Pratik Thakare is a highly skilled and experienced game developer with expertise in game engines, game editors, and asset/content pipelines. With a Master of Science in Computer Science (Game Development) from the University of Southern California and a Mastering Design Thinking certificate from MIT, he has an impressive educational background. He started his career as a Gameplay/Graphics Programmer at the Institute for Creative Technologies and has since held positions as a Grader in both Machine Learning and 3D Computer Graphics & Rendering at USC, a Game Programmer Intern at Collision Studios, and a Senior Tools Programmer at Bungie. Currently, he serves as a Senior Software Engineer at Apple. Pratik's specialties include game engine architecture and entity-component systems, and he has extensive experience in designing and implementing game development workflows. He remains active in the game development community and is passionate about empowering game creators to bring their visions to life.