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Vi Ellis

Full-Stack Engineer · Hardware Product Developer · Composer

San Diego, CA · open to California or remote contactviellis@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/vi-ellis vi-ellis.com IMDb

Summary

Engineer and product developer who ships across software, hardware, and sound. Built production Claude AI agent infrastructure and a React platform in daily use, took a hardware product from concept to a 100-unit manufacturing run, and scored 30+ released games and films, including a Tokyo Film Awards Best Composer win. Adjunct professor of sound design.

Experience

Product Development Specialist, TreobytesAug 2025 – Present
Adjunct Professor, Game Art & Design, Woodbury UniversityAug 2024 – Present
Technical Audio Designer / Tools Developer, Indie Game Studio2022 – 2023
Composer-in-Residence / Technical Audio Designer, Odd Orca StudiosNov 2021 – Present
Film & TV Composer, Freelance2018 – Present

Selected Projects

Education

B.S. Applied Computer Science (Media Arts), University of Redlands, 2023.
Magna Cum Laude (GPA 3.8) · Best Thesis Award · Academic Excellence Awards 2022 & 2023 · Dean's List, all semesters.

Awards & Recognition

Silver, Best Composer, Tokyo Film Awards 2022 (HAIKU) · Best Original Music Nominee, New Creators Film Awards 2022 · Showcased at GDC San Francisco 2024 · Featured in Dezeen (2023) · Exhibited at Julia Stoschek Collection, Berlin (2022).

Skills

PythonJavaScriptReactNode.jsClaude API / agent design C++ / Arduino firmwareOnShape · Rhino · Grasshopper3D printing & laser fab Unreal Engine 5 · UnityWwise · FMODAudio engineering & composition