Resume · Hypernatrema

Summary

Technical designer and mod developer with more than 10,000 hours in Unreal Engine and the ARK DevKit and more than 100 published mods, many of them commissioned. I build configurable, data driven gameplay systems, server tools, and game modes, and I've done contract Blueprint work on official ARK: Survival Ascended event content. I also build Twitch extensions and developer tools.

My background in emergency medicine and cardiology support carries over directly: clear documentation, calm escalation, and accountability under pressure.

Full resume available per legitimate request email request@hypernatrema.com or contact@hypernatrema.com

Game and software development

Mod developer and technical designer

Hypernatrema (independent)

2022 – Present

Design, build, and maintain ARK: Survival Ascended mods and game modes, independently and on commission.

Published more than 100 ARK: Survival Ascended mods; more than 11.4 million combined downloads across mods I built or contributed to
Built commissioned game modes, events, and server systems for content creators, server clusters, and companies
Contract Blueprint development on official ARK: Survival Ascended event content
Built server tools including Hyper’s Structure Saver, downloaded more than 770,000 times
Co-founded H&N Studios, a two-person studio publishing premium ARK mods
Run a Discord community of more than 4,000 members: support, bug triage, release notes, and update communication

Healthcare

Emergency Medical Technician

Trace Ambulance · Illinois

2024 – Present

Graded Exercise Technician

OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center · Evergreen Park, IL

2024 – Present

Support cardiac stress testing alongside cardiology staff

Emergency Patient Transport Technician

Advocate Christ Medical Center · Oak Lawn, IL

2022 – 2023

Phlebotomist

Methodist Medical Center · Oak Ridge, TN

2020 – 2021

High-volume venipuncture and lab specimen processing

Certified Nursing Assistant, Cardiology

Methodist Medical Center · Oak Ridge, TN

2019 – 2020

Post-operative care for bypass and stent patients

Certified Nursing Assistant

National HealthCare Corporation · Oak Ridge, TN

2018 – 2019

Overnight care for patients with dementia and patients recovering from strokes

Skills

Unreal Engine and ARK

Unreal Engine 5 · Blueprints · ARK: Survival Ascended DevKit · Replication and multiplayer · UMG · Niagara and Cascade · Materials · Levels, landscapes, and foliage · DataTables, data assets, and SaveGame · Editor utility Blueprints

Gameplay systems

Buffs and status effects · Creatures and spawning · Structures and inventories · Loot and progression · Interaction systems and radial menus · Game modes and match handling

Software

TypeScript · JavaScript · C++ · C# · Python · WebSockets · REST APIs · Cloudflare Workers · Twitch Extensions

Art tools

Blender · Substance Painter · Photoshop · Maya

Shipping and support

Testing and QA · Bug triage · Release notes and update communication · Community management

Gabriel Sparks