BECCA MILLER
Contact:- |-Websites: eversparkgames.com | beccamiller.itch.io
Game developer and software engineer who started eversparkgames.com, a site exploring narrative-driven game
design. Designs and develops narrative-driven games and interactive fiction.
SKILLS
• Languages: C#, Python, C++, Bash / Shell
• Frameworks and Tools: Unity Engine, Ink, Yarn Spinner, Agile / Scrum, Cubase, Git, Qt
GAMES
• Finding Clara: A piece of interactive fiction where you play as Sydney, a woman in search of her missing girlfriend.
Available to play on itch.io.
• Anywhere You’ve Been: A short, narrative game where you explore a park in a small town and collect the stories
of the people who have been there before you. Available to play on itch.io.
EXPERIENCE
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READY Robotics
2/2019 – present
Software Engineer
Columbus, OH
Design and implement user-facing features for Forge/OS, an operating system for cross-platform robotic automation.
Collaborate with UI/UX designers to create and implement a successful user experience.
Expand Forge/OS support for external hardware and tools, including cameras and robot grippers.
Design software architecture for sustainable development, and identify areas for structural improvements.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital
8/2017 – 2/2019
Research Data Analyst in Department of Anesthesiology
Columbus, OH
Propose and design outcome-based research projects involving national and institutional databases.
Perform statistical analysis for departmental studies, providing data visualization and interpretation of results.
Compose manuscripts for submission to research journals, incorporating departmental feedback.
Develop and implement machine learning approaches for projects exploring patient outcome prediction.
Johns Hopkins University, Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics
1/2016 – 5/2017
Research Assistant in Department of Computer Science
Baltimore, MD
• Designed study to classify cataract surgical videos by skill using a computer vision approach to analyze 3D features.
• Conducted feature detection on surgical videos using a variety of 3D descriptors.
• Applied bag-of-words model to detected features to classify surgical skill.
Johns Hopkins University, Courtney Laboratory
6/2015 – 12/2015
Research Assistant in Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Baltimore, MD
• Conducted Human Subjects Research, administering studies to subjects with clear explanations of procedures.
• Designed and wrote code for various tasks, following study guidelines, to collect and manage responses from subjects.
• Maintained study database of participant information and performed data entry, maintaining subject confidentiality.
EDUCATION
• Johns Hopkins University
B.S., Biomedical Engineering with focus in Computational Biology
Minors: Computer Science, Music
GPA: 3.55
2013 – 2017
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
• Miller R, Tumin D, Cooper J et al. Prediction of mortality following heart transplant using machine learning algorithms.
Ped Trans 2019.
• Miller R, Tumin D, Hayes D. Unmet need for care coordination among children with special health care needs. Pop
Health Manag, 2019.
• Miller R, Akateh C, Thompson N et al. County socioeconomic characteristics and pediatric renal transplantation
outcomes. Pediatr Nephrol 2018.
• Miller R, Tumin D, McKee C. Population-based study of congenital heart disease and revisits after pediatric
tonsillectomy. Laryn Invest Otol 2019.
• Miller R, Tumin D, Tobias JD et al. Estimating surgical risk in younger and older children with congenital heart disease.
J Surg Res 2018.
• Li SS, Miller R, Tumin D, et al. Lung Allocation Score thresholds prioritize survival after lung transplantation. Chest
2019.
• Tumin D, Miller R, Raman VT. Patterns of health insurance discontinuity and children's access to health care. Matern
Child Health 2019.
