- LinkedIn: lee-whittaker-dev
- X: @whittakertech